dutch speeding ticket - do I need to pay?

Originally Posted by Dr Rich

I think the issue here is not so much the Dutch authorities as the car hire company. When you hire you usually sign saying you are liable for tickets, fines etc. So they will recover the monies somehow I guess. Has your credit card expired ?

doesn't that just mean that the hire company *isn't* liable for any fines? ie that they are just required to hand over your details to the authorities

[Stu]

Originally Posted by weazelz

doesn't that just mean that the hire company *isn't* liable for any fines? ie that they are just required to hand over your details to the authorities

I would say you are right. some fines the hire company would be liable for (like parking?) because it's car related but driving ones they wouldn't be liable for so not passing on the fine, just your details.

This is all just supposition. Might be worth offering in case you go back esp. as with Nadine it was just dropped.

I don't know how it works in Holland, but remember here all council imposed driving penalties (camera enforcement stuff bus lanes & no turns etc.) it is the vehicle owner that is responsible, NOT the driver.

Originally Posted by NadineDieBiene

Dear Neio,
why should I pay senseless money to get a UK plastic card when I have a full EU license? Not even my BRITISH insurance is more expensive...

A quick glance at the DVLA webby shows you don't need a UK licence if you have an EU one.

An italian mate gets caught speeding, red light cameras etc. over here all the time and never pays up. He has never had a problem. Hopefully the reverse is true.

I dont know about other counties but I know that the aussie authorities have chased people in england for parking tickets, saw it on that ballifs program on TV.

I thought that in england if you had a foriegn licence (not sure about EU) you have to get it changed to an english one if you are in the country for 12 months. This happened to a chinese guy I worked with when he didnt take his usual anual holiday.

Basically if it a small fine I would pay, no point in winding up the authorities for small things, they will probaly slap huge fines on if they have to recover the cost of you by ballifs etc. Getting arrested on a return work trip would be very embarrsing as well.

Originally Posted by Ceri JC

An italian mate gets caught speeding, red light cameras etc. over here all the time and never pays up. He has never had a problem. Hopefully the reverse is true.

There will be a problem if he's ever pulled by the police. Non payment of fines will result in an arrest - provided of course that the car he's driving is registered to him etc etc etc....

This whole thing ****es me off as well. There's a Kosovan that lived in Surrey where I used to live driving on KS plates - he's been there for well over two years to my knowledge (nice house - one of the £450k ones). Now, it's either indicative of the business of the police on other matters or it's a case of Can't Be Arsed by the police to do anything about it. He won't be insured for the UK either.

[Viney]

Originally Posted by NadineDieBiene

I am german (sorry)

Appology accepted

Originally Posted by hoodlum

There will be a problem if he's ever pulled by the police. Non payment of fines will result in an arrest - provided of course that the car he's driving is registered to him etc etc etc....

The car is registered (and taxed) in Italy. The one time he was pulled, he just spoke Spanish at them and pretended not to understand and they sent him on his way.