It as published in the Official Gazette on 8 June 2015, the Law 51/2015, which aims to protect drivers through an exceptional system of debt settlement due to failure to pay fines on time.
On a brief analysis of the law, drivers with debts in tax enforcement resulting from non-payment of toll fees will benefit from an attenuation of the fine and the reduction for half of the administrative costs. This new regime only covers the overdue fines by the end of April 2015 but the attenuation corresponds to a reduction of the fine as appropriate to 10% of the minimum fine provided.
Moreover, the repayment of debt at the initiative of the user within 60 days after the law comes in force entitles remission of arrears and halving the costs of the tax enforcement process.
With the changes that come into force on August 1, 2015, motorists who have outstanding tax enforcement proceedings, because of non-payment of tolls should wait for law enforcement, seeing so recalculated the value of debt.
To make the whole process simpler and less bureaucratic, more efficient and consequently, the document also states that in the offense proceedings, is applied a single fine for violations that have been committed. The goal is to substantially reduce the amount of fines to be imposed, as well as the respective associated administrative costs.
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