Help - denuncia for van being over weight
Jan 8th 2009, 11:43 am
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Re: Help - denuncia for van being over weight
As an aside, re becoming non-resident after a period of residency in Spain this provides the info you need http://www.andalucia.com/forums/view...p?f=22&t=17580
Jan 8th 2009, 11:44 am
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Re: Help - denuncia for van being over weight
Same in Gib border crossing, cost a guy I know 3,000€`s to get his car back a couple of days later.
Jan 11th 2009, 10:49 pm
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Re: Help - denuncia for van being over weight
Please can someone help with this situation.
A friend was on his way to England in his, legal, english van and was stopped by the police for (his van) being over weight. He is in the process of moving his family back to England and so was using his English vehicle to make the move.
Apparantly he was weighed and told he was 500Kg too heavy and had to pay a fine of 3301 euros. He was further told that until this fine was paid, he was not allowed to go any where.
On his behalf I have spoken to the central office and asked if a) the fine would be reduced for him being a resident and b) he could defer payment as they had his NIE number etc. and so could be traced if he failed to pay (which he wouldn't). On both counts they said NO!
Does he have any other course of action other than to have the money wired to a bank where he is (Pamplona), to draw it out in cash and pay the fine? All of this will take time, of course.
Thank you in advance for constructive responses.
A friend was on his way to England in his, legal, english van and was stopped by the police for (his van) being over weight. He is in the process of moving his family back to England and so was using his English vehicle to make the move.
Apparantly he was weighed and told he was 500Kg too heavy and had to pay a fine of 3301 euros. He was further told that until this fine was paid, he was not allowed to go any where.
On his behalf I have spoken to the central office and asked if a) the fine would be reduced for him being a resident and b) he could defer payment as they had his NIE number etc. and so could be traced if he failed to pay (which he wouldn't). On both counts they said NO!
Does he have any other course of action other than to have the money wired to a bank where he is (Pamplona), to draw it out in cash and pay the fine? All of this will take time, of course.
Thank you in advance for constructive responses.
Just pay up.
Last edited by billymacker; Jan 11th 2009 at 10:52 pm.
Jan 12th 2009, 5:54 am
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Re: Help - denuncia for van being over weight
How many of us weigh our vehicles after loading with, say, suitcases etc.? It's very hard to know when you're overweight!
Anyway, fine now paid, claim in with lawyers so all's OK.
Jan 12th 2009, 6:30 am
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Re: Help - denuncia for van being over weight
But I thought you were trying to argue for a reduction in the fine for him being a Spanish resident? Or did I misunderstand?
Jan 12th 2009, 7:46 am
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Re: Help - denuncia for van being over weight
You're correct, but he's living in UK whilst moving the family over. It seems very UNCLEAR (even reading the DWP link from JDR) as to how you can become 'un-resident' in Spain - so he's also holding a residents certificate here as well.
Jan 12th 2009, 8:21 am
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Re: Help - denuncia for van being over weight
The point I was making was that it was fully insured, taxed etc. and he was resident in UK.
How many of us weigh our vehicles after loading with, say, suitcases etc.? It's very hard to know when you're overweight!
Anyway, fine now paid, claim in with lawyers so all's OK.
How many of us weigh our vehicles after loading with, say, suitcases etc.? It's very hard to know when you're overweight!
Anyway, fine now paid, claim in with lawyers so all's OK.
Having been in the haulage industry where overweight is a major concern, I think the point is that its the drivers responsibility to check the weight. When we came here I put our van over a weighbridge before we started and kept the ticket with me all the way here.
If you drive in an overweight vehicle then your insurance is going to be invalid, as its classed as dangerous, and therefore the vehicle cant be classed as legal. I'm glad its all sorted now anyway, but its a useful warning to us all
Jan 12th 2009, 9:29 am
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