The Brittany-based National Center for Traffic Infringements in Rennes is busy: almost 40 million penalty notices were sent to French motorists last year alone, a number that has risen sharply with the increase in the number of automatic speed cameras nationally. territory

A large quantity of paper and envelopes which are about to disappear, in accordance with the action of the French administration of dematerialization of documentswith the guarantee of significant savings for the state: indeed, from next year Violation notices will be sent by email to the holder of a gray card.

Paperless tickets: how does it work?

The principle is not new: indeed, ANTAI (National Agency for Automated Offense Processing) sends some notice of violation in electronic formcalled e-COA. This is a digital PDF version of the paper fine notice we previously received by mail.

In practice, the recipient of an e-ACO receives an email indicating that they have been notified of a traffic violation. Then he has 7 days to review the file : after this deadline, a paper copy of the fine will be sent to him by mail. Similar to paper notices, fine payments and appeals can be made online.

[Sécurité routière] 🚗
As in other Breton departments, in #Morbian from Monday 24 August 2020 to combat speeding
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— Prefect of Morbihan 🇫🇷🇪🇺 (@Prefet56) August 22, 2020

How are email addresses collected?

The email addresses owners of registration certificates (or gray cards) are notified when applying for vehicle registration at the National Agency for Document Protection (ANDSP). They may also be collected by a police agent as part of creating an electronic record during an intercept verbalization or reported during an offender report.

However, this can create a problem for obtaining an e-ACO if this information is incorrect or not kept up to date: however, ANTS is preparing an online service for update personal information and therefore his e-mail address, just as, for example, a change of postal address.

Tons of paper saved

Last year, ANTAI sent more than 2 million Electronic Penalty Notices (e-ACOs). This only represents about 5% of the fines actually sent to users, but submission of electronic ACOs will be generalized from spring 2023.

Dematerialization of fine notices will be synonymoussignificant savings for the state to no longer have to bear the costs of printing, paper, envelopes and postage for certificates of authenticity sent by post. Although these savings have not been formally quantified, they should be representative several million euros per year.

#Traffic safety
🚗 Speeding accounts for 1/4 of fatal accidents on French roads.
3️⃣ good reasons to slow down ⤵️
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– Prefect Var (@Prefect83) April 14, 2021