Help - caught speeding & unable to pay (not unwilling)
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Last year I received two 25E charges from my car rental company for providing the police with my identifation. I did not receive any tickets sent by mail from the police.
This past June, I received another 25E notice from my car rental company, and I DID receive a ticket from the police - which I paid online.
Wait - if you receive a ticket from the police, pay it.
Like St Cirq & kerouac indicated - the French are becoming more sophisticated and automated in issuing tickets and perhaps finding you and doing something else if you don't pay. It is not a big expense, IMO - just pay it to be safe when/if you receive the actual police ticket.
Stu Dudley
This past June, I received another 25E notice from my car rental company, and I DID receive a ticket from the police - which I paid online.
Wait - if you receive a ticket from the police, pay it.
Like St Cirq & kerouac indicated - the French are becoming more sophisticated and automated in issuing tickets and perhaps finding you and doing something else if you don't pay. It is not a big expense, IMO - just pay it to be safe when/if you receive the actual police ticket.
Stu Dudley
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Carlux, I found to my displeasure (my very first radar ticket) that the radar machines are even modified during road works. On the Autoroute de l'Est one day, I went whizzing along at 98 in a normal 110 zone -- except that there was contruction work and they had reduced the limit to 90.
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Wow thanks for the swift and comprehensive replies ( never seen such a quick and full response from so many people on any other forum!)
I will sit tight until I receive a full ticket from the police then... If it comes that is, which knowing my luck it will lol
If I do get one after the 45 days is it possible/worth it to contest paying the higher amount?
Thanks all of you!!!
I will sit tight until I receive a full ticket from the police then... If it comes that is, which knowing my luck it will lol
If I do get one after the 45 days is it possible/worth it to contest paying the higher amount?
Thanks all of you!!!
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