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Speeding Fines in France
You may be a French citizen, an EU citizen or someone from Mars, speeding is punishable by law here and having a French or EU driving licence or driving a vehicle with French driving plates, will make no difference at all to the outcome.
Speeding Fine Penalties
You are arrested by the police or gendarmerie for moderate speeding. Fine to be paid on the spot. Points lost if French driving licence.
You are arrested by the police or gendarmerie for more serious speeding (in excess of 50km/h). Fine to be paid, licence confiscated, vehicle might be impounded.
You are caught speeding by a speed camera but not arrested with a foreign registered car. You are not likely to ever have to pay the fine, except if you are from Luxembourg. For now.
Speeding Fine Amounts
Speeding by less than 20 km/h (12 mph)
Fine (0) : €68
Licence points loss : 1 point
Licence suspension : none
if however the speed limit is lower than 50 km/h (31 mph)
Fine (1) : €135
Licence points loss : 1 point
Licence suspension : none
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Speeding between 20 km/h and 30 km/h (12 mph to 19 mph)
Fine (1) : €135
Licence points loss: 2 points
Licence suspension (2) : none
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Speeding between 30 km/h and 40 km/h (19 mph to 25 mph)
Fine (1) : €135
License points loss: 3 points
License suspension (2) : 3 years
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Speeding between 40 km/h and 50 km/h (25 mph to 31 mph)
Fine (1) : €135
License points loss: 4 points
License suspension (2) : 3 years
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Speeding by more than 50 km/h (31 mph)
Fine (2) : €1500
License points loss: 6 points
License suspension (2) : 3 years
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Second offence speeding by more than 50 km/h (31 mph)
Jail (2) : 3 months
Fine (2) : €3750
License points loss: 6 points
License suspension (2) : 3 years
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(0) The fine is €68, however if paid in less than 15 days it is €45, and if paid in more than 45 days it is €180. The maximum possible being €450 if it goes to court.
(1) The fine is €135, however if paid in less than 15 days it is €90, and if paid in more than 45 days it is €375. The maximum possible being €750 if it goes to court.
(2) maximum.
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