Yes the claims stand, and will for at least 5 year.
You can expect to be arrested and after payingnthe now increased fine, be put over the border (or on the next plane back) as a persona non grata.
Germany, Austria and Swiss do not take lightly if you ignore their (very reasonable) fines.

Many tourist have been surprised with this.
( similair is for the Netherlands with any kind of fine)

 

Thanks mate. Hope we do the same with all these foreign cars over here.

 

Totally agree but we won't as we wouldn't want to infringe anyone's human rights!

 

As said, DVLA work with many European countries and share details each way, fines if ignored escalate very rapidly and you could even find yourself arrested to answer the charge in Austria. 30 euros is cheap so maybe just pay up if it was indeed you.

 

For 30 Euros I'd cough up and then you can rest easily. Same happened to a mate recently.

The language of Austria is German by the way

 

Its actually German and Austrian German if we were to be picky...

OP get it paid as you will get properly shafted if you don't....for €30 I certainly wouldn't even have though about trying to get out of it!

 

Thanks for all the advice guys, paid it yesterday with an international transfer.

 

UK Police can now issue Roadside Deposits to anyone without a suitable UK address. Effectively an on the spot fine pay now cash or plastic or the vehicle gets immobilised.
Maximum £900 fine.
Always surprises me how readily Dutch truck drivers pay up.

 

Its the same in euroland, I was a driver for many years across Europe, the fines are payable there and then, you can appeal them to the court later but if you don't pay your vehicle isn't going anywhere are you are in the cells, and the fines are super hefty, some running into thousands of euros.

Glad you paid fella, saves a load of hassle :thumb: