Court: traffic fines have long been too high

Posted on 10-11-2015 at 19:12 by Ricardo – 61 Comments”

Haha! The government here (on the nose of a judge from Arnhem.

In the past few years, verkeersboete received? Good/bad news! You have paid too, so the question of the judgment of a district court judge in Arnhem. Who did today’s ruling in the case of a motorist who, in 2014, a verkeersboete of 32 euro, received for a speeding ticket of 5 km/h. He was not with the penalty once and fought it out in court.

The magistrate has the man just been put in the right and determined that in the years 2008, 2011 and 2012 in the Netherlands unacceptable boeteverhogingen are made for traffic offences. Usually, the amounts are adjusted with an inflation index. But in 2008, 2011 and 2012 are the amounts with a higher percentage than was necessary to the inflation index. Quote du jour of the court: “The government wanted to with the extra money the revenue to increase.”

JN.

The government should be the man an amount of 9 euros to repay. Righteousness!

But the sting of this ruling is the precedent. This can have major consequences. Professor of criminal law Henny Sackers says at RTL News:

“Basically says the district court judge that the increases of the last few years in conflict with the law. Prijsindexeren is allowed, but what has the minister done? He did it to the treasury to fill, says the right now, with so many words. And that should not be allowed. Effects can be significant. You can see this as a tap on the fingers of the minister.”

Well, let the retroactive correction of parking and traffic fines, and that there are quite a few, but start.