Perhaps there is something grotesque when a Town Hall announces how much money it expects to take through traffic & parking fines After all, it is not supposed to be a source of income, but a deterrent.
Fines are a Fine Income
by Martin Myall •
Tag Archive for traffic fines
Traffic Fine Email Scam
by Hugh MacArthur •
There’s yet another online scam going around, this time in the form of a traffic-fine notification via email with the aim of harvesting your info.
Fake Traffic Fine Emails
by Hugh MacArthur •
Quite a few drivers are reporting having received a fake, traffic-fine notification via email, the Traffic Department warns.
Posting Car Photos Online
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Guardia Civil has warned against posting photos of your car, where you can see the number plate, on social media and car-sale sites.
The Business of Traffic Fines
by Vivienne Hughes •
A national daily stated that Almuñécar had racked in more than a million euros in traffic fines – the Town Hall denies this.
Stop Fining Tourists
by Hugh MacArthur •
What is the best way to drive tourists away? Fine the hell out of them, of course! And therein lies the problem in the city of Granada.
The Police, The Mayor and Fines
by Martin Myall •
The Albuñol Policia Local, all six of them, are upset with the ex-Mayor, whom they accuse of placing and removing fines as it takes his fancy… is nothing sacred! in fact, they have denounced him for it.
Tougher Speeding Measures
by Hugh MacArthur •
The General Traffic Department has made the fining margins on speed limits narrower; i.e. the amount surpassed over the limit before fining takes place.
Sneaky Fines?
by Martin Myall •
The Motril Town Hall has reissued 14,000 old traffic fines with the hope of filling the municipal coffers… but is it kosher? The municipal opposition parties don’t seem to think so.
Penalized for not Fining Enough
by Martin Myall •
The workers union for the Guardia Civil, the AUGC, will be compensating policemen who refuse to complete a monthly fining quota.