Penalties for speeding offences (except heavy vehicles)
The penalties for full licence holders caught speeding are:
|
Exceeding the speed limit |
Penalty (as at 1 July 2017) |
Demerit points |
Automatic licence suspension |
|---|---|---|---|
|
By less than 10 km/h |
$198 |
1 |
|
|
10 km/h–24 km/h |
$317 |
3 |
|
|
25 km/h–29 km/h |
$436 |
4 |
1 month |
|
30 km/h–34 km/h |
$515 |
4 |
1 month |
|
35 km/h–39 km/h |
$595 |
6 |
6 months |
|
40 km/h–44 km/h |
$674 |
6 |
6 months |
|
By 45 km/h or more |
$793 |
8 |
12 months |
Penalties for speeding offences - heavy vehicles
The penalties for full licence holders caught speeding in a heavy vehicle are:
|
Exceeding the speed limit |
Penalty (as at 1 July 2017) |
Demerit points |
Automatic licence suspension |
|---|---|---|---|
|
By less than 10 km/h |
$277 |
1 |
|
|
10 km/h–14 km/h |
$436 |
3 |
|
|
15 km/h-24 km/h |
$634 |
3 |
|
|
25 km/h–29 km/h |
$872 |
4 |
1 month |
|
30 km/h–34 km/h |
$1110 |
4 |
1 month |
|
35 km/h–39 km/h |
$1348 |
6 |
6 months |
|
40 km/h–44 km/h |
$1586 |
6 |
6 months |
|
By 45 km/h or more |
$1824 |
8 |
12 months |
What is a heavy vehicle?
Heavy vehicle speeding penalties apply to:
- a vehicle with a maximum loaded weight (GVM) exceeding 4.5 tonnes
- a vehicle including any trailers being towed with a maximum loaded weight (GCM) exceeding 14.5 tonnes
- a bus with more than 12 seats.
Red light camera offences
Failing to obey traffic lights, both red light and red light arrow, incurs a penalty of $396 and three demerit points.
Unregistered vehicle offences
Driving an unregistered vehicle incurs a penalty of $793.
Penalties for corporations
Companies are required to nominate the driver responsible for any operator onus offences (such as speeding, red light and level crossing offences) committed in a company vehicle.
If the company fails to nominate a driver, it is liable to pay a penalty of $3171.
Once nominated, the fine is reissued to the driver at the amount relevant to the offence (for example: $198 for full licence holders caught speeding by less than 10km/h).
Demerit points
Demerit points range from 1 to 10 depending on the seriousness of the offence. They accumulate and remain valid for 3 years. Visit the VicRoads website (External link) for more information on demerit points.