Speeding fines won't always come by registered post in Luxembourg

(MF/JB) Certain motorists caught speeding by a Luxembourg speed camera will no longer receive their fine by registered post.

They will now just receive a letter sent via standard postal delivery.

The new rule applies only to drivers with the lowest speed excess, who receive a 49-euro fine but do not lose any points on their licence.

If these speeding motorists who fail to settle up within the prescribed time limit, however, will receive a second fine, this time by registered post.

If, after 45 days of receiving the registered post fine (this is the second time the fine will be sent) the driver still does not pay, the fine will rise to 75 euros.

Failure to pay this higher fine will result in Customs and Excise confiscating the vehicle.

The change was adopted by the Government Council on Wednesday to simplify the administrative procedure of issuing speeding penalties.

It comes six months into the project to roll out 20 speed cameras across Luxembourg, which has so far recorded 168,354 speeding offences.

The government considered it unnecessary for affected offenders to have to go to the post office to collect a registered post fine, since 80% of those concerned pay before the time limit expires.