speeding fine
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Just got a speeding fine that the rental car company passed on:
113 km in an 80 zone
300 euros or 150 if I pay within 20 days.
I think this is the camera just on the exit of a tunnel from Malaga to Motril.
They dont provide a site to pay it on and the camera picture is pretty poor. It just shows the licence plate, everything else is dark.
They don't even have passport info. on the letter so do I have any options for appeal?
113 km in an 80 zone
300 euros or 150 if I pay within 20 days.
I think this is the camera just on the exit of a tunnel from Malaga to Motril.
They dont provide a site to pay it on and the camera picture is pretty poor. It just shows the licence plate, everything else is dark.
They don't even have passport info. on the letter so do I have any options for appeal?
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It depends whether you were speeding or not. You obviously were renting the car for the car hire company to pass the fine onto you. The camera obviously caught you. What would you appeal about? I'd just pay the fine or the next time you come to Spain you might find you can't hire a car!!
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Surely it must have time and date on? if you were driving can't see what there is to appeal against? If someone else was driving tell them. The camera surely doesn't have to show you driving you either were or were not. Could just get more expensive and awkward for you to dispute i.e. if someone else driving were they covered by insurance?
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It depends whether you were speeding or not. You obviously were renting the car for the car hire company to pass the fine onto you. The camera obviously caught you. What would you appeal about? I'd just pay the fine or the next time you come to Spain you might find you can't hire a car!!
You can appeal base don the fact that the picture isn't clear I think.
But all that aside, how am I supposed to pay it anyway if there's no info on the form?
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You are 'cleverly' only saying it shows the plate. Are you saying the number is showing clearly or not? You also say 'the' rental car company and not 'a' suggesting you know the company and did hire it from them.
Stop wriggling. Either you're caught 'bang to rights' or it's a potential miscarriage of justice.
The 'information' in your OP is mysteriously devoid of any facts that might answer these questions. I wonder why?
Finally, why not telephone the rental company and ask them how to pay it? Or is that too easy?
#6
There are signs telling you there is a radar or camera and it is on the gantry. you are not the first and am sure wont be the last to be caught.
#7
You should see the huge hole he has dug for himself on another forum.
http://www.andalucia.com/forums/view...p?f=41&t=29178
http://www.andalucia.com/forums/view...p?f=41&t=29178
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You should see the huge hole he has dug for himself on another forum.
http://www.andalucia.com/forums/view...p?f=41&t=29178
http://www.andalucia.com/forums/view...p?f=41&t=29178
Good job there wasn't a breathalyser involved
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perhaps the smoke from his joint was responsible for the short term memory loss and the hazy picture
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Go to the DGT site and enter your case number at top, simple, might need to use google translate?
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I'm disappointed, Just found the thread here and expected a much more aggressive response.
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Now I don't speed read I see he has reworded it, on the other forum he asks if, now he is back in the UK it would be OK to ignoere and not pay.



