Dominic, a 50-year-old man from Gingelom, Belgium, and his wife received eight speeding fines in one week, all from the same location, the N755 in Gingelom. Frustrated, Dominic plans to challenge some of the fines since he never had the chance to adjust his driving behavior following his first fine. He argues that they walk past the site where the fines were issued all the time and never had a problem until now. Dominic adds that the radar must have been activated. The fines cost €63 each, which means he will need to pay more than €500 in total. Although he has the money, he refuses to pay because he believes that it is all regarding money. He also thinks it is unfair that he only received the fines now when the offenses were from more than 15 days ago. Dominic received two fines in the center of Antwerp last year, and he travels approximately 40,000 km annually. He believes that he is not a repeat offender and that it is not normal to receive five fines in his name in one week. He intends to take the matter to court.
This story reminds us of that of Charlotte, a young Belgian who had also received 8 fines in her mailbox the same day! If they send out all the fines in one day, you don’t have time to adjust your driving behavior,” she said. What Dominic also thinks. But if she had paid for everything at the time, he does not want to do the same.
Originally from Gingelom, Dominic, 50, and his wife received 8 tickets for speeding between March 2 and March 9, all in the same place, on the N755 in Gingelom. Five are in Dominic’s name and three in his wife’s name. If he has paid a fine, he intends to challenge the others, as the Nieuwsblad reports, “After all, I never had the opportunity to adapt my driving following my first fine. »
“They’ve had this place for almost two years and I’ve walked past it hundreds of times with no problem. But apparently the radar there has been activated,” he complains. My wife and I are not speed buffs. I was checked once at 85 km/h and it was corrected to 79 km/h, in a 70 zone. For the other fines, the speed was corrected between 75 and 79 km/h each time. I’m not a repeat offender either. I travel 40,000 kilometers a year. Last year I received three fines, two of them in the center of Antwerp. And now I receive five fines in my name in one week. It’s not normal, is it? »
Expensive paid
63 euros per fine, the total calculation of which amounts to more than 500 euros. He does not want to pay them: “I can pay them, but do I want to? No. Because it’s all regarding money. For example, I find it scandalous that I only receive these eight fines now, when these offenses go back more than fifteen days. I am also certain to receive others from this same section in the meantime, ”continues Dominic to our colleagues from the Nieuwsblad.
This case will therefore end up in court or the final decision will be up to the judge seized of the case.
In conclusion, Dominic’s unusual situation with receiving eight speeding tickets in one week raises questions regarding the efficiency of the speed camera system and the fairness of retroactive fines. While he does not deny his speeding, he believes that the sudden influx of fines does not give drivers enough chance to adjust their speed. Whether he will challenge or pay the fines ultimately remains his decision, but it is a reminder for all drivers to stay vigilant on the roads and abide by the speed limit to avoid getting multiple tickets at once.
