Receiving a traffic ticket can be one of the most annoying aspects for a driver. Even more so if the fine—in addition to having a financial penalty—has a loss of points on the driving license. But would you know how to distinguish a fake traffic ticket from a completely legal one? Technology and information are at our disposal to help us verify the authenticity and veracity of a fine. Below, we give you a series of tricks that you can follow to know if a traffic ticket is fake.

If the three points stated above are met, the fine is legal and you will have to comply with the sanction that has been imposed on you. Of course, remember that if you are not the person who was driving at the time of the fine, you must identify the driver in question so that he or she can assume the penalty imposed.