Tag: fines
In the south of France, motorists receive fines by the thousands – the mayor forced to defend them
Many residents of the La Roya valley, in the Alpes-Maritimes, are inundated with fines for speeding committed across the border, in Italy. As the end-of-year holidays approach, the inhabitants of…
Incredible, but true: a smart guy is offering at-home training to tamper with a Linky meter with the promise of big savings on electricity bills. A dangerous and illegal practice which exposes you to heavy fines.
Incredible, but true: a smart guy is offering at-home training to tamper with a Linky meter with the promise of big savings on electricity bills. A dangerous and illegal practice…
This new radar arrives on our roads from January – fines of 135 euros will rain down
A new type of radar will be installed on the side of our roads at the beginning of 2024. Fines are expected to increase. And one more radar! Twenty years…
EU fines Swedish ethanol producer Lantmannen for cartel
(Finance) – The European Commission he inflicted on Lantmannen a sanction of about 47.7 million euros for participating in a sign concerning the mechanism of formation of wholesale ethanol prices…
Utrecht council does not see anything in income-related fines
The Utrecht factions of PvdA, GroenLinks and Student & Starter asked council questions about the fine policy at the beginning of last month. According to them, the current fines are…
In Europe, “tech” giants are slow to pay their fines
We regularly talk about the record fines imposed on digital giants: Meta, Google, Amazon and even Tiktok. In all, billions and billions of euros, for violation of competition laws, poor…
No Christmas party at the traffic office – fewer traffic fines in Stockholm
Stockholmers are too good at parking.So far this year, 45 million less than expected has rolled into Stockholm city’s wrong parking account – now the traffic office’s Christmas party is…
London transport targeted by Belgium for collecting fines from Belgian drivers
Belgium opens an investigation into the London transport authority, Transport for London. This would have had access to the data of European motorists to impose fines on them without having…
Businesses who share pictures of shoplifters risk heavy fines – the GDPR expert answers
According to Nina Jelver, many business owners have the impression that the police’s resources are not sufficient to solve shoplifting and therefore resort to their own methods. – Many times…
EU Commission fines pharmaceutical companies 13.4 million for cartel
(Finance) – The European Commission he inflicted one fine of 13.4 million euros to Alkaloids of Australia, Alkaloids Corporation, Boehringer, Linnea and Transo-Pharm for participating in a sign concerning an…