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No parking fine (excessive, inconvenient, very inconvenient, dangerous)
Verified 10 juin 2022 - Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister), Ministry of Justice
Additional cases ? Post-parking
You have received a Notice of Contravention for offence parking rules and you wonder how to pay the fine and within ? There are 4 types of parking : parking abusive, embarrassing, very embarrassing and dangerous. We will tell you the rules and procedure to follow if you wish to contest the fine.

You must pay standard fine if you do not respect the parking rules:
- Unreliable parking : €35
- Inconvenient parking : €35
- Very awkward parking : €135
- Dangerous parking : €135. You lose too 3 points on your licence and risk suspension of a driving licence of up to 3 years.
In addition, your vehicle may be locked and impounded if you are absent or refuse to move your vehicle.
One simulator tells you what you risk in case offence road:
What is the risk in case of a road violation?
Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Dila) - Prime Minister
Please note : if you do not pay for your parking space, it is offence sanctioned by post-parking (FPS).
One notice is usually placed on the windshield of your vehicle if you are absent.
You receive a notice of contravention and payment card.
The notice of contravention indicates the amount of fine, how to pay and challenge the fine.
If necessary, you can obtain information about the contravention toANTAI :
Who shall I contact
FYI : the Minutes (Minutes) replaced letter card or stamp. However, some municipal policies continue to use them.
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On the Internet
Prepare your credit and debit card
The payment card is on the notice of violation.
Pay your fine online via fines.gouv.fr
Ministry of Finance
Mobile App
Download the “Fines.govt” app on Google Play or App Store.
Prepare the payment card presented on the notice of violation and your credit card.
Phone
Prepare the payment card presented on the notice of violation and your credit card.
Who shall I contact
Call centre to pay fine by phone
Phone
0811 10 10 10
24 hours a day.
(0,05 €/min + price of a normal call)
By mail
Send a bank check to the Treasury.
Attach the payment card on the notice of violation.
In an authorised buralist
Meet with a certified buralist.
Prepare the payment card on the notice of violation.
You can pay the fine by any means accepted by the buralist (credit card, cash, check, stamp-fine dematerialised).
At a public finance centre
Meet at the counter of a public finance centre.
Prepare the payment card on the notice of violation.
You can pay in cash, by check or by credit card.
Cash payment is limited to €300.
Who shall I contact
You must pay the flat fine in 45 days from the date of the notice of violation.
This 45-day time limit changes to 60 days in case of payment.
If you do not pay on time, you will receive a notice of assessment.
This means that the amount of the fine increases due to delay.
- For a fine of €35 (unsatisfactory and inconvenient parking), the amount is €75.
It is reduced to €60 if you pay in 30 days after the date of despatch of the notice (45 days in case of telemarketing). - For a fine of €135 (parking very inconvenient and dangerous), the amount goes to €375.
It is reduced to €300 if you pay in 30 days after the date of despatch of the notice (45 days in case of telemarketing).
You have several ways to pay the increased lump sum fine :
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On the Internet
Prepare payment card present on the notice of assessment and your bank card.
Pay your fine online via fines.gouv.fr
Ministry of Finance
Mobile App
Download the application “Fines.govt” on Google Play or App Store.
Prepare payment card present on the notice of assessment and your bank card.
Phone
Prepare payment card present on the notice of assessment and your bank card.
Who shall I contact
Call centre to pay fine by phone
Phone
0811 10 10 10
24 hours a day.
(0,05 €/min + price of a normal call)
By mail
Send a bank check to the Treasury.
Attach payment card on the notice of assessment of monetary penalty.
In an authorised buralist
Meet with a certified buralist.
Prepare payment card on the notice of assessment of monetary penalty.
You can pay the fine by any means accepted by the buralist
At a public finance centre
Meet at the counter of a public finance centre.
Prepare payment card on the notice of contravention.
You can pay in cash, by check or by credit card.
Cash payment is limited to €300.
Who shall I contact
If you do not pay the increased lump sum fine, the Treasury commits a procedure contentious to get payment.
If you have difficulty paying a standard fine plus, you can request a payment deadline or graceful discount.
You must send your request to public accounts.
Your request must be motivated : explain why you need time to pay or a discount.
If he or she considers the request to be justified, the Public Treasury Accountant may grant you payment period, or graceful discount partial or total (if necessary by applying a 20 % reduction).
Who shall I contact
Flat fine
You 45 days to contest, online or by mail, from the date of sending of the notice of violation.
You don't have to pay logging to challenge the fine.
On the Internet
You can do your approach online on the website of theANTAI :
Flat fine notice: online protest
Ministry of the Interior
Use to challenge a flat-rate or increased flat-rate fine online or to designate another person.
Attention: you can no longer contest whether you paid the fine. Indeed, paying the fine means that you acknowledge having committed an offence.
By mail
Complete exemption request form attached to the notice of contravention.
Attach the following documents to the form:
- Free Paper Letter outlining your reasons for protest
- Original of your Notice of Violation
Follow the conditions of despatch that are indicated on the notice of violation: sending by letter RAR , address where to send documents.
Increased flat fine
You 3 months to contest, online or by mail, from the date of sending of the notice of increased flat-rate fine.
You don't have to pay logging to challenge the fine.
On the Internet
You can do your approach online on the website of theANTAI :
Flat fine notice: online protest
Ministry of the Interior
Use to challenge a flat-rate or increased flat-rate fine online or to designate another person.
Attention: you can no longer contest whether you paid the fine. Indeed, paying the fine means that you acknowledge having committed an offence.
By mail
Complete claim form attached to your notice of increased lump sum fine.
Attach the following documents to the form:
- Free Paper Letter outlining your reasons for protest
- Original of your notice of assessment
Meet the shipping conditions that are indicated on the notice of increased lump sum fine: sent by letter RAR , address where to send documents.
You will receive a reply to your complaint by mail.
Officer of the public prosecution may one of the following 3 decisions :
- Declare your protest irrelevant. For example, because you did not attach the notice.
- Withdraw all prosecution and proceed the offence
- Decide sue you before the judge. You will receive a summons to present your challenge to a judge.
You follow your folder online infringement:
Check your infringement file
Ministry of the Interior