So I’ve received the fine for driving on an autobahn while driving through Austria for an hour last year. I’ve paid the fine – but I’m confused. Is this letter saying I pay a fine OR serve a sentence in prison or that the punishment is both?

by The-Pale-Reaper

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  2. “Prison term in lieu of fine” is pretty clear, you can’t or don’t want to pay the fine, you go to prison for the amount of time specified.

  3. The prison is basically not enforced, they just write it. They want money and don’t want to spend money. Otherwise a lot of people would have chosen a day or 2 in austrian prison over paying a fine.

  4. What most people don‘t seem to understand properly: „Ersatzfreiheitsstrafe“ means prison time in case you CANNOT pay the fine.

    You can‘t choose one or the other. So basically unless you’re in life threatening debt, you have to pay the fine, period.

  5. either pay 300 or its 33 hours of guys-only-soapland-time

  6. Pay a fine or get your wages garnished or property repossessed and if you still cannot pay you go to prison

  7. Additional to what the others said: If you visit Austria again, buy a “Digitale Vignette” beforehand on the ASFINAG-Homepage. It’s easier than getting one on time from the petrol station.

    There are also additional tolls for some tunnels. You can get “ASFINAG Flex” for that, then you pay automatically the lowest price as you pass the toll stations.

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