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Re: Received a 300 euro fine from France for going 2km/hr over
the 50km/hr speed limit.
DIR By: baroudeur
Date: March 31, 2025, 4:21 am
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--- Quote from: AndyTea link ---
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> I decided to appeal the fine as Under European Union
regulations, particularly the EU Cross-Border Enforcement
Directive, authorities are generally required to send
notifications of traffic fines in a language that the recipient
can reasonably understand, which should ideally be the language
of the country where the vehicle is registered (in this case,
Portuguese).
>
> I don't think there's a legally enforceable reason for them to
assume that i can understand the contents of a letter sent to me
in French, which i can't just that it's some sort of fine, and
that would make the enforcement of the letter dubious.
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> I'm going to send an appeal telling them that i can't
understand their letter and suggesting they communicate in
Portuguese, or through the Portuguese authorities. Also letting
them know that i'm mostly living in a camper van and rarely at
the address they are communicating with and so am unlikely to be
able to meet the deadlines they appear to be imposing, to try
and get some leeway regarding the extra fines.
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Just before brexit France was sending Avis de Contravention
(penalty notice) in English to UK vehicle keepers. This suggests
that they should issue the penalty notice in Portuguese for a
car registered in Portugal. Do you speak Portuguese?
If this is the second notice what happened to the first one?
The ONLY way to appeal an Avis de Contravention is to follow the
instructions on it which are easily translated which, basically,
means that you have to submit your challenge and include the
penalty for it to be considered.
If you are not likely to return to France you can ignore any
reminders.
Edit 2: Edit 1 deleted as information is not up to date. Follow
any instruction on the notice regarding contesting the penalty.
I haven't seen a copy of that so I'm working blind until I can
download one..
#Post#: 66871--------------------------------------------------
Re: Received a 300 euro fine from France for going 2km/hr over
the 50km/hr speed limit.
DIR By: AndyTea
Date: April 13, 2025, 7:54 am
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I spend most of my time off in my campervan, so the address they
are communicating with is mostly empty.
There's a few letters they've sent in a 'i suppose i should do
something about this' pile.
#Post#: 67284--------------------------------------------------
Re: Received a 300 euro fine from France for going 2km/hr over
the 50km/hr speed limit.
DIR By: roythebus
Date: April 15, 2025, 3:39 pm
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You can simply ignore providing you're not planning on visiting
France for a while. Meanwhile can you change the number plates,
something that the Germans and Belgians do frequently.
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