Italian speeding offence

honda65keith
honda65keith Forum Participant Posts: 3
edited April 2018 in Overseas Campsites & Touring #1

What have other caravanners done if you received a fine for speeding whilst in Italy ?

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  • Metheven
    Metheven Club Member Posts: 3,987 ✭✭✭
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    edited April 2018 #2

    I have not received one, but from 2017 EU countries can access the UK's driver records so I presume they will be in contact if they want or feel it's financially viable.

    Got speed flashed by a fixed camera in Italy in 2016 but heard no more, but were you actually stopped by the police?

  • DavidKlyne
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    edited April 2018 #3

    If you don't dispute the facts I suppose the answer is to pay as you would if it happened in the UK. Some countries use outside agencies to collect fines on their behalf in other countries. 

    David

  • commeyras
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    edited April 2018 #4

    Why the question?  If you have received a speeding fine and don't dispute it pay it.  If you don't pay it is likely they will come after you, via a UK agency, and you will have additional costs.

  • Lutz
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    edited April 2018 #5

    I would go along with all that's been said. I came home today to find a ticket for driving down a pedestrian precinct in Italy last October. On checking the situation regarding the need to pay I learnt that tickets issued in Italy remain valid for 360 days after the alleged offence was committed and since March 2016 they can and probably will be followed up throughout the EU if the fine exceeds 70 Euros. In my case the blighters issued one for €70.20. If I don't pay within 5 days of receipt of the ticket this increases to €94.50 and €176.50 if I ignore it. Presumably they would engage a debt collection agency if I choose to ignore, incurring further costs.

  • honda65keith
    honda65keith Forum Participant Posts: 3
    edited April 2018 #6

    Thanks everybody.......... done research and the Cross Border Enforcement Directive, was signed by our government on 6th May 2017 and states that 25 countries have agreement to pursue offenders in their country for traffic offences committed in other countries.

    SO I HAVE PAID UP.

  • EasyT
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    edited April 2018 #7

     Could have been expensive if you received a ticket just after the start of a 6 week holiday at that rate 

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  • Lutz
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    edited April 2018 #9

    Because you have to sign the receipt as proof of delivery, the 5 days count after you've actually had it in your hands, not when it was put in your letterbox.

  • Lutz
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    edited April 2018 #10

    I doubt it because it works both ways. If a driver of a foreign registered vehicle commits an offence in the UK that will also be followed up. I doubt whether the UK government will go back on the opportunity of some more income even after Brexit.

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  • Lutz
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    edited April 2018 #13

    I don't know what technicalities they are, but thanks for telling me. I'll screw any parking and speeding tickets up next time I come to the UK - something I was too afraid to do in the past. laughing

  • DavidKlyne
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    edited April 2018 #14

    That very much depends. It seems that all EU laws  will be incorporated into UK law initially and any unpicking of that could take years, even decades. The UK may wish to keep many cross border rules/regulations to smooth the transition and our future relationship with the EU. In any case there is still the likelihood that things will remain the same at least until 2022 so time for a lot more fines to occur and to be acted on. 

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