"Romeo Raabe" wrote in message
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>I just received what looks like a speeding ticket from Ireland, for
> the time period we were there in a rented car. There were two of us
> and have no idea who might have been driving when this happened. The
> notice asks for 80 euros by check, which my credit union says they
> cannot make out for me and a commercial bank locally says only if I am
> their customer. There is no address to send it to and I can't get any
> info from the Irish embassy offices here in the US.
>
> I am afraid it might be a scam, identity theft, or maybe legitimate.
> i was alleged to be 15 KM over the limt, about 8 mph and one of us was
> probably guilty. I'm just afraid to respond to the email address they
> gave for fear of a scam and identity theft.
>
> Has anyone else encountered this and can give advice? I called an
> attorney and he said he does not international work and to call
> someone else, probably very expensive. Anybody familiar with this
> type of thing?
Check out:
http://www.transport.ie/upload/general/4743-0.pdf
www.penaltypoints.ie
http://www.citizensinformation.ie/categories/travel-and-recreation/motoring-1/driving-offences/penalty-points-for-driving-offences
for information on how speeding tickets work in Ireland
using 'penalty points' and 'ireland' in google will provide a lot more
information.
Gerry
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