I had a ticket (I'm a previous poster at the start of the thread), so I contacted my friends who live on the island of Mallorca. They paid the ticket for me, using their individual Spanish ID number, and I sent them the money via wire transfer. As they are residents on the island, I'm sure they would've said if it was a hoax.

My letter needed to be signed for. The photo (a little 8cm x 6cm black a white image) is shown in the bottom left corner of the letter. It's the make and model of the car I hired, taken from side rear (can't see if anyone's inside, or if it's moving, but I reckon it's on a road). It would appear that if I pay promptly, there's a reduction from €100 to €70. But when I try working through the payment page on Dirección General de Tráfico I don't know what info is needed. For instance, on this page: https://apl.dgt.es/WEB_Sanciones/jsp/sincertificado/identificacionPagador.jsf It asks for either a NIF, NIE, or CIF number. Where's that on the form? I can't see it. And yes, how strange that the page suddenly changes from Spanish to English! Here's the page that leads to the one above: Dirección General de Tráfico : Trámites y Multas: JEFATURA VIRTUAL : ¿Alguna Multa? : Pago de la multa Notice how it's in Spanish, as is everything else on the site leading up to the payment page. I think the best thing to do is scan it and send it to a Spanish embassy. Looks dodgy to me. David

That's a coincidence. I just received a call from my house saying there's a registered letter from Spain waiting for me. I asked for it to be opened, and it's a speeding fine from Menorca, saying something about 70kmph in a 50 zone, and asking for €100. Where did you hire your car from? I hired a Chevrolet Matiz from a small hire shop in Cala Galdana. Had it for about four days I think, back in May 2009. Confused.