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Speeding ticket in Swiss rental car by French police
By: mjlazer Date: February 20, 2026, 12:59 pm
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Hi all
This may be an immediate dead end but worth asking the experts.
I was driving an Enterprise rental car from a Swiss branch
through France.
Am I right in assuming the whole NtK/NtH and PoFA 2012 doesn't
apply to fines from French authorities? As in, I can't just say
'You can't prove it was me', can I?
I've also read that French authorities will just write off a
fine for a car with a non-French plate, but I'm not sure I want
to take the risk.
The fine is €90 and Enterprise just took their cut (admin fee of
50 Swiss Francs) automatically from my credit card today.
I was approaching a toll booth on the motorway but didn't think
about it being a speed controlled zone (probably zoned out for a
second) and saw a flash. The ticket stated I was fined with
doing 75 kph in a 50 kph.
Any insight would be much appreciated, but I'm prepared to have
to pay the fine.
Thanks
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Re: Speeding ticket in Swiss rental car by French police
By: DWMB2 Date: February 20, 2026, 1:13 pm
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[quote] Am I right in assuming the whole NtK/NtH and PoFA 2012
doesn't apply to fines from French authorities? As in, I can't
just say 'You can't prove it was me', can I? [/quote]
At risk of departing slightly from the case in hand, this
wouldn't work in England either, schedule 4 of PoFA covers
private parking charges, not criminal allegations.
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Re: Speeding ticket in Swiss rental car by French police
By: mjlazer Date: February 20, 2026, 1:18 pm
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Thanks DWMB2, I'm here to learn. So your point is well taken
😅
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Re: Speeding ticket in Swiss rental car by French police
By: baroudeur Date: February 21, 2026, 6:16 am
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[quote author=mjlazer link=topic=9984.msg110515#msg110515
date=1771613975]
Hi all
This may be an immediate dead end but worth asking the experts.
I was driving an Enterprise rental car from a Swiss branch
through France.
Am I right in assuming the whole NtK/NtH and PoFA 2012 doesn't
apply to fines from French authorities? As in, I can't just say
'You can't prove it was me', can I?
I've also read that French authorities will just write off a
fine for a car with a non-French plate, but I'm not sure I want
to take the risk.
The fine is €90 and Enterprise just took their cut (admin fee of
50 Swiss Francs) automatically from my credit card today.
I was approaching a toll booth on the motorway but didn't think
about it being a speed controlled zone (probably zoned out for a
second) and saw a flash. The ticket stated I was fined with
doing 75 kph in a 50 kph.
Any insight would be much appreciated, but I'm prepared to have
to pay the fine.
Thanks
[/quote]
The French will not chase a speeding penalty normally because
they cannot obtain a UK registered vehicle keeper's details.
Although France and Switzerland have an agreement on exchange of
details for motoring offences if the hirer is a UK licence
holder I suspect the hire company just charges their fee,
notifies the French and the ticket is written off.
If the only paperwork you have is a letter from the hire company
and you have not received an 'Avis de Contravention' French
speeding ticket in your name you can't pay the fine anyway.
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Re: Speeding ticket in Swiss rental car by French police
By: roythebus Date: February 21, 2026, 7:13 am
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It might just be that Enterprise will have your UK licence
details and address on their hire form and the authorities there
will write to you in the UK.Unless you'r planning on going back
there soon I doubt you'll hear any more about it as theres no
way of chasing foreign debts through the UK courts.
If it's any help, I had an Enterprise hire car in Belgium last
year and they advised me I had 2 speeding tickets. but nothing
ever received t my home address as the helpful chap in the
office somehow took my address down incorrectly from my passport
and driving licence! It cost me the €25 admin fee through my
credit card. :)
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Re: Speeding ticket in Swiss rental car by French police
By: baroudeur Date: February 22, 2026, 6:24 am
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[quote author=roythebus link=topic=9984.msg110576#msg110576
date=1771679581]
It might just be that Enterprise will have your UK licence
details and address on their hire form and the authorities there
will write to you in the UK.Unless you'r planning on going back
there soon I doubt you'll hear any more about it as theres no
way of chasing foreign debts through the UK courts.
[/quote]
Even if Enterprise did pass on the op's details to the French an
Avis de Contravention would need to be issued to the op to
progess the matter. However, no action will be taken as they
cannot recover fines in the UK.
The French do set up a ghost licence (permis virtuel) for
foreign offenders but whether any future visits to France will
invoke any action is likely to be zero.
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