Czechs may pay for police assistance

Czech lawmakers have proposed a law which would see Czech drivers paying to receive police-assistance. The law, which is yet to be debated by MPs, would mean that Czech police would no longer investigate or log car accidents in which there were no injuries. The change would see drivers paying between 100-1000 crowns for calling in police assistance for accidents deemed to be of little consequence. At present, the law states that police intervention is not required if a car accident creates less than 50,000 crowns damage. The new law would see that figure rise to 250,000. Advocates of the law argue that it will free up the police to focus on more serious incidents.