Official letters in Hungary explained

Got a letter from the tax office, the town hall, the traffic authority or a court in Hungary? 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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  • Hungary Traffic Fine: Speed Camera Fines, Parking Tickets, Appeals

    Közigazgatási bírság — határozat (objektív felelősség, Kkt. 21. §); helyszíni bírság; parkolási pótdíj

    A Hungarian camera fine — speeding, a red light — is an administrative fine the police impose on the car's keeper by decision. You have 8 days to object or show someone else had the car (15 for a car from another EU country), then 30 days to pay.

  • Hungary Vignette Fine (Pótdíj): The E-Vignette Surcharge Explained

    Pótdíjfizetési felszólítás — pótdíj / pótdíjkülönbözet jogosulatlan úthasználatért (e-matrica nélkül)

    A surcharge (pótdíj) the Hungarian toll company charges the keeper of a car driven on a motorway without a valid e-vignette. Paid within 60 days of receiving the request it is the basic amount; after that more than three times as much.

Unpaid debts and seizures

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  • Fizetési Meghagyás in English: A Hungarian Notary's Payment Order

    Fizetési meghagyás (közjegyzői fizetési meghagyásos eljárás, 2009. évi L. törvény) — ellentmondás

    A fizetési meghagyás is a Hungarian payment order a notary issues at a creditor's request without checking the claim. You have 15 days from service to object — otherwise it becomes final like a judgment and a bailiff can enforce it.

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