In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
[quote=lost101;106263]..............Any and all advice is appreciated. Thanks...
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Don't post the same question in two different threads.
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In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
If you had a rental car and paid by credit card the rental company will pay your fines, plus a heavy debit for the admin - an unpaid parking fine of 30 euros ends up as 100+ euros once the car hire company has paid it off.
In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
The rental company have your credit card number and will pay parking fines on the CAR. Speeding is a different matter as the DRIVER must be positively identified before any penalty can be applied. Unless you write and admit you were driving there will be no record of it on the database.
In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
No, that's not true. Having been fined before for speeding in a rental car, I can assure you that, as you're a foreign driver, the company will pay the fine and you will have the option to 'contest it'. However, if you let someone else drive the car, you'll have committed an offence with respect to the hire car agreement unless they're also part of the hire agreement. Either way, you'll find that you're essentially guilty until proven innocent in this respect.
In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
if you were speeding then pay up if they ask for it, if you were not speeding and they ask for it then contest it, face up to the consequence of your actions.thats my opinion anyhow,
In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
[quote=marco;106374]if you were speeding then pay up if they ask for it, if you were not speeding and they ask for it then contest it, face up to the consequence of your actions.thats my opinion anyhow,[/quote]
The rental company has your card details and will apply any fines they receive on your car during the hire period. If you are worried about this [B]close down your c/card account completely[/B] & open another one. The hire company will not be able to apply the fines to a closed account. I have had fines applied over a year after the car hire.
Seasons Bah-Hunbug to all!
The problem is it may be several months before you know if you have any tickets as the police will need to track you via the rental company, sometimes this can take 6 months. The fine for speeding varies on the amount above the limit, usually around 160 euro. If you were doing less than 10 km over the limit on an autostrada there usually isn't a problem.
If you don't pay the fees there isn't much they can do...unless you plan to return to Italy sometime in the future. This may create problems if they share info with rental companies and the customs police.