How to deal with foreign car rental tickets?

Now more and more people choose to go abroad to go on road trip, but when you are in go on road trip, you have to consider a question, that is, what if you accidentally violate the rules? At this time, you can look at the following strategies.

Three Forms of Illegal Car Rental Abroad

1. Parking ticket.

Parking violation mainly refers to the driver's failure to stop according to the regulations, parking in the disabled parking space, parking next to the fire hydrant, parking in the red area, or the parking time in the parking meter has expired. The general punishment for illegal parking is a fine, and there is no driving record, and it will not be deducted by the vehicle management agency. Just pay the fine on time after parking. If the owner ignores the parking violation fine and the cumulative number reaches a certain level, the court can issue a wanted order to arrest the parties. Some states also stipulate that car owners may not re-register their vehicles or refuse to issue driver's licenses without a parking ticket. If the owner of the car is given a ticket for lending it to someone else, even if the owner is not the driver, the owner still has to pay a fine for the car.

Vehicle repair notice (notice of correcting violation) also belongs to this kind of ticket. When the police notice that the car headlights on the expressway is broken or the brake light doesn't work, they will issue such a notice and ask the owner to correct it. Owners will confirm that they have taken remedial measures within a certain period of time. The owner must repair the vehicle as required within the specified time, and then drive the vehicle to the police station or court for inspection. Confirm that the parts that need to be repaired have been repaired according to the regulations, and the illegal cases with imperfect vehicle functions can be closed without bad driving records. If the owner sells the car, he should also inform the vehicle management office and the court, otherwise the court will mistakenly think that you have not repaired it and will issue a wanted order.

2. Traffic violation ticket.

Correctly speaking, a ticket should be a notice. The driver was stopped on the spot by the police because he didn't obey the traffic rules, such as driving without a license, speeding, giving way, leaving before the "stop" sign, etc. The police will only issue a notice of hearing to the parties, requiring them to appear in a designated court on a specified date. When the police issue a ticket, they need the parties to sign the list. Many people think that once they sign, they admit that they have violated the rules, or that the ticket issued by the police is unfair, so they refuse to sign the notice. If the party refuses to sign the visa, the police can only take the action of arrest, and it is useless for the party to scold the police for discriminating against Chinese, because the police's behavior is not illegal.

When dealing with a general contract, don't sign it without knowing the contents. However, only in the case of traffic tickets, new immigrants should depend on the situation. Signing only means that the parties agree to confront the police in court. But if you didn't sign at that time, the police could arrest the driver for obstructing official duties or resisting arrest.

Drivers can pay fines directly to the court. If the driver has not attended a driving violation course within 18 months before getting the ticket, he can apply to the court for a class, thus avoiding the deduction of points from the vehicle management office and the increase of auto insurance premium. Therefore, after the driver gets the ticket, he must first decide whether to go to court with the police. If you want to "confront", you have to spend a lot of time preparing. Judges tend to be partial to the police because they think there is no reason for the police to issue tickets for no reason. But in the following cases, fighting may be beneficial to the driver:

(1) If your traffic violation score is too high to continue your class, your driver's license may be revoked. If you admit your mistake automatically without calling, you may lose your driver's license.

(two) there are independent witnesses or evidence to prove that the police issued a ticket improperly or illegally. After deciding to file a lawsuit with the police, the driver should pay attention to the following issues during the lawsuit:

First, if you fight with the police in another state, you usually need to fight directly in another state, but you can also fight in writing through a lawyer's letter. But you should know that if the struggle fails, the violation records of other States will also have an impact on California.

Second, you can change your decision before or when you appear in court and ask the judge to give you a chance to attend classes. Many times, judges encourage offenders to study in traffic schools, and after studying, they can deduct the offenders' traffic violation scores.

Third, make full preparations before the struggle. The parties concerned shall return to the scene, take photos of the scene and look for favorable evidence and witnesses. From a scientific point of view, it is possible for the police to violate the rules. If the top speed can only be 80 miles per hour, but the police ticket says that the speed is 120 miles per hour, if witnesses or evidence can be found to prove that the car can't drive so fast, and so on. For example, in a case of running a red light, it will be a powerful testimony if someone behind can be found to testify in court to prove that the party concerned did not run a red light.

In court, the parties still have the opportunity to cross-examine the police. The parties concerned can start with the police's position, sight, sunshine brightness, the number and total number of tickets issued and the nature of other tickets. Confirm that what the police said is not true, or let the court know through cross-examination that the police's testimony is full of mistakes and unreliable.

In addition, some people will use some technical loopholes to defeat the police. One of the most common is delaying tactics. When the police issue a ticket, they often choose a date when they can appear in court. If the driver asks for an extension, it will often disrupt the original schedule of the police. Many states stipulate that if the police don't appear in court, the ticket will be invalidated automatically. But this situation is only a matter of chance, and many courts may not agree to an extension. Ask the court in advance about the postponement of court appearance.

Sometimes, you may get out-of-state tickets when you go to road trip, which can't be ignored. If you can't leave the state, you can call the court. If you decide not to fight, ask the court if you can pay the fine by credit card; If you decide to call, you can call in writing or ask your local lawyer for help.

Traffic violations are criminal cases.

Drivers have committed serious illegal acts such as drunk driving, reckless driving, collision and escape, and driving without a license. When driving, I violated the criminal law. Such cases are divided into misdemeanor and felony. Generally, misdemeanors are sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of less than one year, and felonies are sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of more than one year. If the circumstances are minor, the police can give the driver a notice to appear in court after arrest. If the violation is serious or the driver may escape from court, the police can ask the driver to pay bail before releasing the driver.

It is best to deal with illegal acts involving criminal responsibility by professional criminal defense lawyers, because such cases not only affect the freedom of drivers, but also affect their driver's license, criminal record and immigration status. If you can't afford a private defense lawyer, the driver can apply for a court public defense lawyer and help with Chinese translation.

Measures for handling violations of overseas car rental

1. The car rental contract stipulates that the illegal deduction will be directly transferred from the credit card.

Ms. Wang, who lives in Tongzhou, once rented a car through an international car rental company and drove on go road for a week. After returning to China for more than a month, she suddenly found that her credit card was deducted 1 1.9 euros, because she had not received any notice of deduction before, which led to overdue repayment and late payment fees on her credit card. Upon inquiry, Ms. Wang deducted a foreign illegal traffic fine. Many people who go abroad to go on road trip have the same experience as Ms. Wang. In the car rental contract signed with the car rental company, customers often directly authorize the company to help deal with foreign traffic violations, and the fine is directly deducted from the credit card left at that time. According to the credit card information left by the customer, the car rental company can help pay, but it will also charge a certain handling fee. The agreement signed before renting a car is authorized by the customer, and the cardholder's permission is not required when deducting money.

2. Deal with violations in time, otherwise access will be restricted.

Some car rental companies can help consult the local responsible department to find out what the specific situation is. If the parties have any objection to the foreign-related traffic violations, they can send the corresponding evidence issued by the responsible department to the customers. However, some companies are not responsible for handling it. In this case, the renter can only contact the foreign traffic control department or go to court by himself. If you don't pay the fine, you may be restricted from entering this country next time.

3. The way to pay the fine.

Pay the fine independently. Tenants can pay online according to the website and ticket number indicated on the ticket or email, or remit money according to the electronic bank account provided on the ticket.

Pay the fine through the car rental company. When signing the contract, the car rental company is authorized to directly deduct from the credit card to pay the traffic violation fine.

If you refuse to accept the punishment, you can raise an objection.

The renter can solve the problem through the rental company, or directly contact the foreign traffic control department or file a lawsuit.

After receiving the return ticket, you can contact the relevant foreign institutions to confirm the facts of traffic violations.

If there is no objection, you can pay the fine through the car rental company.

If there is no objection, you can pay the fine yourself.

Matters needing attention in violation of car rental regulations

1. When you rent a car overseas, you can buy a calling card of the country you want to go to. First, the new card will have free traffic, you can link your own car rental information and check regularly whether there will be illegal tickets. Or you can ask the car rental company how to make an inquiry. You can check it through the platform of the car rental company, so that the credit card will not be fined, but you don't know why, because the credit card is pre-authorized, so the deduction is unnecessary.

When you know that there is a violation ticket, you must deal with it in time. Fines are best handled by yourself. If you give it to the car rental company, you will have to pay more!

Bian Xiao suggested that you should read carefully before going out, understand the local traffic rules, drive safely and avoid unnecessary expenses.