Guides: German traffic fines & law
Short, clear and free of legalese: everything you need to know after a speed camera flash or a German fine notice.
File inspection in fine proceedings: What is in your case file – and why it is the key
Whether your fine notice can be challenged is not written in the notice – it is written in the case file. And only your defence lawyer gets the complete file.
Read more →Do I have to appear in court? The court hearing in fine proceedings
Yes, in principle – but in our practice eight out of ten clients are released from this obligation.
Read more →Received a hearing form: What you must fill in – and what you should not
Mandatory personal details yes, confession no: how to handle the hearing form correctly.
Read more →Speed camera measurement errors: The weak points of the common devices
No measuring device is infallible – the known weak points of the speed camera types.
Read more →Appeal against the fine notice: Deadline, procedure, costs
Only two weeks: how to file an appeal correctly – and what happens afterwards.
Read more →Avoiding a driving ban: These are the options you really have
Job at risk? When a driving ban can be converted into a (higher) fine.
Read more →Caught speeding during the probationary period: A-offence, advanced seminar & co.
From 21 km/h over the limit, things get really expensive for novice drivers – and not because of the fine.
Read more →Points in Flensburg: Checking, reducing, expiry – the complete system
From 4 points it gets official, at 8 the licence is gone – this is how the system works.
Read more →Legal expenses insurance in fine proceedings: What it really pays
With motor legal protection, your defence usually costs you 0 € – here is how to use it properly.
Read more →Tolerance deduction for speed cameras: How much is really deducted
3 km/h or 3 percent: why the measured value is never the value you are charged with.
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