Fines that can hurt your wallet.
In the Paris metro, many civic rules must be respected under penalty of receiving a fine.
Inès, 23, paid the price on the evening of Tuesday March 5 after taking
a prohibited direction
in a controlled zone in the corridors of Gare de Lyon leading from line 14 to the RER A and D. The young woman was assigned a fine of 25 euros from RATP agents.
Although the “no passage” signs are clearly visible, some users do not hesitate to use these passages with a feeling of impunity.
However, when the area is controlled, the agents impose fines of 25 euros on people who do not respect this rule, when the fine is paid directly to the control agent.
The fine is 55 euros if paid within 20 days and it increases to 75 euros if paid within 90 days.
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Other actions that may seem trivial are also punishable.
This is the case when we
forgets an object
, with a fine of 150 euros if paid on site, 180 euros if paid within 20 days and 200 euros if paid within 90 days.
The sanction is the same for anyone caught damaging
or
using a
sound instrument without authorization
.
Obvious drunkenness can cost 150 euros
For
dirt
, for example when you place your
feet on the seat
, the fine is 60 euros if it is paid directly.
If the user has a transport ticket, they are prohibited from
passing over a turnstile
, or entering
through a door dedicated to the exit
.
In such a situation the fine is also 60 euros.
If it is no surprise that smoking
(68 euros) or carrying a loaded firearm (150 euros) are punishable, other sanctions for incivility are less obvious.
Obstruction
of ascent or descent
and irregular ascent or descent are punishable by a fine of 150 euros.
Being found in the corridors of the metro in a
state of obvious intoxication
is also punishable by a fine of 150 euros.
Taking photos or videos
in stations, corridors, or inside the metro train without authorization is prohibited and punishable by a fine of 150 euros.
As for people who telephone in a metro train or in their living room,
disturbing the peace
is penalized with 60 euros.
While it may be hard to believe, collecting or
begging
are prohibited on the Paris metro and can cost 150 euros.
The same applies to the dissemination or
distribution of leaflets
, acts punishable by a fine of 150 euros.