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My friend lives in the Netherlands and was doing 62 km/h in a 30 km/h zone. He did this on a scooter that he illegally removed the 25 km/h cap on. From these two facts the fine will likely be around 400 euros, which he cannot afford.

Is there any way for him to pay it off with community service or in monthly payments?

Are there any ways he can pay for his mistake without crippling him financially and putting him in debt?

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    Sell the scooter? – user4210 Apr 21 '19 at 11:48
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    Lucky the fines in the Netherlands are so low - in Australia this would set you back almost $2,000 and your licence – Dale M♦ Apr 21 '19 at 12:07
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    Selling the scooter is sadly not a solution. Since he removed the speed cap on the scooter it is not street legal. Making it street legal would cost 800 euros alone. And it will likely only sell for around 500. – AmourK Apr 21 '19 at 13:05
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    Slightly strange phrasing - he will be in debt the moment the fine is pronounced. Debts to the government typically take precedence over such trivialities as eating, but the court may allow staged payment; either consult a lawyer or explain your financial situation and throw yourself on the mercy of the court. – Tim Lymington Apr 21 '19 at 20:55
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    @TimLymington your second sentence seems rather hyperbolic. I don't know any country in which the government would actually enforce fines to the extent that someone would starve as a result. (I don't deny that such countries might exist, but the Netherlands is surely not one of them.) – phoog Apr 22 '19 at 14:36
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I looked for a link to the CJIB pages on paying fines in monthly bits. It is here: https://www.cjib.nl/betalen-delen-aanvragen-voor-een-verkeersboete. He will have to make a request for such an arrangement at the CJIB himself. It will depend on what type of communication he has received from the authorities, and how quickly he responds to it.

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