# Is this fine, toll or parking letter real? How to check in 2 minutes

> How to tell a genuine foreign toll, traffic fine or parking letter from a scam: senders, official web addresses, payment methods and deadlines for Hungary, Italy, Croatia, Austria, Slovenia, Norway and Germany.

- Web page: https://finecheck.neatfix.app/guides/is-this-fine-letter-real
- Facts checked: 14 November 2026 (2026-11-14)
- Other languages: [Deutsch](https://finecheck.neatfix.app/de/guides/ist-dieser-bussgeldbrief-echt.md), [Polski](https://finecheck.neatfix.app/pl/guides/czy-to-pismo-jest-prawdziwe.md)
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## The five checks

1. **How did it arrive?** Genuine notices come by post, or from a named collection agency such as Euro Parking Collection (EPC). Toll operators do not ask you to pay through a link in an SMS.
2. **How long do you have?** Real deadlines are days or weeks (Austria 4 weeks, Slovenia 8 days for half price, Hungary 60 days). "Pay within 24 hours or your car is blocked" is a scam pattern.
3. **Which web address?** Official ones: asfinag.at, evinjeta.dars.si, autopass.no, vegvesen.no, epcplc.com, dubrovnik.hr, ematrica.nemzetiutdij.hu. Look-alikes such as `asfinag-maut.top` or `autopass-no-payment.info` are fake. Type the address yourself.
4. **How do they want the money?** Never by gift card, crypto or a personal payment link, and never by giving your card's CVV in an e-mail form.
5. **Are the details right?** Plate, date, time and place must match your trip. If not, ask before paying.

## Real, but padded

Some letters are genuine but ask for much more than the original charge. Croatian parking claims of about EUR 20 can grow to several hundred euros with lawyer and "owner lookup" fees, and courts have rejected part of such costs. A genuine letter is not automatically a fair amount: ask for a breakdown.

## When paying is the right call

If the letter is genuine and you really drove or parked there without paying, paying early is often the cheapest outcome (for example two-thirds of a Dubrovnik zone fine within 8 days, or half of a Slovenian vignette fine). Our checker says this plainly.

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## Sources

- Statens vegvesen – SMS and e-mail scams: https://www.vegvesen.no/en/about-us/contact-us/sms-or-email-scams/
- EVZ – fines from abroad: https://www.evz.de/en/topics/transport/car/fines-abroad/dubrovnik-restricted-zone/
- Verbraucherzentrale NRW – fake collection letters: https://www.verbraucherzentrale.nrw/aktuelle-meldungen/vertraege-reklamation/inkassobriefe-von-pro-collect-aus-koeln-nicht-reagieren-66705

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