Traffic Stops & Fines
Bli stoppad, fortkörning, indraget körkort — the conversation nobody wants to have.
The traffic stop in full: ordningsbot versus dagsböter, nolltolerans, spärrtid arithmetic — så det är enklare att köra vettigt.
- 1
bli stoppad av polisen
to be pulled over
Tip: lit. 'be stopped by the police'.
- 2
fortkörning
speeding
Tip: lit. 'fast driving'.
- 3
vet du hur fort du körde?
do you know how fast you were going?
Tip: lit. the same.
- 4
körkort, tack
licence and registration, please
Tip: lit. 'driving licence, please' — Sweden checks the register digitally.
- 5
böter
a fine
Tip: lit. the same — always plural in Swedish.
- 6
ordningsbot
a fixed penalty
Tip: lit. 'order fine' — issued on the spot.
- 7
dagsböter
day fines
Tip: lit. the same — scaled to your income.
- 8
få körkortet indraget
to have your licence suspended
Tip: lit. 'get the licence pulled in'.
- 9
en varning istället
a warning instead
Tip: lit. the same — rare, but it happens.
- 10
trettio över gränsen
thirty over the limit
Tip: lit. the same — and you lose the licence.
- 11
fartkameran blixtrade
a speed camera flashed
Tip: lit. the same.
- 12
brevet kommer flera veckor senare
the letter arrives weeks later
Tip: lit. the same.
- 13
erkänna förseelsen
to admit the offence
Tip: lit. the same.
- 14
bestrida boten
to contest it
Tip: lit. 'contest the fine'.
- 15
det går till domstol
it goes to court
Tip: lit. the same.
- 16
ett utandningsprov
an alcohol test
Tip: lit. 'a breath test' — routine at any stop.
- 17
nolltolerans
zero tolerance
Tip: lit. the same — 0.2 per mille is the Swedish limit.
- 18
rattfylleri
drink driving
Tip: lit. 'steering-wheel drunkenness'.
- 19
mobilen i handen
a mobile phone in your hand
Tip: lit. the same — illegal while driving.
- 20
utan bälte
no seat belt
Tip: lit. the same.
- 21
en poliskontroll
a checkpoint
Tip: lit. 'a police check'.
- 22
vara artig och säga lite
to be polite and say nothing
Tip: lit. 'be polite and say little' — the standard advice.
- 23
jag såg inte skylten
I didn't see the sign
Tip: lit. the same — never works.
- 24
jag följde trafikrytmen
I was going with the traffic
Tip: lit. 'I followed the traffic rhythm' — also never works.
- 25
lära sig en dyr läxa
to learn an expensive lesson
Tip: lit. the same.
- 26
köra långsammare efteråt
to drive slower afterwards
Tip: lit. the same — for about a week.
- 27
hastighetsgränsen finns av en anledning
the speed limit is there for a reason
Tip: lit. the same.
- 28
en rutinkontroll
a routine check
Tip: lit. the same.
- 29
kör in här
please pull over here
Tip: lit. the same.
- 30
stäng av motorn
switch the engine off
Tip: lit. the same.
- 31
blås här
blow into this
Tip: lit. the same — routine at any stop.
- 32
provet är rent
the reading is clean
Tip: lit. the same.
- 33
du får köra vidare
you may drive on
Tip: lit. the same.
- 34
trevlig resa
have a good journey
Tip: lit. the same — how it usually ends.
- 35
böter på plats
a fine on the spot
Tip: lit. the same.
- 36
godkänna boten
to accept the fine
Tip: lit. the same — signing means admitting.
- 37
eller vägra och bestrida
or to refuse and contest
Tip: lit. the same.
- 38
då beslutar en åklagare
a prosecutor decides then
Tip: lit. the same.
- 39
dagsböter beror på inkomst
day fines depend on income
Tip: lit. the same — genuinely progressive.
- 40
antalet och beloppet
the number and the amount
Tip: lit. the same — two separate figures.
- 41
fyrtio dagsböter à femhundra
forty day fines of five hundred
Tip: lit. the same.
- 42
spärrtid två månader
a suspension of two months
Tip: lit. 'blocking time two months'.
- 43
eller tolv vid grova brott
or twelve, for serious offences
Tip: lit. the same.
- 44
en varning istället, om man har tur
a warning instead, if you're lucky
Tip: lit. the same.
- 45
göra om proven efter lång spärrtid
to retake the test after a long ban
Tip: lit. the same.
- 46
vilket är dyrt och långsamt
which is expensive and slow
Tip: lit. the same.
- 47
så det är enklare att köra vettigt
so it's simpler to drive properly
Tip: lit. the same.