Fine or penalty notice when flashed by an automatic speed camera
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In Luxembourg, road traffic is governed by the Luxembourg Highway Code (Code de la route).
Anyone who commits an offence under the Highway Code may, if caught by an automatic speed camera for speeding, be subject to:
- either a fine;
- or a penalty notice (procès-verbal).
Traffic-related fines and penalty notices may be accompanied by a loss of points on the offender's driving licence.
You can pay or dispute a fine or penalty notice online. You can also issue a position statement on the penalty notice online.
Who is concerned
Any holder/owner/driver of a vehicle who commits one or more traffic offence(s).
You can:
- admit to having committed the offence in question;
- or name a third party as having been the driver at the time of the offence;
- or dispute the offence.
Deadlines
You must pay the sum due within 45 days from receipt of the fine or penalty notice by post.
The 45-day period is extended by one month for non-residents.
How to proceed
Notice of offence
The notice of offence is sent by regular post, containing, amongst other things, information about:
- the nature of the offence;
- the speed limit where the offence was committed;
- the measured speed;
- the documented speed;
- the place, date and time the offence was recorded;
- the reference number of the speed monitoring device used;
- the registration number of the vehicle in question;
- the driving licence number of the registered holder of the vehicle;
- the amount to be paid: between EUR 49 and EUR 145 depending on the severity of the offence;
- where applicable, the number of points to be deducted from the driving licence.
In case of a penalty notice, the person responsible is invited to draft a position statement for the purposes of a hearing.
This position statement may also be lodged online, through MyGuichet.lu.
Subscribe to the eDelivery service for the notification of speeding offences recorded by speed cameras
You can enable the eDelivery feature to receive your notifications of speeding offences recorded by speed cameras electronically in your private eSpace on MyGuichet.lu.
This step is essential in order to receive notifications of offences in your private eSpace. These documents will not be sent to you in electronic form without explicit activation of the subscription.
Once you have subscribed to this feature, you will be automatically notified by email as soon as a notice of offence is posted in your private eSpace. For security reasons, and to reduce the risk of phishing, this email does not contain any links. To view the document, please log in to your private eSpace (via the browser version or the mobile application).
If you use the MyGuichet.lu mobile app and have enabled push notifications, you will also be notified on your mobile device.
By subscribing to the eDelivery service, you agree to no longer receiving your notices by post.
You may also withdraw your consent at any time in order to receive your notices of offence by post again.
Viewing the photograph taken by the speed camera that gave rise to a fine
The photograph is not sent by post.
If you receive a notice of offence after having been flashed by a speed camera, you can make an appointment to view your photo at the UPR-CSA National Processing Centre in Cessange.
If you are unable to come and view the photo in person, you may give another person a written power of attorney to do so in your stead. Any passengers and other vehicles in the photograph are blurred.
Paying the speeding fine
If you admit to committing the offence, you must pay the fine within the set time limit:
- by bank transfer to the following account:
IBAN: LU51 0019 6055 8045 8000
BIC: BCEELULL
Beneficiary: Police Grand-Ducale;
- at a police station (in cash or, in some cases, by credit card).
In the event of payment by bank transfer, you must state the reference number of the fine and the vehicle's licence plate number.
Cheques and transfer orders issued by foreign banks and sent by post cannot be accepted.
You can also pay the fine online or by Payconiq.
Second notice
If no payment is made or dispute filed within the 45-day period, the owner/holder of the vehicle will receive a registered letter outlining the consequences of non-payment within a further 45-day period, starting from:
- the date on which the person concerned signed and accepted the registered letter; or
- failing that, the date of delivery of the registered letter; or
- failing that, the date of delivery of the notice by the postal worker.
The second notice is always sent by registered letter, even if you have activated the eDelivery function for notices of offence. You will therefore never receive a second notice in your private eSpace on MyGuichet.lu.
Contesting the speeding fine
Reason for contesting the fine
The recipient of the speeding fine may deny that they were the person who committed the offence if:
- the vehicle was being driven by someone else at the time of the offence;
- the vehicle had been transferred to someone else at the time of the offence;
- the vehicle had been destroyed at the time of the offence;
- the vehicle had been rented to a third party at the time of the offence;
- the vehicle was not in their possession at the time of the offence due to theft or fraudulent misappropriation;
- there is another reason to dispute the fine.
False declarations are punishable by a fine of between EUR 251 and EUR 10,000.
Deadlines to dispute fines
You can dispute the fine within a time limit of 45 days from:
- the date on the notice received by post; or
- the day on which you accepted the registered letter; or
- failing that, the day on which the registered letter was given to you; or
- the day on which the notice was delivered by the postal worker.
This deadline is extended by one month for non-residents.
Dispute procedure
You must complete, sign and return the dispute form (attached to the fine) to the address of the processing centre indicated on the fine.
You must attach the required supporting documents, which, depending on the type of dispute, are as follows:
- the complaint filed in case of theft of the vehicle;
- a copy of the declaration of destruction of the vehicle;
- a copy of the contract of sale or rental of the vehicle;
- proof of the transaction in the road vehicle registry, and proof of the vehicle's owners and holders;
- a signed and dated declaration, specifying the surname, first name, date of birth, gender and address of the person you designate as the driver of the vehicle at the time of the offence.
You can also submit your dispute online via MyGuichet.lu.
Lump-sum fine
If no payment is made after the reminder, the fine received for an offence which:
- results in a reduction of points will be replaced by a penalty notice. You can choose whether or not to issue a position statement on the penalty notice and the offence with which you are charged. This penalty notice and position statement (where applicable) will be forwarded to the State prosecutor, who will decide what action to take;
- does not result in a reduction of points, will result in the payment of a lump-sum fine. It corresponds to twice the amount of the initial fine.
The State prosecutor's decision to impose the lump-sum fine is enforceable.
You will be informed of the lump-sum fine handed down and your right to object by registered letter.
You must pay the fine within 30 days from:
- the day on which you accepted the registered letter; or
- failing that, the day on which the registered letter was given to you; or
- the day on which the notice was delivered by the postal worker.
In case of non-payment, the amount of the fine is recovered by the Registration Duties, Estates and VAT Authority (AED) through:
- a third-party summons which allows the AED to recover the amount due from financial institutions, notaries, state administrations, ministries or others; or
- seizure of assets and income.
Prosecution stops as soon as the fine is paid.
Disputing the lump-sum fine
The decision to fine is considered null and void if, within a period of 30 days, you can present a reasoned objection against the fine, which must be accompanied by:
- the notice of decision regarding the lump-sum fine; or
- the written, reasoned position statement; and
- proof of payment of the lump-sum fine to the Police, to the account specified on the notification letter.
The State prosecutor may drop the charges or summon you to appear before the police court (tribunal de police). If convicted, the amount of the fine handed down may not be less than the value of the lump-sum fine. If the case is dismissed or you are acquitted, you will be refunded the amount of any deposits that you may have made.
Online services and forms
Online payment
Online services
Who to contact
Grand Ducal Police - General Directorate National Processing Centre UPR-CSA
- Address:
- 12 E, rue Guillaume J. Kroll (Bâtiment Technopolis) L-1882 Cessange Luxembourg
- Phone:
- (+352) 244 17 52 52
- Email address:
- upr.csa@police.etat.lu
Closed ⋅ Opens tomorrow at 8.30
- Wednesday:
- 8.30 to 11.30
- Thursday:
- 8.30 to 11.30
- Friday:
- 8.30 to 11.30
- Saturday:
- Closed
- Sunday:
- Closed
- Monday:
- 8.30 to 11.30
- Tuesday:
- 8.30 to 11.30
Related procedures and links
Procedures
Links
Further information
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Questions relatives aux contraventions (Réclamations, Règlement, arrêt, stationnement et parcage.)
sur le site de la Police Lëtzebuerg
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Le système de contrôle et de sanction automatisés (radars)
sur le site de la Police Lëtzebuerg
Legal references
- Code de la route
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Annexe 2 du Règlement grand-ducal du 2 août 2017
relatif aux avertissements taxés, aux consignations pour contrevenants non résidents ainsi qu’aux mesures d’exécution de la législation en matière de mise en fourrière des véhicules et en matière de permis à points
