Traffic fines in Georgia 2026: how to check and pay, Tbilisi parking and Batumi parking

In short

Where to check police fines

Interior Ministry tickets and decisions are posted on police.ge under Services → Published fine receipts (Code of Administrative Offences, art. 268¹). Camera fines are searched by plate number or by personal number, surname and date of birth, and show the ticket number, date and place, article, amount and deadline. Patrol officers’ tickets are found by personal number, document number and date of birth, or by ticket number plus document number. The evidence of the offence is on videos.police.ge.

Deadline and the 20 % discount

A fine is paid within 30 days of delivery of the ticket or decision (Code of Administrative Offences, art. 290). Pay a police fine within 10 calendar days of the text message or of the ticket appearing on the ministry’s website and it is 20 % less (art. 268¹, in force since 1 May 2025). City Hall parking fines issued in your absence or by camera get the same discount within 10 calendar days of the text message or of the ticket being issued (art. 290⁵). No discount for decisions made on appeal.

If you don’t pay

After 30 days a surcharge is added: for speeding, red lights, seat belts and phones it is double the fine, capped at 500 GEL (Code of Administrative Offences, arts. 118¹, 118², 125). A patrol officer’s ticket: another 30 days to pay with the surcharge, then a 6-month licence suspension (art. 290 part 1¹). A camera fine: no suspension, but 30 days after the surcharge the car is sold if the liable person owns it; otherwise the debt is recovered from income or property (art. 290¹ part 4, art. 291). Parking: the surcharge is double the fine in Tbilisi and 150 GEL in Batumi, followed 30 days later by enforcement — in Batumi, the sale of the car (arts. 125², 125³).

Cameras: who gets the fine

The person in the vehicle’s registration data — the one the registration certificate was last issued to; with leasing, the lessee (Code of Administrative Offences, art. 290¹ part 1). If the ministry has your phone number, you get a text message; not paid within 10 calendar days — a copy is posted to the registered address (art. 268¹). Foreign-plated car: the fine is payable by whoever brought it into Georgia; the ticket is posted on police.ge and counts as delivered on the 30th day (art. 290¹ parts 7–8).

Speeding and red lights

Since 26 June 2026: 15–30 km/h over the limit — 50 GEL, 30–50 km/h — 100 GEL, more than 50 km/h — 300 GEL (art. 125 parts 1, 1¹, 1²). Average speed between two cameras on a stretch of road also counts. Speeding that creates an emergency costs 400 GEL, and one causing minor damage or injury 600 GEL. Running a red light or a traffic officer’s stop signal — 100 GEL, or 200 GEL if it creates an emergency or a jam (art. 125 parts 7, 9²).

Seat belt, phone, alcohol

Driver or front passenger unbelted — 50 GEL for the driver; using a phone while driving — 50 GEL (arts. 118¹, 118², from 1 May 2026). Drink-driving at 0.3–0.7 per mille suspends the licence for 6 months; over 0.7 or refusing a test — for 1 year (art. 116). Since 17 December 2025 a licence suspended for drink-driving can no longer be bought back early (Law No. 1343).

Where you can’t park

Ignoring “No stopping” or “No parking” signs or other parking rules — 10 GEL, or 50 GEL in Tbilisi, Batumi, Kutaisi, Rustavi, Mtskheta, Gori, Telavi, Poti, Zugdidi, Akhaltsikhe, Ozurgeti and resorts. On a pavement or crossing — 100 GEL in those cities, 10 GEL elsewhere; at a fire hydrant (sign 3.34, 3.5 m around it) — 200 GEL (art. 125, from 1 May 2026).

Tbilisi parking

Zonal hourly parking: zone A 1 GEL an hour, B 2 GEL, C 3 GEL, first 15 minutes free (City Council decision No. 42-40). Ordinary paid parking works with a pass: a week 4 GEL, six months 25 GEL, a year 50 GEL; it does not cover the zonal fee. Fully electric cars over 4 kW are exempt (decisions No. 33-99 and No. 42-40). Unpaid parking — 50 GEL, towing — 150 GEL (art. 125²; parking.tbilisi.gov.ge).

Batumi parking

Passes for general spaces: a day 10 GEL, 7 days 20 GEL, 30 days 30 GEL, 182 days 45 GEL, a year 60 GEL (Batumi City Council decision No. 15, 2020; batumitransport.ge). Metered spaces: up to an hour 0.5 GEL, up to 2 hours 1 GEL, each further hour 1 GEL; seven car parks, including Tbilisi Square, charge 1 GEL an hour (decision No. 15 of 27 April 2021). Unpaid — 50 GEL, pavement — 100 GEL, fire hydrant — 200 GEL, late-payment surcharge — 150 GEL (art. 125³). Check fines on inspection.batumi.gov.ge.