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Speed cameras start fining speeding Estonian diplomats

Juhan Tere, BC, Tallinn, 23.11.2011.Print version
Starting this Monday, November 21, the Estonian state will prescribe fines to the owners of cars with diplomatic licence plates that exceed the speed limit as recorded by one of Estonia’s highway speed cameras, LETA/Postimees Online reports.

So far state officials said that it is not possible to issue speeding tickets regarding cars with diplomatic licence planes that exceed the speed limit.

 

Now a solution was found and instead of using the electronic warning proceedings information system, the speeding ticket will be mailed by ordinary mail, interior ministry spokeswoman Karin Kangro said. Foreign representations will be informed of the incident and in case a person with diplomatic immunity was driving the vehicle, it is asked if misdemeanour proceedings can be applied.

 

Since Monday no speed cameras have recorded speeding of cars with diplomatic licence plates. So far, around 20 such cases had been recorded each month.

 






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