Anyone else had an overseas speeding fine arrive in the mail?

[Forg]

I've been surprised by how 'cheap' the fines are in NZ. Up to 10km/h over is just $30.

25km/h over is just $170 vs almost $500 in NSW...

About 8 years ago we did a South Island trip ... heading towards the west coast from Queenstown on a very straight road yet with lots of gentle undulations I overtook one of the slow-moving camper-vans that infests the country, but because the clear road ahead before the double-lines wasn't super-duper long I accelerated pretty hard (to be sure I was back on my side of the road while still having clear vision) to get around it before backing-off ... as in I didn't brake once I was past it, just let the car coast back down to the limit.

I was probably still coasting along at about 30km/h above the limit by the time I crested the hill and saw the cop car with the attached radar coming the other way.

In NSW the guy'd have done a u-turn, pulled me over, and either invoiced me the ~$500 you mention or maybe even taken my licence.
In Victoria the guy'd have done a u-turn and shot me.
In South Island New Zealand ... the guy gestured that I should slow down & continued on his way.

 

[NoName]

Received a speeding fine in the mail this morning from when I hired a rental car in Italy three months ago. Anyone else had a speeding fine from overseas turn up in the mail? Clocked at 78kmh in a 70 zone by a camera apparently - considering that it was winter and night time and I was struggling to get google maps to work properly I'm not too surprised that I might have missed seeing a speed sign!

I have, also in Italy back in 2018 (so a while ago). Can’t remember the specifics of the speed etc but was on a motorway around Tuscany and was around €190 from memory. The rental agency (Hertz) had passed on my details to the authorities who had mailed me the ticket. I considered just ignoring it but ultimately decided to pay given it wasn’t a massive amount and I figured I may want to rent a car in Italy again at some point. No idea whether not paying would have actually caused any issues but that was my thinking. I couldn’t see any way to pay online with CC so had to have my bank wire the money.

 

[Cossie]

There have been several posts about this scenario over the years.

I have been caught in Germany 3 times, once you get of the autobahns, speed limits change very often on country roads.

The first time I was sent a letter from the hire company saying they had to give my details to the police, 30 euro for that and the fine as well which was about the same, the banks fees cost more than the fine, only way to pay.
Next time the hire company paid the fine and charged me an administration fee, again about 30 each from memory.

Last time I got a letter from the hire company stating they had given my details to the local authorities, again, about 30 euro, I’m still waiting for them to get in touch, I would have happily paid, but it’s been over w years.

I even had a letter published in The Traveller section of the SMH after an article was printed by one of their columnists.

One person replied that I should pay up, as they would get me eventually. If I haven’t been notified, how can I pay?

I have been back to the EU since, without problems………. so far!

 

[pussycato]

Got one in Switzerland. Avis passed the cost onto us and a fairly hefty fee for processing it.

 

[SYD]

There have been several posts about this scenario over the years.

I have been caught in Germany 3 times, once you get of the autobahns, speed limits change very often on country roads.

The first time I was sent a letter from the hire company saying they had to give my details to the police, 30 euro for that and the fine as well which was about the same, the banks fees cost more than the fine, only way to pay.
Next time the hire company paid the fine and charged me an administration fee, again about 30 each from memory.

Last time I got a letter from the hire company stating they had given my details to the local authorities, again, about 30 euro, I’m still waiting for them to get in touch, I would have happily paid, but it’s been over w years.

I even had a letter published in The Traveller section of the SMH after an article was printed by one of their columnists.

One person replied that I should pay up, as they would get me eventually. If I haven’t been notified, how can I pay

I have been back to the EU since, without problems………. so far!

Yes, I wouldn’t pay if I haven’t received the actual fine. How can you?

But once they send you the fine (by mail or electronic), it’s best to pay IMHO.