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Obtain information about late payment measures in the event of warnings or fines

Here you will find information about the measures taken if you do not pay warnings and fines on time.

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Hearing of warning / fines in road traffic

Detailed description

A fine becomes legally binding and enforceable if you do not file an appeal within the deadline. Once the fine becomes legally binding, the amount of the fine or the duration of the driving ban imposed is no longer possible. A legally binding fine cannot, in principle, be revoked, nor can a driving ban be subsequently converted into a higher fine.



If a claim arises from a legally binding fine notice against you and you do not pay the claim on time, a reminder will be sent to you.



If you fail to settle the claim even after receiving the reminder, you must expect enforcement measures, such as an account seizure, to be initiated against you. In the Free Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Kasse.Hamburg is the central enforcement authority.



The court can also order you to be placed in coercive detention. This is not a punishment for the offense, but rather a means of exerting pressure if you fail to pay the fine and do not provide a plausible reason. The goal of coercive detention is to force you to pay.

 

Information

Prerequisites

  • There is a claim against you arising from a legally binding warning or fine notice.
  • You have not settled the claim within the specified period.

Documents required

No

Please note

There are no special features to consider.

Deadlines

The payment deadline applicable in your case can be found on your warning or fine notice or in your reminder.


The reminder will usually be sent to you if you have not made any payment or lodged an objection within approximately 28 days of the warning or fine notice becoming final.


Approximately 28 days after the reminder is served on you, enforcement proceedings will be initiated if you have still not made payment.

Procedure

  • You will receive a fine notice with a request for payment.
  • You can lodge an objection within the deadline.
  • If you do not object, the decision becomes final and enforceable.
  • If you do not pay the debt on time, you will receive a reminder.
  • If you ignore the reminder, you must expect enforcement measures.

Processing time

The processing time depends on the individual case

Fees

The costs of a reminder consist of


  • the fine in the notice

  • Expenses

  • the fees amounting to 5% of the fine (at least EUR 25.00 and a maximum of EUR 7,500.00)

  • Reminder fees of EUR 3.00


The costs of enforcement depend on the individual case

Legal remedies

Not applicable

Legal basis

§§ 90 ff. Law on Administrative Offenses (OWiG)


www.gesetze-im-internet.de/owig_1968/__90.html


Section 107 of the Law on Administrative Offenses (OWiG)


www.gesetze-im-internet.de/owig_1968/__107.html

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Last updated: 14.12.2025