How do you pay a parking fine in Sweden?
Bankgiro, the OCR number, paying from abroad and private charges.
Short answer
A parking notice from a municipality or the police is paid to Transportstyrelsen on Bankgiro 5051-6905, and you must enter the OCR or reference number printed on the notice. A private kontrollavgift is paid to the issuer named on the charge.
Why
- Transportstyrelsen gives Bankgiro 5051-6905 and says you must enter the OCR or reference number shown on your parking notice when you pay.
- Transportstyrelsen says that if you use a foreign bank or payment intermediary you should see its page on paying from abroad, and that a payment without the OCR reference may not be allocated.
- Transportstyrelsen says kontrollavgifter are issued on private land by the landowner or a parking company, so you contact the issuer named on the charge instead.
Details
The City of Stockholm also says the fee is paid to Transportstyrelsen, and the registered owner of the car is responsible for paying. Payment is due within eight days, and the first reminder follows later without an extra fee. See parking and fines in Sweden and how a private parking charge works.
Tip
Copy the OCR number exactly, and if you pay from a foreign account, use the details on Transportstyrelsen's page for payments from abroad, where the account must be given in IBAN format.
What may differ
Where a kontrollavgift is concerned, payment goes to the issuer named on it, and for example Parkering Göteborg states 10 days for its own. Payment methods and any contest route are on the charge itself.
Common misconception
You can pay any Swedish parking charge to the municipality or at a parking machine.
What actually happens
A municipal parking notice is paid to Transportstyrelsen, and the City of Stockholm says so too. A private kontrollavgift is paid to the issuer named on it.
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Sources
- Transportstyrelsen: Parking noticeChecked at:
- Transportstyrelsen: Parking ticketsChecked at:
- Transportstyrelsen: Paying from abroadChecked at:
- City of Stockholm: Parking noticeChecked at:
- Parkering Göteborg: Control chargeChecked at:
Prices and fees change, so check Transportstyrelsen and the notice itself before you pay.
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