OK, I have a specific case, and tried to search through the other speeding ticket threads but without any luck.
Here goes:
I received a nice picture of myself speeding on the autobahn in Germany – apparently doing 127km/h in a 100km/h zone. It was in a car rented in Switzerland.
My driver license is Danish, but I live in Switzerland. I know that if I lived in Denmark I could just ignore this ticket since there is no collaboration between Denmark and Germany with these things, but what is the case for Switzerland?
And if I will choose to pay, does anyone have a link to the cost of speeding in Germany.
I suspect you may find that the nice friendly Germans will come on down and chat to their Swissy counterparts and you'll get a letter.
Costs etc can be found at the link at teh end here, don't know how up to date they are. There was something in the press here in ZH recently about the Swiss also trying to force a fine out of someone that was fine abroad - I think that was turned down though.
for a long while the fine had to be over 250 CHF for the Swiss to bother - since the germans have pathetically small fines you had to do a lot of **** before being in any danger. I have been told however that the software systems of CH and D are now compatible so the CH people may well come after you.
All this is of no interest to you since you signed a form at the rental company saying that you are liable for any traffic violations (read the small print) so, at the end of the day, you will pay.
Wow, A lot of replies - this forum keeps amazing me
If the tables linked to above is true then it is very cheap, however, reading the other threads there was mentioning of new rules in Germany including something like a percentage of the salary.
I found this link with the new increased speeding tickets for Germany, but as far as google translator tells me, it should be valid from next year (which is 2009).