Ok well just got back from the Factory Tour, very intersting how the cars are built. Perfect just-in-time system and each individual car goes across the line and not a batch system.
LOL I thought I was the first one to be pulled over by the German police, but apparently Jspira beat me to it. I was on the A-8 from Salzburg back to Germany. I am thinking it was the exact same downhill spot.
It was un-marked silver A6. Said that I was going about 142 in a 100 zone. Honestly I have to agree that the assessment. Basically gave me a 5km free, and said "You must pay 120 EUR right now."
I told him didn't have that much Euros and he asks "how many Euros do you have?" I told him only have 80 EURs and $20 US and he took it. Gave me the receipt stating the case. I showed it to the hotel clerk here in Munich and she read it and said that "it looked legit."
Anyone else with experience of being pulled over on the A-bahn and how it was handled?
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Quote: Ok well just got back from the Factory Tour, very intersting how the cars are built. Perfect just-in-time system and each individual car goes across the line and not a batch system.
LOL I thought I was the first one to be pulled over by the German police, but apparently Jspira beat me to it. I was on the A-8 from Salzburg back to Germany. I am thinking it was the exact same downhill spot.
It was un-marked silver A6. Said that I was going about 142 in a 100 zone. Honestly I have to agree that the assessment. Basically gave me a 5km free, and said "You must pay 120 EUR right now."
I told him didn't have that much Euros and he asks "how many Euros do you have?" I told him only have 80 EURs and $20 US and he took it. Gave me the receipt stating the case. I showed it to the hotel clerk here in Munich and she read it and said that "it looked legit."
Anyone else with experience of being pulled over on the A-bahn and how it was handled? | I was wondering how such a thing would have been handled. Really? What if you didn't have any cash? That seems so strange. Anyone else been pulled over?
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Quote: Ok well just got back from the Factory Tour, very intersting how the cars are built. Perfect just-in-time system and each individual car goes across the line and not a batch system.
LOL I thought I was the first one to be pulled over by the German police, but apparently Jspira beat me to it. I was on the A-8 from Salzburg back to Germany. I am thinking it was the exact same downhill spot.
It was un-marked silver A6. Said that I was going about 142 in a 100 zone. Honestly I have to agree that the assessment. Basically gave me a 5km free, and said "You must pay 120 EUR right now."
I told him didn't have that much Euros and he asks "how many Euros do you have?" I told him only have 80 EURs and $20 US and he took it. Gave me the receipt stating the case. I showed it to the hotel clerk here in Munich and she read it and said that "it looked legit."
Anyone else with experience of being pulled over on the A-bahn and how it was handled? | Near Chiemsee?
If so, it was photo radar.
Did they pull in front of you with a police car and a sign popped up in the back window telling you to stop?
Is the receipt rosa in color?
They were having a field day in fines over there.
They directed me to a rest stop and then a very nice officer accompanied me to a bank nearby. They were very friendly, joking about the fact that I could speak German, looking at the car, and such.
Our contribution to the Autobahn system that has no tolls.
I got pulled over in Austria for not driving far enough to the right when I was a student. That wasn't as much fun. My mother was in the car.
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Quote: Near Chiemsee?
If so, it was photo radar.
Did they pull in front of you with a police car and a sign popped up in the back window telling you to stop?
Is the receipt rosa in color?
They were having a field day in fines over there.
They directed me to a rest stop and then a very nice officer accompanied me to a bank nearby. They were very friendly, joking about the fact that I could speak German, looking at the car, and such.
| Yep I got the exact samething, but it was un-marked Audi A6. In fact, I saw a bunch of regular police cars out there by the side. In fact, I think I had passed the Audi going downhill. LOL
BTW how much did you have to pay?
LOL I think the German police maybe reading bimmerfest's ED delivery forum and looking out for us ED members on specific dates and itineries. LOL 
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I have been pulled over 4 times in Germany (in the 10 years I lived there):
1. Autobahn A1 near Hamburg, 150 in a 100 zone 600 Deutsch Mark fine pulled over by a marked police car...
2. Autobahn A1 near Bremen 135 in a 100 zone, got stopped near the Zeven exit but no fine, friendly Auto bahn polizei..
3. Autobahn A3 near Karlsruhe 200 in a 100 zone... they pulled me over just before the Swiss border and took my driverslicense... lost it for 3 months and a 2000 mark fine...
4. Frankfurt am Main, near the "Zeil" was driving my silver 911 GT3 and they had a buletin out to find a Turkish guy driving the same car so they pulled me over with guns drawn etc... I was the wrong guy... no fine and an appology...
Once I got pulled over in Switserland, 200 CHF fine because I was driving 135 in a 120 zone...
Generally the police is very friendly in Germany if you cannot pay the fine they are more then happy to accept credit cards... my former manager did the dumb tourist trick but they didn't fall for that, they presented him with a credit card processing machine on the spot...
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Ok good to know that it's common practice to demand payment on the spot and I didn't get scammed.
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