I rented a car with Sixt in Spain and a speed camera caught me doing 162 Km/H in 120 limit. I got the fine sent over to Norway but i dont want to pay until i see any evidence, like a picture, etc. Can Sixt charge me automatically since they have my cc?

Hi,

I'm not sure of the answer but I can check with my colleagues. In the U.K we supply the driver details to the police and charge only the administration fee. The driver pays the police authority direct.

Please could you send your rental details to [email protected] and I'll check the handling for you.

Best regards
Gary Coughlan - Customer Service Manager Sixt U.K

Nope, Sixt can't charge you for the fine. They might very well charge you a fee for the process of handing over your personal details to the Guarda Civil, but they've no legal leg to stand on when it comes to the speeding fine - that's strictly a matter between you and the Spanish authorities.

This from a bloke who's received numerous letters from various German constabularies, including the most memorable one which had a piccy of self going through a 120 zone on the Autobahn at a recorded speed of 218 km/h in a Sixt owned vehicle; a BMW 630i does pick up the pace rather nicely. The local law enforcement agency invited me over for a little chat in front of a judge, which I chose to ignore. Haven't heard a word since, and I've rented many a car with Sixt between then and now.

So unless you physically get pulled by the plod next time you're in Spain, bin the letters from the law.

That is fine if you don't have to have any dealings with the police or have to go through passport control.

an outlaw and rebel...

btw, you might end up one day in the bin....

Guys, please, spare me.

As for the crossing of borders bit, I've been over the German border going non-schengen a million times* and had my passport checked by the Polizei. Ain't pulled me over yet.


*Slight exaggerations may randomly appear in the above