contraordenação
Published 4 November 2026, 03:07
contraordenação rodoviária
An administrative offence and the fine for it: speeding, parking, an overdue MOT. The letter goes to the address in the vehicle database. There is usually a discount for paying promptly, and a period in which you can contest the fine.
Where you come across it. By letter, weeks after the offence.
If the address in the database is out of date, the letter will go to the wrong place, but the time limit for paying and appealing still runs.