Foreign drivers owe Norway NOK 47 million

Thousands of foreign drivers don’t pay speeding fines submitted to them by Norwegian police.

A list from the State Collection Center showed unpaid fines from drivers from 115 countries, reported TV 2 news.

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Polish and German tourists topped the list of those with unpaid fines. From these two countries alone, 2,533 motorists owe the Norwegian state money for fines that haven’t been paid.

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‘More and more of the drivers who are stopped ask for Vipps (mobile payment applications)’, said police officer, Christina Skautvedt.

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ICT Norway (Organisation for Business and Industry) are critical of the fact that the Public Prosecution Service (DP) don’t have payment terminals.

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‘That the police don’t have payment terminals in their cars in 2017 is very old-fashioned. We know that users demand efficient, digital services, and they are ripe for change,’ said Heidi Arnesen Austlid, CEO of ICT Norway to TV2.

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UP chief, Runar Karlsen, believes that money collection on the spot will be beneficial for police, and save them work.

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