The Administration provides for the measure for those areas where the cap was modified, although they clarified that it does not apply to all cases.
The Maldonado City Hall promotes a project to return the money to those motorists who received fines in radar areas where the speed limit will change, as confirmed by the mayor Enrique Antia.
The initiative will govern 12 electronic inspection points in the department. These are points where the maximum was 45 km/h and go to 60 km/h, as well as others where it will change from 60 km/h to 75 km/h.
In this way, those citizens who were fined for exceeding the speeds established at that time will receive the amount of the fine paid, as long as they are within reasonable limits. “If someone was fined 55 kilometers in an area that now became 60, the amount will be returned; but if he did it at 120, then it does not apply, ”he clarified Antia.
In justifying the measure, the mayor remarked that the modifications “demonstrate that there is no spirit of collection in the implementation of these control systems.” Along the same lines, he confirmed that a decrease in the value of fines of up to 30% will be applied in cases where the fine is paid within 60 days of the violation being verified.
“Instead of collecting, the proposal was always to have a tool to safeguard people’s lives and change the behavior of those who pass through the department,” said Antía, ratifying the sending of the initiative to the Departmental Board of Maldonado.
What fines does the project contemplate?
The project covers the period from March 1 to August 31, the date on which the application of the electronic control system began. Meanwhile, consider the speeding stripes.
Thus, those who were in the second band will drop to the first band, which implies a decrease in the amount of the fine, which can lead to the total or partial refund of what was paid. For this, it will be necessary to carry out the management in the IDM under the conditions established by the regulations.
Arguing in favor of the initiative, the general director of Transit, Juan Pigola, He explained that it is linked to the “change in behavior demonstrated by people and we are convinced that it will continue to improve because behaviors have changed from the controls.”
Source: Ambito
