[Closed] £850 speeding ticket

surroundedbyhills - Member
So you broke the law and got caught

I haven't read the whole thread but you are right and they are wrong (except for the driving to fast bit). directive européenne 91/ 349 says you (an citizen of an EU member state) don't have to change your licence anymore. Send them a copy of the directive and if they don't drop all the fines except the speeding then make a complaint to Europe. France used to be one of the EU states that got fined the most for not respecting EU law, I wonder where Denmark scores.

I can't stand holier than thou ****s. Bet they were the goody two shoes 'omm I'm telling miss' types when they were at school. Bad luck OP, and good luck getting it reduced. seems very disproportionate, I'd be gutted too. That is all.

Just like the British citizenship test, you really should learn the ways of the Danish if you want to live there.

They come over here, don't learn about our laws, take our jobs, drive like arseholes and then... 😉

oddjob - Member

Last summer I went to the local authority to renew my license and the photo card was running out and I was told that I should renew my UK license as it was easier.

Quoted for relevance and widescale ignoredness.

As a expat I had a similar experience but without the speeding issue 😉

If I understand your story correctly you renewed an expired British licence and did not change to a Danish licence at that time.

Here in Belgium you are entitled as an EU citizen to use any valid driving licence from within the EU, but if it expires then you must replace with a licence local to your official place of residence

It is really quite simple..

You get a written proof from the DVLA you have entitlement to a license and have passed the test in the UK.

You then use this to apply to swap to your current EU locality license, which you MUST do.

You then get a license in the country you reside in.

Be careful, this ain't 1999 anymore Spain and most/many other countries Police and Traffic systems are now linked together. Taffico here in Spain can instantly pull up your car details (insurance, mot, tax) and full driving license details at the side of the road.

-K

Pay the fine, get it dealt with before it escalates even higher to the point your in serious troubles.

These things WILL come back to haunt you.

No knowing is no defense if your pulled into court, some countries may instantly impound the car your driving if stopped, so make sure its yours before dropping your s**t on another. Any insurance cover on expired or not registered licenses will be invalid, think about the 3rd party possible liabilities with that should you have accident that harms another person/property.

-K

Impressive, I dont think I have even ever seen a policeman in DK, not in the west anyway...

Me neither, never see any police unless we go across to Sjælland.