In April 2024 I paid 6400 HUF, charged in €’s @ €22.86, for a vignette at Hegyeshalom in Hungary.At approximately 22.30hrs at night, very busy as it was weekend before Orthodox Easter where the lady in kiosk was definitely working under pressure, I felt under pressure due to the queue behind me, so signed the vignette. Roll on 6 months and I receive first of two “fines” totalling approx £184 if paid within 60 days…..So I appealed, not sure why but I’d kept copy of vignette and receipt, although on checking the vignette I noticed that there was one letter wrong (ok I signed the vignette but the agent had the V5, she pushed it at me together with the vignette to sign, why would I imagine she may have “intentionally” entered the wrong information?Maybe they are on “commission”?Bizarrely it was rejected because I hadn’t sent a copy of the V5, which was never requested in the first place….I then appealed again by sending a copy of the V5 only to be told because I’d signed the vignette I’d have to pay £47.14 as a correction to the Registration Number, an error done by the agent, not me!So my question is although I agree I didn’t notice the V Instead of C the error was made by an agent of the Hungarian vignette authority……not by me!!If I had the money I’d contest it legally because I think by passing my V5 to the agent and her charging me to produce the vignette she should have done it correctly.All I can say is buyer beware and if you need to transit through Hungary, go another way!!
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