Facts
The appellant was convicted by the District Court of Meilen and the High Court of the Canton of Zurich, among other things, for driving a motor vehicle after the expiry of the validity of the probationary driver's license under Art. 95 para. 2 RTA.
The appellant had lost his probationary driver's license on February 25, 2014. The Road Traffic Office informed him on October 31, 2014 that the unrestricted driver's license would be issued to him. Nevertheless, the appellant drove a motor vehicle on July 24, 2014, several months after the expiry of his probationary driver's license.
Considerations
The Federal Supreme Court quashed the conviction for violation of Art. 95 para. 2 RTA. It stated that the appellant was generally entitled to the issuance of the permanent driver's license from the day after the expiry of the probationary period, provided that he had attended the further training courses in a timely manner and submitted the application for the issuance of the permanent driver's license.
The Road Traffic Office should have issued the permanent driver's license or at least provisionally revoked it, instead of remaining inactive. A factual revocation of the driver's license by…