Paying a speeding fine
Jun 28, 2014 | 10:59 am
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Paying a speeding fine
Hello folks, I got caught speeding in Stuttgart a couple of months back, 126 in a 120. I got the letter through yesterday asking for the princely sum of €10, which of course I'm willing to pay. The problem is most of the letter is in German and the bit in English doesn't have instructions on how to pay, it does mentioning the case on the transfer but no bank details on the form that I can see.
Anyone know how to pay this from the UK? How do you usually do it in Germany?
Anyone know how to pay this from the UK? How do you usually do it in Germany?
Jun 28, 2014 | 11:32 am
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You pay via bank Transfer. Normally you find the account on the letter. If you send me a scan I can Show you where you find it
P.S. 126 in a 120 zone! You are a very very slow driver
I was caught in the Neatherlands with 124 in a 120 zone (16 €) and colleagues made fun about me and called me a sneaker
P.S. 126 in a 120 zone! You are a very very slow driver
I was caught in the Neatherlands with 124 in a 120 zone (16 €) and colleagues made fun about me and called me a sneaker
Last edited by offerendum; Jun 28, 2014 at 11:40 am
Jun 28, 2014 | 11:45 am
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You pay via bank Transfer. Normally you find the account on the letter. If you send me a scan I can Show you where you find it
P.S. 126 in a 120 zone! You are a very very slow driver I was caught in the Neatherlands with 124 in a 120 zone (16 €) and colleagues made fun about me and called me a sneaker
P.S. 126 in a 120 zone! You are a very very slow driver
I was caught in the Neatherlands with 124 in a 120 zone (16 €) and colleagues made fun about me and called me a sneaker
Jun 29, 2014 | 8:28 am
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You´ll also have to count in the cost of a bank transfer. A couple of years ago I paid around 32€ to transfer 25€ to cover a speeding ticket.
Jun 29, 2014 | 1:22 pm
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This was obviously your fault because you did not use the benefits of free bank transfers. Even a few years ago, payments up to 2500 euro were free and today SEPA transfers are free without limit....
Jun 29, 2014 | 3:15 pm
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Not necessarily the case when you are paying from outside the Euro zone (and you were responding to someone who is based in Denmark). Most UK banks still charge - mine does.
Jun 29, 2014 | 3:32 pm
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To my understanding a EUR transfer should be free, a transfer in GBP is still subject to the old fee robbery.
Jun 30, 2014 | 12:55 am
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Jun 30, 2014 | 4:57 am
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That is not true. The only requirement within the Eurozone is that banks may not charge more for cross-country transfers in Euros than they charge for domestic transfers. If domestic transfers are free, then cross-country transfers must be free. If domestic transfers are chargeable then so are cross-country transfers.
Jun 30, 2014 | 11:10 am
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Note... "within the Eurozone". Which would indicate that this does not apply to payments from other EU countries such as Denmark and the UK.
Jun 30, 2014 | 1:16 pm
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No, it is within the SEPA and this includes 28 EU countries plus six further countries, even places like Switzerland and the UK. Relevant aspect is payment in Euro. Fees must not exceed fees for domestic payments....
Jun 30, 2014 | 1:34 pm
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That`s my understanding too. But they may Charge a fee for the conversion into €
Jun 30, 2014 | 4:16 pm
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