“They told me that I have two fines, I don’t know where, because I don’t even have a vehicle”says Maiker Bienvenido Peralta, one of the citizens who complained about the alleged phantom fines that the General Directorate of Security, Transit and Land Transport (Digesett), denounces that it is not new in the country.
And it is that there have been several cases of citizens who come to manage their driver’s license, however, they cannot do it because they have to pay an inspection about which they have no idea how and why they registered it.
Roberto Cuevas Pérez told The Report with Alicia Ortega that he has never had a car, so he does not understand the reasons for his penalty fee.
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However, there are others, such as the case of Guevara Pérez, who admit having committed traffic violations but not the amount they want to charge.
Edward Feliz, retired officer of the National Policewas not driving and did not have a vehicle in his name when he went to get his license and showed up with three traffic tickets.
«By the date you realize that they do it randomly»Happy assured.
The veteran journalist specifies that in August 2015 the same scene of people who appreciate phantom contraventions worked. At that time, the Director of Communications of the digestettthe colonel Diego Pesqueiraadmitted that people who have never had vehicles but appear with registered fines appeared in their system.
Many of the citizens have chosen to pay the fines in order to have their driver’s license for the first time. To all this, the pensioner of the Police, complained that “This is about abuse.” Meanwhile, others told El Informe that they have not been able to renew their license due to the number of fines awarded, as in the case of Cuevas Pérez, who appears with 21 infractionswhich make an approximate of 23 thousand pesos.
Despite this, the Digesett says that many are unaware of the infractions even if the agent does not stop him.
In addition, indicates the entity, some citizens “They deny the existence of the infractions committed because they deny the fines, because they seek to evade payments or that the prosecutors reduce the amountsyou«.
