Swiss speeding ticket, 45km/h over
Discussion
I was contacted by a met police officer last month who was assisting the Swiss authorities regarding a speeding offence all the way from last November.
As you may know, Swiss fines are linked to your income. According to this http://www.englishforum.ch/transportation-driving/... a speed excess of 35-39 kmh equates to 15 x daily income, and 40+ is court determined.
I honestly do not know if myself or my wife would have been driving. I need to provide a statement to give to the Swiss authorities to confirm who was driving. I asked the met police officer for photographic evidence and if she could let me know when the when the camera was last calibrated, information which she was not able to provide.
Does anyone know what the best course of action to take would be? Additionally, is the fine based on your income at the time of the offence or your current income? I was working back then, am not currently at the moment but will be next month.
cheers
As you may know, Swiss fines are linked to your income. According to this http://www.englishforum.ch/transportation-driving/... a speed excess of 35-39 kmh equates to 15 x daily income, and 40+ is court determined.
I honestly do not know if myself or my wife would have been driving. I need to provide a statement to give to the Swiss authorities to confirm who was driving. I asked the met police officer for photographic evidence and if she could let me know when the when the camera was last calibrated, information which she was not able to provide.
Does anyone know what the best course of action to take would be? Additionally, is the fine based on your income at the time of the offence or your current income? I was working back then, am not currently at the moment but will be next month.
cheers
the Met police are just acting in liaisons and have no power to do anything.
My initial inclination was to do the same and just leave it. However it was exceeding the limit by a decent whack and reading around, the Swiss seem to have elephant memories (have heard of people being picked up by police after flying into Swiss aiports over traffic offences many years earlier).
My initial inclination was to do the same and just leave it. However it was exceeding the limit by a decent whack and reading around, the Swiss seem to have elephant memories (have heard of people being picked up by police after flying into Swiss aiports over traffic offences many years earlier).
Gassing Station | Speed, Plod & the Law | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff