Hungary fines 730,000+ motorists for driving without vignette
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NUSZ, the company that operates Hungaryʼs motorway toll system, fined 731,000 motorists a combined total of almost HUF 5.8 bln for driving without a vignette last year, CEO Tibor Börzsei said today, according to MTI, the Hungarian wire service.
The number of fines was up 42% from 2015, while the value of the fines increased 13%, Börzsei said. NUSZ carried out 303 million checks of vehicles last year, up 46%.
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