Abbiamo parcheggiato molto durante la notte pensando che fosse gratuito poiché non c’erano cartelli che dicessero il contrario. Ovviamente ci sbagliavamo.
Quando si traduce in inglese, si dice che è un avvertimento con l’imposizione di una multa. La “multa” sembra facoltativa.
Quindi… è un avvertimento o una multa?
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Ok ragazzi, grazie. Lo farò pagare. Anche se non sono sicuro del motivo per cui mi avvertono di qualcosa. Mi dicono solo che ho preso una multa. Perché avvisarmi quando la multa è già arrivata?
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Yes
It’s a ticket with a fine. Not optional. Go to the link and pay the fine
Why would the fine be optional? It’s a fine and you need to pay it
Its a ticket. Also you can login to pay
It is a ticket
And there still can be infractions like parking on the wrong side of the street (unless in one ways you are not allowed to park on the left side of the road), parking on the sidewalk and parking on a Grünfläche.
You should be able to check what it was with the code on the sheet
Did you go to the page the QR code sends you to, and used the Kennung below?
There is definitely a fine there. The optional part is whether you want to close this with just Verwarnungsgeld (the fine). If you don’t, you implicitly choose to escalate it. I’d suggest you don’t escalate it.
It’s a warning and the fine isn’t optional
The fine is not optional. However, you can either pay it online now or wait for the letter to be sent to you. The letter gives the option of redirecting the fine, as in many cases not the car owner but others might have parked the car and thus should pay the fine.
The letter also gives the option of not accepting the fine, if you want to make an argument that the car park did not inform people about rules.
A Verwarngeldangebot is used for minor traffic offenses. It is an informal and simplified way for the authorities to resolve small violations. If you pay the warning fine, the case is closed. If you don’t pay, the city will issue a Bußgeldbescheid, which is a formal administrative procedure. Authorities must open a full case, often including identifying the actual driver. The fine is the same, but you have to pay an additional processing fee of € 28.50.
Recommendation: If you are the driver and you are responsible for the traffic violation (e.g. you were the one who parked the car illegally), just pay the Verwarngeld.
It’s a fine.
You can view what it’s for with the link provided at the end. If you agree and pay within a week the processing fee will be exempt.
Or you wait until you get the letter by mail, usually you have 2 Weeks from then to pay without having to pay the processing fee.
In Germany we have 2 kinds of fine for minor stuff, Verwarngeld and Bußgeld. Verwarngeld is a warning that doesn’t come with Bearbeitungsgebühr (Verwarngeld). Can be issued for anything up to 55€, if you fight the ticket or the ticket is for more than 55€ it automatically is a Bußgeld, which has a 28,50€ processing fee attached. The latter is not (yet) the case for you.
>Although I’m not sure why they’re warning me about anything. They’re just telling me I got a fine. Why warn me when the fine is already here?
Are you confused by the term “Verwarnung”? Basically it means you were told you did something wrong, and it’s severe enough that along with that warning you are made to pay a fine. I believe in various English usages, it might be a “citation” or a “caution”. The warning here doesn’t mean they warn you that more will happen to you. They warn you not to park in such locations because it’s forbidden.
ETA: Don’t overthink the term, which is a legal and technical one. For all intents and purposes, it’s a parking ticket, and the quicker and more directly you deal with it, the less hassle and cost there will be.
They are “warning” you not to repeat the behavior, the fine is there to make it stick for the future because people don’t like paying fines. They are not warning you about the fine itself
As for your edit: The fine is the warning. It’s simply called Verwarngeld. The relatively small fine is meant to warn you.
Okay is it just me or does this seem really weird that a random slip of paper counts as a ticket?
Especially since usually this stuff gets sent via Post to the owner of the vehicle…
Literally anyone could doctor up a slip of paper like this and put it on some cars. Why is everyone else so sure this is legit?
Ticket. Pay the fine.
It is a ticket. Or rather: The announcement that you will receive a ticket via mail in the next days.
The optional thing is that you can either (a) use the link provided there and pay immediately or (b1) wait for the written ticket and pay it or (b2) wait for the written ticket and go into the formal process of putting in an objection and go forth with the process.
It’s just a generic information that you misbehaved and have to pay a fine. The actual ticket will be sent to your home. But instead of waiting for it, you can just get over it by going to the website/QR directly. It’s just faster and more direct this way. Maybe the city saves the postal fees if you do it online so the formal letter won’t be necessary anymore. For you, it gives the advantage that you know about the fine directly instead of getting a surprising letter weeks later when you don’t even remember anymore what you did wrong.
The fine is optional. You can either pay (accept) it or go to court and contest it.
“Verwarnung” isn’t a warning in this case, it’s a reprimand.
Why is everyone so aggressive here? Or does it sound aggressive to us English speakers? Lost from translation? From where did you learn this version of English language?
If you have a foreign plate, don’t pay it. They usually don’t send those tickets abroad. Just wait for the fine in the post.
lol. An optional fine. Are you serious? You have to pay. Simple as that.
They’re warning you so you don’t do it again. Also they’re telling you how to pay for the fine.
Of course they have to write it in a manner which makes people not sure what it is even supposed to mean. And of course this fine has to look like something everyone could print to scam people.