Croatian law enforcement authorities have started using an application that prevents fined drivers from leaving Croatia before they pay fines for the traffic violations that they had committed in the country, the Interior Ministry reported on Wednesday.

The police use this application during checks at border crossings where the departing drivers who are from non-EU countries and have committed a traffic violation in Croatia but have failed to pay the fine, will be served with a notice to pay the necessary amount.

The ministry says that this will ease the processing of traffic violations involving vehicles registered outside the European Union and drivers with no permanent or temporary residence in Croatia.