Official letters in Bulgaria explained

Got a letter from the tax office, the town hall, the traffic authority or a court in Bulgaria? Find it below: what it means, how long you have to answer and what usually happens next — in plain English. General information, not legal advice.
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How to find your letter

  1. 1 Look at the heading of your letter — the local name is printed there, and every card below shows it.
  2. 2 Open the card: what the letter means, who sends it and what usually happens next.
  3. 3 Where the period is fixed, count your own last day from the day the letter was delivered to you.

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Traffic and parking fines

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  • Bulgaria Vignette Fine (Compensation Fee): Paying, Cancelling, Appeal

    Електронен фиш за нарушение по чл. 179, ал. 3 ЗДвП — компенсаторна такса (винетна такса)

    An electronic ticket for driving on Bulgaria's toll roads without a valid e-vignette. Pay the compensation fee within 14 days of receiving it and nobody is fined; after that the driver's fine of 300 leva (€153.39) is owed.

  • Bulgarian Speeding Fine (Electronic Ticket): 30% Off, Driver, Appeal

    Електронен фиш за налагане на глоба (чл. 189 ЗДвП) — фиш, наказателно постановление

    An electronic ticket (електронен фиш) from Bulgaria's speed and red-light cameras, sent to the car's owner. You have 14 days from receiving it to pay with 30% off or to name the driver, and 14 days to appeal to the court.

Town hall taxes

1 letter
  • Bulgaria Property Tax and Waste Fee: Dates, 5% Discount, Arrears

    Данък върху недвижимите имоти и такса за битови отпадъци (ТБО) — местни данъци и такси

    The yearly property tax and waste fee a Bulgarian municipality charges every owner, living there or abroad. Pay the year by 30 April with 5% off, or in halves by 30 June and 31 October; unpaid tax carries interest.

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