Driving in Germany

Speed Limits in Germany:

Paragraph §3 of the German Road Traffic Act (Straßenverkehrsordnung) applies the following speed limits (if not posted otherwise) for vehicles:

• Inside of cities: 50 km/h
• Outside of cities: 100 km/h
• Recommended speed on express highways: 130 km/h

Please note that some countries within Europe have different speed limits!

Fines in Germany:

Speeding and other violations of the German Road Traffic Act (Straßenverkehrsordnung) might lead to fines and penalty points in the Central Register of Traffic Offenders. For example exceeding the speed limit by 31 km/h in a car inside a city in Germany means:

• 100 € fine
• 3 points on your driving record

• 1 month suspension of driver's license

Fines for speeding inside of cities:

Speeding in km/h	EURO	Points	Driving ban
up to 10	15
11-15	25
16-20	35
21-25	50	1
26-30	60	3
31-40	100	3	1 month
41-50	125	4	1 month
51-60	175	4	2 months
61-70	300	4	3 months
over 70	425	4	3 months

Fines for speeding outside of cities:

Speeding in km/h	EURO	Points	Driving ban
up to 10	10
11-15	20
16-20	30
21-25	40	1
26-30	50	3
31-40	75	3
41-50	100	3	1 month
51-60	150	4	1 month
61-70	275	4	2 months
over 70	375	4	3 months

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Status November 2010