Croatia speeding fine from when I visited 6 months ago
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I visited Croatia 6 months ago and today had a very strange looking envelope in my letter box, which got me wondering "wtf is this"?
Anyway... says I was doing 92 km/h on a 50 km/h road, and a fine of 390 euros.... (which is incredibly high)? They have all my details such as full name and house address, and it all looks very official.
I assume I can just bin it, ignore this, and sleep easy? I don't see myself going back because I've been twice already now. I also don't see them flying me to Croatia to put me in a Croatian court room? Lol.
Anyway... says I was doing 92 km/h on a 50 km/h road, and a fine of 390 euros.... (which is incredibly high)? They have all my details such as full name and house address, and it all looks very official.
I assume I can just bin it, ignore this, and sleep easy? I don't see myself going back because I've been twice already now. I also don't see them flying me to Croatia to put me in a Croatian court room? Lol.
We, well addressed to my wife, had one for 115 (then rounded down) in a 50 (it wasn't in town/no lights/farmland everywhere so thought was 100) - was apparently a court date we couldn't get to (lockdowns) and initial looks put a fine at ~EUR 3k. This was in July 2020 (we drove to not risk flight cancellations).
We threw the letter in the bin (wasn't recorded/couldn't be proven as served) and haven't heard/seen anything subsequently (but did move in late 2021 and change my wife's registered name/take the private plate off).
Had the same in Germany (but only 20k or so over) and not heard anything about that one either.
We threw the letter in the bin (wasn't recorded/couldn't be proven as served) and haven't heard/seen anything subsequently (but did move in late 2021 and change my wife's registered name/take the private plate off).
Had the same in Germany (but only 20k or so over) and not heard anything about that one either.
Edited by kiethton on Tuesday 4th November 11:39
Speeding fines in Croatia can be harsh, so that number certainly sounds feasible.
The way I see it there are two options.
1) Want to go back to Croatia - Consider paying the fine, there is low risk (compared to Swiss for example) that you end up on a database of non payers and can be stopped on re-entry.
2) Don't want to go back - Pretty safe to ignore.
cashmax said:
Speeding fines in Croatia can be harsh, so that number certainly sounds feasible.
The way I see it there are two options.
1) Want to go back to Croatia - Consider paying the fine, there is low risk (compared to Swiss for example) that you end up on a database of non payers and can be stopped on re-entry.
2) Don't want to go back - Pretty safe to ignore.
That was my take when I got a speeding fine in Spain - do I want to go back hassle free - yes - pay fine. Am I never going to Spain again - if so - don't pay the fine.The way I see it there are two options.
1) Want to go back to Croatia - Consider paying the fine, there is low risk (compared to Swiss for example) that you end up on a database of non payers and can be stopped on re-entry.
2) Don't want to go back - Pretty safe to ignore.
I paid.
blueg33 said:
cashmax said:
Speeding fines in Croatia can be harsh, so that number certainly sounds feasible.
The way I see it there are two options.
1) Want to go back to Croatia - Consider paying the fine, there is low risk (compared to Swiss for example) that you end up on a database of non payers and can be stopped on re-entry.
2) Don't want to go back - Pretty safe to ignore.
That was my take when I got a speeding fine in Spain - do I want to go back hassle free - yes - pay fine. Am I never going to Spain again - if so - don't pay the fine.The way I see it there are two options.
1) Want to go back to Croatia - Consider paying the fine, there is low risk (compared to Swiss for example) that you end up on a database of non payers and can be stopped on re-entry.
2) Don't want to go back - Pretty safe to ignore.
I paid.
Being caught speeding in Croatia is quite an achievement, as there are so few cameras. And the police are usually on a coffee break. The tolerance is normally quite high on the cameras too. The one near our house is a 40kmh limit, but you can pass at 60 and still not get done.
As the speeding fine is sent to the registered keeper through dvla, I suspect it doesn t link to your passport details, so unless you visited again in the same car I think you d likely be ok.
It is a high fine, although, no points on license so maybe not such a bad deal as if you were caught at the same speed in the UK?
As the speeding fine is sent to the registered keeper through dvla, I suspect it doesn t link to your passport details, so unless you visited again in the same car I think you d likely be ok.
It is a high fine, although, no points on license so maybe not such a bad deal as if you were caught at the same speed in the UK?
elise2000 said:
Being caught speeding in Croatia is quite an achievement, as there are so few cameras. And the police are usually on a coffee break. The tolerance is normally quite high on the cameras too. The one near our house is a 40kmh limit, but you can pass at 60 and still not get done.
As the speeding fine is sent to the registered keeper through dvla, I suspect it doesn t link to your passport details, so unless you visited again in the same car I think you d likely be ok.
It is a high fine, although, no points on license so maybe not such a bad deal as if you were caught at the same speed in the UK?
Surely his name and DoB are the same on licence and passport?As the speeding fine is sent to the registered keeper through dvla, I suspect it doesn t link to your passport details, so unless you visited again in the same car I think you d likely be ok.
It is a high fine, although, no points on license so maybe not such a bad deal as if you were caught at the same speed in the UK?
blueg33 said:
elise2000 said:
Being caught speeding in Croatia is quite an achievement, as there are so few cameras. And the police are usually on a coffee break. The tolerance is normally quite high on the cameras too. The one near our house is a 40kmh limit, but you can pass at 60 and still not get done.
As the speeding fine is sent to the registered keeper through dvla, I suspect it doesn t link to your passport details, so unless you visited again in the same car I think you d likely be ok.
It is a high fine, although, no points on license so maybe not such a bad deal as if you were caught at the same speed in the UK?
Surely his name and DoB are the same on licence and passport?As the speeding fine is sent to the registered keeper through dvla, I suspect it doesn t link to your passport details, so unless you visited again in the same car I think you d likely be ok.
It is a high fine, although, no points on license so maybe not such a bad deal as if you were caught at the same speed in the UK?
martinbiz said:
Prohibiting said:
It s in the bin now. If it was 80 euros I d probably pay it. But over 300 is just ridiculous. They re doing themselves out of money by trying to fine so high.
Really ? What punishment do you think you d receive here for nearly twice the speed limit?I pay my speeding fines, my own fault if I speed and get caught.
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