Countries can decide for themselves how they deal with traffic offenses. When you commit a traffic offense abroad, the police will usually immediately issue the ticket and ask for payment if you are arrested. If you are stopped by the police, you may have to pay a deposit, which is usually the same as the fine. In case of a serious traffic offense, the police can take your driving license on the spot. The foreign authority can do two things with the withdrawn driving license. Immediately return the driving license to the RDW or keep the withdrawn driving license until the driving license has been lifted and then return it to the RDW. Today the newspaper published it Nieuwsblad staggering figures.

Despite insistence, 37 percent of the fines remain unpaid. But the southern neighbors are still trying to recover that money. Over the past two years, 48 ​​million in immediate collections and out-of-court settlements were received from foreign traffic offenders. In practice, this amount could have been 29 million euros more, because that is the amount that was not paid despite insistence. Converted, 37 percent, or more than one in three foreign offenders, ultimately does not pay their fine.

A traffic offense abroad can be collected in the Netherlands by the CJIB. Conversely, Dutch fines can also be collected abroad. EU member states can mutually transfer the collection of a fine to the Netherlands. The condition is that this option is included in the national legislation of the Member States. 

Private collection agencies are engaged by a number of countries to collect the fine. This is not prohibited, but these collection agencies cannot enforce payment, even if they threaten to initiate legal proceedings. Only the CJIB can oblige you to pay the European fine.   

Also read: Intended 2,7% increase for traffic fines

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