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Check out Transferwise.
I used it earlier this year to wire money to reserve a pension in Austria.
Transferwise is a good service. I recommend it.
Just check out Transferwise, and it takes both the IBAN and BIC. The fee is lower at $3, compared to XOOM.
I don't know if Transferwise will insist on the German bank name, which I don't have.
Having sent an email to the German police, I might as well wait for their response.
Thanks to Cathy's tip on Iban.com, I knew the German bank name, and decided not to wait for the police to reply to my email.
I went to Transferwise to send money. But it did not ask for the bank name, and in fact displayed it after I put in the IBAN. It did not ask for the BIC however.
But what I like is that it has a memo field where I put in the ticket number for reference. That will make sure Aachen police will match up the money with my citation.
Yep, my money is on the way. Chalk this up to a lesson learned. Next time native drivers tailgate me, they can kiss my a**.
PS. Besides the $3 fee, Transferwise makes money from the exchange rate too. The conversion rate is US$1.20 per euro, compared to the current rate of $1.17. Of course it does not matter for this small fine. Xoom (Paypal) rate is about the same.