Germany just announced a new catalog of fines in road traffic: That is changing
The Federal Council decided on Friday higher fines for speeding and parking offenses, which will apply from November 2021 at the earliest. Read more below.
- Overview of the changes speeding offenders and parking offenders can expect
- 70 instead of 35 euros for 20 km / h too much in urban areas
- Speed violations: Current and future fines for cars / motorcycles
- Higher fines for parking offenders
- Penalties for anyone who endangers pedestrians
- Rescue alley: Violations are punished more severely
Overview of the changes speeding offenders and parking offenders can expect
Which will cost significantly more in the future.
- Speed violations will become more expensive, but driving ban limits will remain unchanged
- Fines for wrongly parking and stopping in the second row are increasing noticeably
- Anyone who does not form an emergency lane will be banned from driving in the future
After a long struggle between the Ministry of Transport and the federal states, the Federal Council has decided to make changes to the catalog of fines : In the future, speed offenders, parking offenders and drivers who use an emergency lane to get ahead more quickly will be asked to pay much more.
The driving ban limits remain unchanged in the event of speed violations. It will probably take a few weeks before the new ordinance comes into force after the Federal Council’s decision. An overview of what will apply until then and what drivers can expect from the new catalog of fines.
70 instead of 35 euros for 20 km / h too much in urban areas
It will be significantly more expensive for those who drive too fast: The warning fines for exceeding 16 to 20 km / h will be doubled with the new catalog of fines. In urban areas, they rise from 35 to 70 euros, and in urban areas from 30 to 60 euros. However, as before, points in Flensburg are only awarded too fast from 21 km / h.
Are much more severely punished Raser : Who h about 91 km / instead of the permitted 50 km / h in town driving and soon pays at least 400 held today 200 euros.
With the driving ban, everything stays as it is. Motorists are already threatened with driving too much at 31 km / h in urban areas and 41 km / h outside of urban areas or if they are repeatedly more than 25 km / h too fast to be banned from driving.
Speed violations: Current and future fines for cars / motorcycles
Within town
| Tempo violation km / h | Current Fines in Euro | Future Fines in Euro | Points | Driving ban in months |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bis 10 | 15 | 30 | – | – |
| 11 – 15 | 25 | 50 | – | – |
| 16 – 20 | 35 | 70 | – | – |
| 21 – 25 | 80 | 115 | 1 | – |
| 26 – 30 | 100 | 180 | 1 | 1¹ |
| 31 – 40 | 160 | 260 | 2 | 1 |
| 41 – 50 | 200 | 400 | 2 | 1 |
| 51 – 60 | 280 | 560 | 2 | 2 |
| 61 – 70 | 480 | 700 | 2 | 3 |
| über 70 | 680 | 800 | 2 | 3 |
Out of town
| Tempo violation km / h | Current Fines in Euro | Future fines in Euro | Points | Driving ban in months |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bis 10 | 10 | 20 | – | – |
| 11 – 15 | 20 | 40 | – | – |
| 16 – 20 | 30 | 60 | – | – |
| 21 – 25 | 70 | 100 | 1 | – |
| 26 – 30 | 80 | 150 | 1 | 1¹ |
| 31 – 40 | 120 | 200 | 1 | 1¹ |
| 41 – 50 | 160 | 320 | 2 | 1 |
| 51 – 60 | 240 | 480 | 2 | 1 |
| 61 – 70 | 440 | 600 | 2 | 2 |
| über 70 | 600 | 700 | 2 | 3 |
Higher fines for parking offenders
Normal parking violations get a little more expensive. For example, if you park your car when there is no stopping or parking, you will pay 25 instead of the current 15 euros in the future. If you are disabled for more than an hour, it will be 50 instead of 35 euros in the future. It will also be more expensive for those who park unauthorized in a parking space for the disabled. That will soon cost 55 instead of 35 euros.
The parking of fire brigade driveways will be punished with 100 euros and one point in the future if rescue vehicles are obstructed . Anyone who blocks a sidewalk or bike path for more than an hour and thereby hinders others can get it. Fine: 80 euros.
With the new catalog of fines, all those who park or stop in the second row will also be asked to pay more than today. You pay 55 euros. And parking offenders who, for example, hinder cyclists, pay 80 euros and, unlike today, get one point in Flensburg.
WARNING: If you park your car unauthorized in a parking lot for e-cars or car-sharing vehicles, you have to expect a fine of 55 euros.
Parking violations – current fines
| Parking offense | Current fines in Euros |
|---|---|
| Parking ban disregarded | 15 |
| – longer than 1 hour | 25 |
| – longer than 1 hour with disabilities | 35 |
| – with disabilities | 25 |
| Parked in the second row | 20 |
| – with disabilities | 25 |
| – longer than 15 minutes | 30 |
| – longer than 15 minutes with a disability | 35 |
| Parked in the fire brigade driveway | 35 |
| Unauthorized parked in disabled Parking space | 35 |
| Parked inappropriately on the sidewalk and bike path | 20 |
| – with disabilities | 30 |
| – longer than 1 hour | 30 |
| – longer than 1 hour with a disability | 35 |
| Maximum parking time exceeded | |
| – up to 30 minutes | 10 |
| – up to 1 hour | 15 |
| – up to 2 hours | 20 |
| – up to 3 hours | 25 |
| – longer than 3 hours | 30 |
Parking violations – future fines
| Parking offense | Future fines in Euros | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Parking ban disregarded | 25 | – |
| – longer than 1 hour | 40 | – |
| – longer than 1 hour with a disability | 50 | – |
| – with disabilities | 40 | – |
| Parked in the second row | 55 | – |
| – with disabilities | 80 | 1 |
| – at risk | 90 | 1 |
| – with damage to property | 110 | 1 |
| – longer than 15 minutes | 85 | 1 |
| – longer than 15 minutes with a disability | 90 | 1 |
| Parked in the fire brigade driveway | 55 | – |
| – and thereby hindering an emergency vehicle in action | 100 | 1 |
| Unauthorized parked in disabled parking space | 55 | – |
| Parked inappropriately on the sidewalk and bike path | 55 | – |
| – with disabilities | 70 | 1 |
| – at risk | 80 | 1 |
| – with damage to property | 100 | 1 |
| – longer than 1 hour | 70 | 1 |
| – longer than 1 hour with a disability | 80 | 1 |
| Maximum parking time exceeded | ||
| – up to 30 minutes | 20 | – |
| – up to 1 hour | 25 | – |
| – up to 2 hours | 30 | – |
| – up to 3 hours | 35 | – |
| – longer than 3 hours | 40 | – |
Penalties for anyone who endangers pedestrians
Motorists and motorcyclists who do not show consideration for pedestrians when turning and thereby endanger them will be punished more severely in the future. You pay 140 instead of 70 euros, get one point in the Flensburg driving license register and a month’s driving ban. In such cases, cyclists run the risk of 70 euros and one point.
Rescue alley: Violations are punished more severely
200 euros, two points in Flensburg: This is already a threat to anyone who does not form a rescue alley. New: In the future, there will also be a one-month driving ban.
Anyone who comes up with the reckless idea of driving through the emergency lane pays at least 240 euros and collects two points and a month’s driving ban. In both cases, up to 320 euros can be charged if others are hindered or endangered or vehicles are damaged.
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