defesa
Published 4 November 2026, 18:37
defesa (objection in an offence case)
A written response to the report: you set out what happened and ask for the case to be dropped or the penalty reduced. It must be submitted within 15 working days of the day you were notified, in Portuguese, with the report number and your signature; the ready-made form is F305. You can name up to three witnesses.
Where you come across it. You disagree with a fine for speeding, parking or any other traffic offence.
It is submitted not to whoever wrote the report but to whoever makes the decision: for minor parking offences that is the municipality, otherwise ANSR. The address is on the notice itself. There will be no separate hearing, so put everything you want to say in writing from the start.
Official website: ansr.pt/contraordenacoes/formularios