If you do not have the means to hire a lawyer specializing in road law in the event of a traffic violation in the European Union, here is an overview of the various fines for speeding in the European Union. some European countries.
In France
French law sets the amount of the fine according to the maximum speed reached. Here is the scale of fines in the different cases:
– 68 euros (reduced to 45 euros and increased to 180 euros) for a speeding violation of less than 20km / h with a speed limit greater than 50km / h
– 135 euros (reduced to 90 euros and increased to 375 euros) for exceeding the authorized speed at 20km / h in an authorized zone at 50km / h and an identical fine for an excess between 20 and 50km / h.
– 1,500 euros in the event of exceeding the authorized speed of 50km / h or more.
In the event of a repeat offense for speeding more than 50 km / h, the fixed fine is 3,750 euros.
In Belgium
In our Belgian neighbors, the regulations are different since the pricing of fines is progressive according to the speeding of the driver.
– 53 euros for a speed limit of 1 to 9 km / h
– 53 euros and a supplement of 11 euros for each km / h (within the limit of 10 km / h) for an excess of 11 to 30 km / h in built-up areas. The supplement is 6 euros per km / h on other roads.
To this is added the payment of a fixed price of between 55 and 2,750 euros to the court following the offense, a possible withdrawal of a license and a forfeiture of the right to drive for up to 5 years.
In Italy
Italian law takes into account two parameters in establishing the fine, namely the speed of the driver and the time of the offense.
– In the event of an excess of less than 10km / h, the penalty varies from 41 to 168 euros between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. and from 54.75 to 224 euros between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m.
– For speeding between 10 and 40 km / h, the fine fluctuates from 168 to 674 euros between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. and from 224 euros to 898.67 euros between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m.
– In the event of a speed exceeding the limit of 40 to 60 km / h, the fine is between 527 and 2,108 euros per day and between 702.67 and 2,810.67 euros at night.
– For an excess greater than 60 km / h, the penalty fluctuates from 821 to 3,287 euros between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m., then from 1094.67 to 4,382.67 euros between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m.
In the Nederlands
The scale of fines depends on the speed and the road used.
– The penalty fluctuates between 45 and 410 euros for speeding in zone 30
– In a zone limited to 50km / h, the fine is between 27 and 325 euros.
– Outside the built-up area, the fine varies between 24 and 309 euros.
– On a motorway limited to 130km / h, the fine is set between 11 and 410 euros.
In Luxembourg
In this country, the tickets are divided into three categories, namely the simple ticket, the serious ticket and the high speed offense. They average between 49 and 145 euros.
In Swiss
The system is based on order fines, which vary between 37.5 and 243.70 euros depending on the degree to which the set speed is exceeded.
In Germany
The amount of fines is different depending on the location. In built-up areas, the price can range from 15 to 680 euros and from 10 to 600 euros outside this delimitation.
In Spain
The pricing of sanctions in Spain varies between 100 and 600 euros. It gradually climbs depending on the location of the speeding, in town or outside town.