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An, ahem, close friend of mine arrived back from Switzerland yesterday, to find a speeding fine from the fine people of Solothurn waiting for him.

It is for the surprisingly small violation of 7km/h over the 120km/h limit, and is therefore for "only" CHF60.

Does anyone know what he can expect to happen should he ignore the request for money?

Important to this is the possibility that he wishes to take up a job as a particle physicist back in Geneva at some point.

Any advice gratefully accepted, and er, passed on to him.
 
they fine per km.

normally they allow 3km so if "your mate" was caught at 127km minus the 3 so he has a fine for 4km over the limit.

i say pay it because everything is linked over here - so there is a good chance if he doesnt pay the fine it could flash up next time he goes thru passport control if they scan his passport.

or u could tell them to feck off and say it wasnt you. I am surprised they got the details TBH but then again DVLA sell details anyone....

i was flashed loads of times when my car was on uk plates and way over the limit a few times so i expected a large bill when changing my car over to swiss plates but luckily i never had a fine!

does it have a photo of you in the letter?

actually most people drive about 130 - 140 km on the highways ( limit 120) so where you doing 127 or did u get fined for 127 as that means u were doing 131km... still unlucky to get flashed at that speed.
 
Pay, or he might end up having an interesting conversation which an official next time he enters the country. As you said they are efficient....

Casper

NorthernBoy said:
An, ahem, close friend of mine arrived back from Switzerland yesterday, to find a speeding fine from the fine people of Solothurn waiting for him.

It is for the surprisingly small violation of 7km/h over the 120km/h limit, and is therefore for "only" CHF60.

Does anyone know what he can expect to happen should he ignore the request for money?

Important to this is the possibility that he wishes to take up a job as a particle physicist back in Geneva at some point.

Any advice gratefully accepted, and er, passed on to him.
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I suppose payment is the best option. It was 133kph, from which they subtract 6ph for errors, so it put me in the "6-10kph" over bracket, which is CHF60.

I am surprised that they got the plate, though, as the only flash seen was from the front.
 
swissrob said:
was it a fixed cam or a temporary? and where?
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Not sure if fixed, but it says "Place A1, BE-Fb, Oberbuchsiten", in the direction of Bern.

And reading more closely, it was not from biking last week, it was from driving in a Rental car there last month.

Hmm, this maybe changes things, as the driving was shared (but with the rental car in my name), and I don't remember us being flashed.

Bummer.
 
They are a knob like race the Swiss.

But pay it anyway, never know when he may need a country, who won't fight for their rights, but will bank stolen fascist spoils to run to.

Has he seen The Sound Of Music?
 
Whatton said:
They are a knob like race the Swiss.

But pay it anyway, never know when he may need a country, who won't fight for their rights, but will bank stolen fascist spoils to run to.

Has he seen The Sound Of Music?
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Do you know anything about the Swiss or just being prejudiced?? Sort of ironic that a Brit levies the idea idea banks stealing money as being an measure of a countries values . Go figure ....

If you have an intention of coming back here then pay - it will be linked to your passport. They won't hound you for it, but you will have to pay if you intend to live in Geneva ... it could affect getting the auslander ausweiss.

I left Ch two years ago exporting a bike. When I returned I had to pay the 140 swiss tax I owed for before regestering the bike in the UK. They didn't have my UK address, or my old address - but linked through
 
Whatton said:
They are a knob like race the Swiss.

But pay it anyway, never know when he may need a country, who won't fight for their rights, but will bank stolen fascist spoils to run to.

Has he seen The Sound Of Music?
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..... I seem to recall a chance encounter with the Swiss police, who seemed OK....:augie
 
H.R.H. OONYACK said:
Aye Whatton yir nowt but a bleedin rascist:rob

Mind you if it was the feckin Greeks you were on about over here stealing our jobs taken our wimmin :mad:
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It's your ladies' beards and moustaches that do it.... they remind the Greeks of home.... :D
 
Wapping said:
..... I seem to recall a chance encounter with the Swiss police, who seemed OK....:augie
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Aye, the knob comment may have been a bit harsh considering the two nice Swiss coppers who let me off leaving the scene of an accident :D

I think I'll withdraw that comment. The Nazi banker bits true though :ronno
 
Personally I would ignore it or invite them to issue an European arrest warrant for my extradition, and what's the worst that's going to happen if you return there, they are not going to pick you up from your passport details.

My nephew frequently comes home from Australia for visits and has racked up a few parking tickets and at least two speeding tickets via his dads car. The feckwitts at the Safety camera unit send him an NIP, demand for payment etc in Oz and invariably get told to go away or words to that effect. He is a UK passport holder and has never once been picked up.
 
Dickieboy said:
Personally I would ignore it or invite them to issue an European arrest warrant for my extradition, and what's the worst that's going to happen if you return there, they are not going to pick you up from your passport details.
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dont be so sure....as an example i was dropping a mate off at the airport, we got stopped at a border point, they scanned our passports (i was living in france at the time) they knew we were going to the airport, which flight and all his other details. there is a small risk that u will get asked questions at the pass control it may not happen but again it might....

but as its via the hire car company wont the hire company just bill you if you dont pay?
 
On the comments about the swiss character, they do seem to like strict adherence for their rules. Basically, if you look at how the authorities here view speeding, that is how the swiss view most things.

They have some rules that to me seem weird, such as it being illegal to mow your lawn or wash your car on a Sunday, and, in some places, it being illegal to flush the toilet after 10pm if you live in a block of flats.

I saw a guy dragged off the bus by four police once, and assumed I'd seen an anti-terror arrest, but it turned out that he just did not have a ticket. Everyone seemed very law-abiding when I got there, but after a while, I realised that in the whole, this was mainly because someone would report you if you were not, and the authorities would always act.

On the whole, I do much prefer the French side of the border. Most of my friends who work at CERN have houses on that side, with the only exception being the one who married a Swiss girl, as she just acts bemused when you ask why they are on the swiss side.
 
anyone who want to work there should just pay the fine - it's 30quid - worth risking your career for....I don't think so:augie
 
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