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Re: travel thread
« Reply #3125 on: February 21, 2014, 02:15:24 PM »
Quote from: wELLsculptedbrows on February 21, 2014, 02:04:52 PM
Does anyone have any experience with foreign traffic citations?

Is there any real danger in ignoring a notice and fine from the Roman police indicating that a traffic camera caught me driving in a bus lane?

Will I not be able to rent a car if and when I return to Rome/Italy/other EU nations?

Interesting question. The rental car company may just pay it and charge you.
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Re: travel thread
« Reply #3126 on: February 21, 2014, 02:20:54 PM »
Quote from: wELLsculptedbrows on February 21, 2014, 02:04:52 PM
Does anyone have any experience with foreign traffic citations?

Is there any real danger in ignoring a notice and fine from the Roman police indicating that a traffic camera caught me driving in a bus lane?

Will I not be able to rent a car if and when I return to Rome/Italy/other EU nations?

Same exact thing happened to a colleague.  I know he didn't pay it.  Will investigate and report back.
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Re: travel thread
« Reply #3127 on: February 21, 2014, 02:34:33 PM »
A little more info ...

I was in Italy in October 2012.

About a year ago, the rental car company sent me a notice (entirely in Italian) and charged me for an administrative fee for giving my information to the police, I disputed that charge with my credit card company and after they investigated they decided not to issue payment.

I just got the notice from the Roman police (in English) via certified mail this week. There is no mention of the consequences of failing to pay the €105 fine.

Lots of varying advice online, pretty much all of it relates to driving in Italy.
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Re: travel thread
« Reply #3128 on: February 21, 2014, 02:36:56 PM »
sounds like you're gonna need that kind of lawyer
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Re: travel thread
« Reply #3129 on: February 21, 2014, 02:40:08 PM »
sounds like the easiest thing is to never ever go back to italy
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Re: travel thread
« Reply #3130 on: February 21, 2014, 02:51:00 PM »
Ok he got it in Italy, they sent him a notice 14 months after his visit.  He didn't pay it but will go back to Italy someday.  He has been back to the EU since without issue.  Also he just got another ticket in Hungary that he will not pay.
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Re: travel thread
« Reply #3131 on: February 21, 2014, 02:53:30 PM »
Don't do the crime if you can't do the time.
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Re: travel thread
« Reply #3132 on: February 21, 2014, 02:54:18 PM »
related, i just got a toll in the mail from 470 in denver.  just throw it in the trash right?
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Re: travel thread
« Reply #3133 on: February 21, 2014, 02:56:28 PM »
I've seen enough Locked Up Abroad to think twice about ever going back
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Re: travel thread
« Reply #3134 on: February 21, 2014, 02:57:52 PM »
Quote from: seven on February 21, 2014, 02:54:18 PM
related, i just got a toll in the mail from 470 in denver.  just throw it in the trash right?

i probably wouldn't. i got a ticket for driving on expired tags in a work vehicle in colorado over ten years ago. was a work vehicle so i never paid because they said they would. then moved back to ks and lived for along time and renewed my license no prob and then went to renew again at a later date and boom. problem. ks would not renew my license until i took care of the colorado thing. their systems are connected now.
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Re: travel thread
« Reply #3135 on: February 21, 2014, 03:09:04 PM »
Quote from: rick daris on February 21, 2014, 02:57:52 PM
Quote from: seven on February 21, 2014, 02:54:18 PM
related, i just got a toll in the mail from 470 in denver.  just throw it in the trash right?

i probably wouldn't. i got a ticket for driving on expired tags in a work vehicle in colorado over ten years ago. was a work vehicle so i never paid because they said they would. then moved back to ks and lived for along time and renewed my license no prob and then went to renew again at a later date and boom. problem. ks would not renew my license until i took care of the colorado thing. their systems are connected now.

hmm, same thing happened to me with a ticket in missouri.  thanks for the advice ofc. daris.
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Re: travel thread
« Reply #3136 on: February 21, 2014, 03:10:19 PM »
Quote from: rick daris on February 21, 2014, 02:57:52 PM
Quote from: seven on February 21, 2014, 02:54:18 PM
related, i just got a toll in the mail from 470 in denver.  just throw it in the trash right?

i probably wouldn't. i got a ticket for driving on expired tags in a work vehicle in colorado over ten years ago. was a work vehicle so i never paid because they said they would. then moved back to ks and lived for along time and renewed my license no prob and then went to renew again at a later date and boom. problem. ks would not renew my license until i took care of the colorado thing. their systems are connected now.

pfft, KBI cant do anything right!
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Re: travel thread
« Reply #3137 on: February 21, 2014, 03:31:17 PM »
Colorado totally mumped me on a ticket once.  I mailed them a check and they were like "oh hey we don't accept checks but here's a bench warrant rough rider."  :curse:
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Re: travel thread
« Reply #3138 on: February 21, 2014, 03:33:04 PM »
Quote from: Emo EMAW on February 21, 2014, 03:31:17 PM
Colorado totally mumped me on a ticket once.  I mailed them a check and they were like "oh hey we don't accept checks but here's a bench warrant rough rider."  :curse:

that's what happened with the missouri ticket i mentioned earlier!!!   :curse:
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Re: travel thread
« Reply #3139 on: February 21, 2014, 04:45:15 PM »
Colorado law enforcement is easy.  Tell them you're a local and they will let you go with a warning.  Also, they will tell you to switch to CO tags/license.  I've been pulled over for speeding twice and they let me go.  My GF was pulled over for headlight out, running a stop sign, no registration and expired tags and got a warning with this.
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Re: travel thread
« Reply #3140 on: February 21, 2014, 05:01:37 PM »
Like don't drive as fast and in the wrong lane and none of this is an issue
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Re: travel thread
« Reply #3141 on: February 21, 2014, 05:03:48 PM »
what's the best car rental company?
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Re: travel thread
« Reply #3142 on: February 21, 2014, 05:17:28 PM »
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Re: travel thread
« Reply #3143 on: February 21, 2014, 06:44:16 PM »
Quote from: ChiCat on February 21, 2014, 04:45:15 PM
Colorado law enforcement is easy.  Tell them you're a local and they will let you go with a warning.  Also, they will tell you to switch to CO tags/license.  I've been pulled over for speeding twice and they let me go.  My GF was pulled over for headlight out, running a stop sign, no registration and expired tags and got a warning with this.

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Re: travel thread
« Reply #3144 on: February 21, 2014, 08:17:33 PM »
Quote from: emawblast on February 21, 2014, 05:03:48 PM
what's the best car rental company?

whoever your company contracts with. we have agreements with Hertz and Enterprise. I get a reduced rate at both and free "insurance" on any damage I do to the cars. Also a Hertz Gold. Mrs. dave is a National Emerald. I'm positive your company would have something similar with someone. the best part of it is they will probably have negotiated rates for certain cars so even if it's super busy for huge events or whatever and they are charging $200 a day for a midsize they have to give you one for $39 or whatever your company negotiated.
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Re: travel thread
« Reply #3145 on: February 21, 2014, 08:18:10 PM »
Quote from: steve dave on February 21, 2014, 08:17:33 PM
Quote from: emawblast on February 21, 2014, 05:03:48 PM
what's the best car rental company?

whoever your company contracts with. we have agreements with Hertz and Enterprise. I get a reduced rate at both and free "insurance" on any damage I do to the cars. Also a Hertz Gold. Mrs. dave is a National Emerald. I'm positive your company would have something similar with someone.

yeah Hertz it is
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Re: travel thread
« Reply #3146 on: February 21, 2014, 08:29:12 PM »
Quote from: emawblast on February 21, 2014, 08:18:10 PM
Quote from: steve dave on February 21, 2014, 08:17:33 PM
Quote from: emawblast on February 21, 2014, 05:03:48 PM
what's the best car rental company?

whoever your company contracts with. we have agreements with Hertz and Enterprise. I get a reduced rate at both and free "insurance" on any damage I do to the cars. Also a Hertz Gold. Mrs. dave is a National Emerald. I'm positive your company would have something similar with someone.

yeah Hertz it is

Avis is an option but i seem to hear more positives about Hertz in the small sample size of opinions i've gathered
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Re: travel thread
« Reply #3147 on: February 21, 2014, 08:31:00 PM »
car rental companies are indistinguishable
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Re: travel thread
« Reply #3148 on: February 21, 2014, 08:32:29 PM »
Quote from: michigancat on February 21, 2014, 08:31:00 PM
car rental companies are indistinguishable

have also gathered this
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Re: travel thread
« Reply #3149 on: February 21, 2014, 08:38:57 PM »
Hertz has a good point program. Enterprise just rolled one out but I have no experience with it. Hertz and National (Enterprise, Alamo and National are the same company) are your real options.
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