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Spanish Speeding Fine Nightmare

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  • tc22
    tc22 Posts: 1 Newbie
    This has just happened to me. I was doing 97Km in an 80km zone on the 21st July and ticket arrived yesterday, 5th Oct!. Fine was Euro100 but Euro50 if you pay quickly. I figured it was easier to pay it rather than run the risk of being stoppedfor another traffic offence some time in the future and running into problems. (You hear stores of this happeneing 5 years after the event.)

    It is not as straight forward to pay on line as you may think. It is important that the "Identicator" marked on the fine matches which, if you are English is driving license. If you use your passport, which is another option, it would recognize it.

    Good luck with what ever you decide to do.
  • bazster
    bazster Posts: 7,436 Forumite
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    Definitely worth coughing up 50 euros now if you ever plan on driving in Spain again!
    Je suis Charlie.
  • tom_petty
    tom_petty Posts: 24 Forumite
    DON'T IGNORE THE FINE!

    Just read this post including the comments - http://www.mamunahmed.com/08/speed-camera-fines-how-to-pay-spanish-speeding-or-driving-fine-from-uk/
  • RENEGADE_2
    RENEGADE_2 Posts: 948 Forumite
    Question is, what can they do to you if you don't pay? Answer is nothing, so long as you are not on Spanish territory.
  • taffy056
    taffy056 Posts: 4,895 Forumite
    Why pay a fine when all they can do is request you pay it ? There is no data sharing between the dvla and their counterparts in Europe, so there is no way they can enforce it, and you won't get points etc. If the vehicle is hired you run the risk of an admin charge, but once the hire company hands over your details I believe that their involvement is over, though could be wrong on that
    Excel Parking, MET Parking, Combined Parking Solutions, VP Parking Solutions, ANPR PC Ltd, & Roxburghe Debt Collectors. What do they all have in common?
    They are all or have been suspended from accessing the DVLA database for gross misconduct!
    Do you really need to ask what kind of people run parking companies?
  • tripled
    tripled Posts: 2,883 Forumite
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    tom_petty wrote: »
    don't ignore the fine!

    ignore the fine!
  • rdwarr
    rdwarr Posts: 6,159 Forumite
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    taffy056 wrote: »
    Why pay a fine when all they can do is request you pay it ?

    Perhaps because you committed the offence and have some sort of conscience?

    I can imagine how some of you would react if foreign drivers were getting away with speeding on UK roads.
    Can I help?
  • Coupon-mad
    Coupon-mad Posts: 152,371 Forumite
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    rdwarr wrote: »
    Perhaps because you committed the offence and have some sort of conscience?

    I can imagine how some of you would react if foreign drivers were getting away with speeding on UK roads.



    Errrr...they are?!!
    PRIVATE 'PCN'? DON'T PAY BUT DON'T IGNORE IT (except N.Ireland).
    CLICK at the top or bottom of any page where it says:
     Home»Motoring»Parking Tickets Fines & Parking - read the NEWBIES THREAD
  • Kite2010
    Kite2010 Posts: 4,308 Forumite
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    Foreign drivers are the worst at speeding as they know they can get away with it.
  • Welsh_Exile
    Welsh_Exile Posts: 163 Forumite
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    Kite2010 wrote: »
    Foreign drivers are the worst at speeding as they know they can get away with it.
    Do you mean British drivers abroad or foreign drivers on British roads, or both?
    In any case, do you have any evidence for your assertion?
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