Can you be fined for not signing insurance vignette?

I received an email warning that you can be fined €180 if you have not signed the insurance sticker attached to the inside of the car window. Is this true?

Oliver Rowland

Published Thursday 16 December 2021 - 10:33 Modified Thursday 16 December 2021 - 10:33

NO, THIS is an internet hoax. The only legal requirement is to place the vignette sticker in the bottom-right of the windscreen, with the front part visible from outside.

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