Italian speeding ticket.
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Italian speeding ticket.
This is a crossthread from the OT and 964 forums.
On 8th of Feb, we received a speeding ticket dating back to last May 17th!! Doh!! (8 months and 3 weeks after the fact) I was in N. Italy at the time so it is plausible.
My questions are:
1. Is there a time limit for issue of speeding tickets in Italy?
2. Given the interesting driving habits of the Italian gentry, it is always safer to "go with the flow". Not a valid reason for speeding but nonetheless a safer alternative on I roads.
3. The fine is excessive = Euros 148 for 18 kmh above the speed limit. 118 in 100 zone.
4. Is there evidence Italian police discriminate against foreign plates?
5. What if we elect not to pay the fine? What are the repercussions in the EU?
Anyone with concrete experience please speak up.
On 8th of Feb, we received a speeding ticket dating back to last May 17th!! Doh!! (8 months and 3 weeks after the fact) I was in N. Italy at the time so it is plausible.
My questions are:
1. Is there a time limit for issue of speeding tickets in Italy?
2. Given the interesting driving habits of the Italian gentry, it is always safer to "go with the flow". Not a valid reason for speeding but nonetheless a safer alternative on I roads.
3. The fine is excessive = Euros 148 for 18 kmh above the speed limit. 118 in 100 zone.
4. Is there evidence Italian police discriminate against foreign plates?
5. What if we elect not to pay the fine? What are the repercussions in the EU?
Anyone with concrete experience please speak up.
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Re 5: Repercussions could be serious - your family could get a package of paper-wrapped trout (i.e., "you sleep with the fishes".)
If you don't pay, stay out of dark alleys.
(I'm allowed to remind you of this - I'm Sicilian descent and my godfather lives in Brooklyn)
If you don't pay, stay out of dark alleys.
(I'm allowed to remind you of this - I'm Sicilian descent and my godfather lives in Brooklyn)
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No Harry, was in our Seat Ibiza Sport. (130HP TDI 1000 kgs.) it is quick too... we still had our dog then and she turned green in the Porker
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We had to pay all of our parking tickets when we dropped off the rental car. Was this a photo radar ticket that you didn't know you got. Dang...I hope a ticket doesn't follow me home!
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Just a little warning to you Jean-Pierre (and other europeans too)!
Be very careful if you ever drive in Finland.
The speeding fines are just absurd because they are based on persons income. For a millionaire it´s easy to get a fine of 100000 euros for little speeding, even when there´s no accident, no-ones hurt etc.
I was recently fined 900 euros when doing 124 km/h on 100 km/h zone.
Mika
(So you all know now that I´m no millionaire )
Be very careful if you ever drive in Finland.
The speeding fines are just absurd because they are based on persons income. For a millionaire it´s easy to get a fine of 100000 euros for little speeding, even when there´s no accident, no-ones hurt etc.
I was recently fined 900 euros when doing 124 km/h on 100 km/h zone.
Mika
(So you all know now that I´m no millionaire )
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Originally Posted by drmrfi
The speeding fines are just absurd because they are based on persons income.
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The cops use mobile phones, sending text-message (or sms or whatever you call them) and they get a return message telling persons income in last taxation!
Of course this only applies to Finns, so if you are a foreigner and a convincing liar also, you probably save a lot
Mika
Of course this only applies to Finns, so if you are a foreigner and a convincing liar also, you probably save a lot
Mika
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Jean-Pierre,
I can't offer much advice, but I'm interested to know how organized the continental european police forces are getting at tracing the driver, can they send fines from speed cameras to other countries now?
I can't offer much advice, but I'm interested to know how organized the continental european police forces are getting at tracing the driver, can they send fines from speed cameras to other countries now?
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J-P, sorry to hear about ticket but I must say 148 euros is peanuts, honestly that's not a lot at all so listed what Judge is saying and "pay up sucker" (you know copper builder, Jesse James?).
Oh, and terve Mika!
Oh, and terve Mika!