Under rules agreed on Thursday (24 February), car drivers caught speeding in other member states will no longer will be able to rely on the safety of going home to avoid the fine.
EU justice ministers agreed that by 2007, speeding fines or other motoring penalties will now follow the misbehaving driver back to their own door-step.
For all penalties over 70 euro, member states will be legally bound to follow up unpaid fines if requested by another member state.
According to U...
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