Cashing in on drivers

“Zupf di” continues to cash in despite court ban

Wrong turn? In some cases you have to pay for it. But it depends on where . . .(Bild: zVg und beim bild ©spuno – stock.adobe.com Krone KREATIV,)

You are driving to a foreign region. Oops - you've taken a wrong turn. You turn around at the next opportunity. A week later, you receive a letter with a hefty fine. These cases are becoming more frequent. The company that sent out demands for payment with the threat of legal action for disturbance of possession continues to do so, even though it has lost twice in court. Here's the full story.

With five domains, from zupfdi.at to schleichdi.at, a company has developed a business model to collect money for alleged wrong parking or driving on private property. The "Krone" reported: With photos of installed cameras in the insert, drivers were sent written requests for payment - due to repeated offenses of 399 euros each, a man from Wolkersdorf was even supposed to pay almost 1600 euros.