Traffic Fines in Georgia: How to Check Them, How Much to Pay, and What Happens If You Don't
How to check traffic fines in Georgia on videos.police.ge and protocols.ge: a step-by-step guide for tourists and car renters.
Traffic fines in Georgia are tied to the license plate and stay in the database even after you have left the country. Checking them takes a couple of minutes on two Ministry of Internal Affairs websites. If there is a fine, you can pay it remotely too, with no trip to the police or a bank.
Why it is worth checking before you leave Georgia
Violations are recorded in two ways: patrol officers on the road, and cameras on the main highways and at city entrances. Both kinds end up in the same database, keyed to the car's plate, Georgian or foreign.
If a fine goes unpaid:
- after 30 days the amount doubles
- after 60 days it triples
- on your next entry the debt surfaces at the border and can grow 8β10 times over, plus the risk of trouble crossing
The Ministry of Internal Affairs does not mail paper notices to foreign addresses. An SMS arrives only if a Georgian phone number is linked to the car. So the dependable way to learn about a fine is to check online yourself.
Site 1 β videos.police.ge: fines from traffic cameras
The ministry portal shows violations caught by speed cameras and other video surveillance systems.
How to check:
- Open videos.police.ge
- Choose a language: English is available
- Enter the car's plate number (no spaces, Latin characters)
- If there is a fine, the system shows the date, the place, the amount, and the protocol number
Important: the site may fail to open from outside Georgia. If the page will not load, use a VPN with a Georgian server, or open the site on a Georgian SIM card.
Site 2 β protocols.ge: fines from the patrol police
protocols.ge holds the tickets an officer wrote out in person on the road.
How to check:
- Open protocols.ge
- Enter the protocol number (from the paper ticket the officer gave you) and the car's plate number
- Cars with Georgian plates can also be looked up by vehicle registration certificate number
- For foreign plates you need the protocol number plus plate number combination
Important: protocols.ge may also fail to open from outside Georgia. Same fix: a VPN with a Georgian server, or a Georgian SIM card.
If an officer issued a fine and you lost the ticket, try both sites by plate number. A protocol sometimes appears in the database with a delay of 1β2 days.
Current fine amounts: what changed on May 1, 2026
Amendments to the Code of Administrative Offences took effect on May 1, 2026. Amounts roughly doubled on average, and rose more sharply under some articles.
| Violation | Fine |
|---|---|
| Speeding by 15β40 km/h | 100 GEL |
| Improper overtaking | 100 GEL |
| Phone at the wheel | 50 GEL |
| Seatbelt not fastened | 50 GEL |
| Parking on the pavement (major cities) | 100 GEL |
| Driving on the pavement | 200 GEL |
| Drifting | 500 GEL |
100 GEL is about 35β37 USD. The fines themselves are not large; the unpleasant part is finding out about them once you are already home.
How to pay a fine online
To pay you need the protocol number: from the ticket, or from the police database.
Straight on the ministry sites:
- videos.police.ge: you found the fine, the payment button is right there
- protocols.ge: you found the protocol, you pay in one step
Third-party platforms:
- bogpay.ge: Bank of Georgia online banking, works without a Georgian card
- tbcpay.ge: TBC Pay, no registration
- pay.ge: a universal payment platform
Offline: TBC Pay and BOG terminals stand in most supermarkets, shopping centres and pharmacies across Georgia. They take cash in lari.
The 20% discount, if you pay quickly
Camera violations carry a 20% discount if you pay within 10 days of the recording. The discount is calculated for you: pay on time and the system charges the smaller amount.
Fines written by patrol officers by hand come with no discount, but no late interest accrues either until the 30-day deadline passes.
If you are driving a rental car
On a rental, the fine sits on the car's plate, which means the police database registers it to the rental company. Most companies in Georgia will help you sort it out: they will show you how to find the protocol, explain the steps, or pay on their own behalf and take reimbursement afterwards.
Ignoring it will not work anyway. If a renter does not pay and does not answer, the company can transfer the protocol to the individual, and the debt stays with you. Given the doubling after 30 days and the 8β10 times growth on your next entry, closing it right away is simpler.
At MY.DRIVE we talk about this before the rental: no hidden fees for "fine handling", only the amount on the protocol. If you already have a fine and want to deal with it now, support can check the database and tell you how to pay.
Also for drivers: our journal and the FAQ.
In short
Before you leave, open videos.police.ge (cameras) and protocols.ge (patrol). If there is a fine, pay within 10 days for the 20% discount.
