Posts tagged Fines from the Learn Dutch For Expats team.
Holding your phone while cycling in the Netherlands is illegal, and the fine is steep. Here is the rule, the 2026 amount, the exceptions, and how to stay legal.
An OV fine can come from a forgotten check-out or an unstopped student travel product. Here is what triggers an OV-boete, the DUO trap, and how to contest it.
A speed camera flash means a CJIB fine in the post. Here is what the Dutch beschikking means, how the 6-week bezwaar window works, and how to pay or contest it.
A stern official Dutch letter that's a fine? It's from the CJIB. Here is how Dutch traffic fines work, how to pay, how to object, and why you must not ignore it.