Do you think you have skipped a traffic light in red in the last moment? Do you think you have passed too quickly in front of a speed radar? Do you think you have exceeded the average speed in a radar section? In short, do you think that you they have issued a traffic ticket but you're not sure? Below, we offer you the definitive solution to find out if you have been given a traffic ticket. And the most common thing is that the fine arrives at our house by mail, but it can be lost along the way or may not arrive due to an unnotified change of address. So much so, that waiting for it to arrive is not the solution since we face a greater penalty for time elapsed; In addition, it can be cheaper if we pay before or even request a claim if the driver believes it is unfair. Therefore, below we offer you the best solution to know if you have been fined or not.
How to know if I have been fined
Thus, all traffic fines are collected in the Edictal Board of Sanctions, also known as TESTRA. To carry out the telematic consultation we need data such as vehicle registration number involved, the ID or the Name and surname of the vehicle owner. Furthermore, no digital certificate is necessary to access said information.
When a traffic officer imposes a penalty or a radar or road camera detects an infraction (whether speeding, running a red light or other infractions), the usual thing is that after a few weeks, the offender is notified by certified letter with acknowledgment of receipt. But sometimes said letter can be lost or that does not reach its destination due to a address change not notified to the DGT.
In that case, the driver of the traffic violation will no longer know if he has been penalized, giving rise to a increase in penalty due to omission of payment. And if the offender pays before the next 20 calendar days, he will benefit from a 50% discount; Otherwise, there will be no possibility of discount or appealing the fine. If payment is not made, either due to ignorance or denial of the offender, a enforcement procedure will be initiated, with which the Tax agency will seize the amount owed without the possibility of turning back.
Solution to know if you have been fined
There is a way to know if we have been fined but we are not sure of the violation or we simply do not know. It's as easy as accessing the Edictal Board of Sanctions, also know as TESTRA, through its official website and make the query through the following data:
- Vehicle registration number
- DNI or name and surname of the vehicle owner
No other information is required such as digital certificate or the electronic ID, since the data of said query is public.
Currently, traffic penalties are notified through said electronic board by the following organizations:
- General Directorate of Traffic (DGT)
- Catalan Traffic Service
- Basque Government Traffic Department
- In addition to some 1,000 Town Councils throughout Spain
Of course, if a user does not want their personal data to appear published through said system, they can request its concealment through the call Excluded list through his official website. To request registration on said list, it is necessary to have the following data to guarantee the identification of the applicant:
- Digital certificate
- electronic ID
Improving the solution: Electronic Road Direction
In addition, we can improve communication and know more quickly if we have been fined through the Road Electronic Address (DEV), a free notification service that replaces the driver's postal address with an electronic address, thus saving us more queries to the TESTRA service than necessary.
Thus, if we register with the Road Electronic Directorate (DEV) through its official website, all fines and communications from the DGT (as well as other administrations related to TESTRA) will reach us by email; and if desired, also by SMS. Furthermore, if we register with the DEV, we also stop receiving paper notifications.