Lithuanian Traffic Fine: Speed Cameras, Parking and Paying Half

When a speed camera records an offence — a fixed camera, an average-speed section on a state road or a mobile camera — the car's owner receives an offence report (administracinio nusižengimo protokolas) with an administrative order (administracinis nurodymas): an offer to close the case by paying a reduced fine. The same procedure covers a bus lane, a phone held in the hand and unpaid parking, under Lithuania's Code of Administrative Offences (ANK).

30 days — counted from the day it was sent

• Pay half of the minimum fine for the offence within 30 calendar days of the day the protocol was sent — the date on the protocol, not the day you opened it. Paying in time ends the case.
• There is no such offer in some cases — for example the same offence repeated within a year, or a maximum fine over €1,500.
• The order cannot be appealed. If you disagree, you can ask in writing for it to be cancelled; the case is then decided, and you can explain your side.

Someone else was driving — company and hire cars

An owner who was not driving gives the driver's name, address and licence details within the same 30 days; the driver then gets a protocol of their own and the owner's is void. A company — a rental or leasing firm — must name the user within 3 working days, so a hirer receives the protocol later, in their own name.

If you do not pay

The offer lapses and the authority decides the case with a nutarimas (decision). You can appeal it to the district court within 20 calendar days of the day it was sent, or pay within 40 calendar days. An unpaid fine goes through the State Tax Inspectorate (VMI) to a bailiff — see a letter from an antstolis. The case is handled in Lithuanian; you may use an interpreter.

Parking in Vilnius and other cities

Paid street parking is a municipal fee (rinkliava). In Vilnius an inspector leaves a notice of JUDU, the city's parking company: paying the zone's day rate within 7 days closes the matter; otherwise the city fines you under the Code (€20–40 the first time). Other cities set their own rules — read the notice.

Cars from abroad

Through the EU's exchange of registration data, Lithuania can find the owner of a car registered in another EU country, and a final fine can be enforced where the person lives. Check the plate, date and place, and pay only with the details on the protocol — never through a link in a text message.

A lawyer for speeding fines can check the protocol, name the driver for you or appeal a decision in Lithuanian; for other penalties see fines and administrative penalties.