In the News

Some interesting articles published in the media across Europe that may be of interest to SPARKS Network members.

End of the road for drivers who dodge southern tolls Belfast Telegraph 4 March 2010

Parking fines to be cross-border BBC News 3 March 2010

€12m in toll fines collected by NRA The Irish Times, November 2009

Thousands of foreign motorists will escape speeding fines because of weak pound, The Daily Telegraph, October 2009

Holidaymakers to pay EU speeding fines back home in UK, Daily Mail, September 2009

Speeding tickets to follow Britons home from holiday, The Guardian, September 2009

Lawbreaking drivers to face on-the-spot fines, North West Evening Mail, September 2009

Imported used vehicles must be registered within 15 days, Malta Independent, September 2009

MPs urge foreign lorry crackdown BBC News, August 2009

M50 toll fines to reach €100 million in first 12 months The Irish Times, August 2009

Police outlaw cars that fail to re-register from B92, July 2009

Government urged to detach road charging from TIF funding, New Civil Engineer, July 2009

Cross-border bargain hunters rack up £1m in unpaid parking fines from BBC Radio 4 You & Yours programme, April 2009

Foreign drivers face fixed penalties from BBC News Channel, April 2009

Foreign drivers face £900 roadside fines to halt rise in crashes from The Times, March 2009

Dictionary helps crack case of notorious Polish serial offender from the Irish Times, February 2009