Spanish speeding ticket payment

Gav24

Hi, did you pay the fine in the end or ignore it?

AdrianC

poppasmurf_bewdley wrote: »

I never said that if it came up before a judge, it would be in the criminal court. Of course it would be in the county court. But British law is British law.

But even a County Court Judge cannot go against the law as stated.

We will have to agree to disagree, and let the OP decide what to do.

If he comes back in 12 months and says he ignored it, went back to Spain and got arrested, so be it.

Or he comes back and says they took him to court, and it found for Spain, I'll admit I was wrong.

I think I can see why you're getting confused...

The UK legal system is not involved at all in a Spanish speeding offence.

Somebody breaks the speed limit in Spain.
The offence is deal with in a Spanish court, under Spanish law.
If the outcome of that prosecution is a fine, then the fine can be enforced internationally.


It's exactly the same as if a Spanish driver breaks the limit in the UK. The Spanish courts don't get involved at all. UK courts deal with it under UK law, and the penalty can be enforced internationally.

PhilippaJohnson

I drove back from Spain on the 20/03/2020 doing 121km/h in a 90km/h zone I received a speeding fine for 300 euros 4 months later, saying if I pay in the next 20 days then the payment would be 150 euros, this sounds a little expensive to me, not sure I want to pay it, but worried I might not be able to go back into Spain, also they want my passport number, is this normal?

mark1959

What fine would you like to pay?

shinytop

PhilippaJohnson said:

I drove back from Spain on the 20/03/2020 doing 121km/h in a 90km/h zone I received a speeding fine for 300 euros 4 months later, saying if I pay in the next 20 days then the payment would be 150 euros, this sounds a little expensive to me, not sure I want to pay it, but worried I might not be able to go back into Spain, also they want my passport number, is this normal?

If they want your passport number that means they haven't got it.  If that's the case I'm not sure how you'd be prevented from going back to Spain.  121 in a 90 is like doing over 80 in a 60 though, not just drifting over the limit and well out of speed awareness course territory here.  150 euro maybe isn't that bad.

MinuteNoodles

poppasmurf_bewdley said:

Section 1, Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988. For certain road traffic offences the driver must be given a warning that he faces prosecution. ... Common offences requiring a NIP include: dangerous driving, careless driving, speeding and disobeying traffic signs and traffic signals. The NIP must be served on the registered keeper within 14 days of the offence.

If the above applies, how on earth could he be prosecuted in this country by another country if the law of this country has not been carried out?

What you quoted only applies to an offence committed in the UK and by a UK registered vehicle. It does not apply to offences committed elsewhere in the EU.

PhilippaJohnson

Do they need to show photographic proof that I was doing that speed

Dr_Crypto

PhilippaJohnson said:

Do they need to show photographic proof that I was doing that speed

Who knows what Spanish law requires. 

If you want to be 100% confident you’ll have no sequalae of this then pay it. 

If you’re  prepared to accept a little doubt, 99% you’ll be ok to ignore it. 

AdrianC

PhilippaJohnson said:

Do they need to show photographic proof that I was doing that speed

Ask on a Spanish forum.

VFR

Yes asking for a passport number is normal.
A Spanish resident will be asked for their N.I.E number which again identifies them.
Had one speeding myself in Spain and they sent a picture of the car with the payment demand.