Fine from Autobahn

[marcusjames]

A friend recently received a fine from a trip to Germany. The fine wasn’t for speeding (160kph on autobahn), but for driving too close to the car in front (25 metres). The requirement is half your speed i.e. 80 metres at 160 kph. He “negotiated” the fine down to Euro 200 by pleading ignorance.

Just a heads-up.

[UltimaCH]

I think the automatic cameras on the autobahns here can also detect tail gating...

[JMGS4]

Marcus, the german system does NOT allow negotiation on a fine, so either your friend is talking bks or you've been misinformed...
€200,- is, under the newest listings, still very cheap, you could well lose your license and be VERY heavily fined!

[Hugo a Gogo]

bei einer Geschwindigkeit bis 80 km/h 25,- EUR,
bei Gefährdung 30,- EUR, bei Sachbeschädigung 35,- EUR

bei über 80 km/h, wenn nicht in Metern weniger als
ein Viertel des Tachowertes 35,- EUR

bei einer Geschwindigkeit von mehr als 80 km/h
weniger als 5/10 des halben Tachowertes 75,- EUR, 1 Punkt
weniger als 4/10 des halben Tachowertes 100,- EUR, 2 Punkte
weniger als 3/10 des halben Tachowertes 160,- EUR, 3 Punkte
(bei mehr als 100 km/h + 1 Monat Fahrverbot)
weniger als 2/10 des halben Tachowertes 240,- EUR, 4 Punkte
(bei mehr als 100 km/h + 2 Monate Fahrverbot)
weniger als 1/10 des halben Tachowertes 320,- EUR, 4 Punkte
(bei mehr als 100 km/h + 3 Monate Fahrverbot)

bei einer Geschwindigkeit von mehr als 130 km/h
weniger als 5/10 des halben Tachowertes 100,- EUR, 2 Punkte
weniger als 4/10 des halben Tachowertes 180,- EUR, 3 Punkte
weniger als 3/10 des halben Tachowertes 240,- EUR, 4 Punkte, 1 Monat Fahrverbot
weniger als 2/10 des halben Tachowertes 320,- EUR, 4 Punkte, 2 Monate Fahrverbot
weniger als 1/10 des halben Tachowertes 400,- EUR, 4 Punkte, 3 Monate Fahrverbot

them's the facts and figures

[Hugo a Gogo]

sorry, can't edit:

so it starts at half of half of the speedo, ie 40 metres at 160kmh

[DJC]

wtf does all that mean in English?

[DJC]

Nope, sorry, still lost me.

What on earth does, less than 1/4 of speedo reading...blah blah blah mean?

How about putting it in plain English so those of who us who are thick can understand it?

[Hugo a Gogo]

sort of assumed the swiss forum might know some German

ok, if your speedo reading is 160 kph

half of that number (in metres) is 80 metres

so if you are travelling over 5/10 of that distance - 40m - from the car in front, you're OK, any less and you're on 100Euro fine and two points on your (ghost) licence in Flensburg
less than 4/10 = 32m 180euro and 3 points
3/10 = 24m, 240€, 4 points and a month ban (taken when you choose)
2/10 = 16m
1/10 = 8m


faster you are going, the bigger the distance

Edited by Hugo a Gogo on Saturday 22 January 17:24

[Bruce Fielding]

Just as a matter of information, I just picked up a couple of French tickets for going less than 20kph above the limit (one in a 110 and one in a 130). €45 fine and no points if you pay up in less than 48 days. Payable on line

[DJC]

Hugo a Gogo said:

sort of assumed the swiss forum might know some German

ok, if your speedo reading is 160 kph

half of that number (in metres) is 80 metres

so if you are travelling over 5/10 of that distance - 40m - from the car in front, you're OK, any less and you're on 100Euro fine and two points on your (ghost) licence in Flensburg
less than 4/10 = 32m 180euro and 3 points
3/10 = 24m, 240€, 4 points and a month ban (taken when you choose)
2/10 = 16m
1/10 = 8m


faster you are going, the bigger the distance

Edited by Hugo a Gogo on Saturday 22 January 17:24

Sorry but what?

Which hair brained idiot came with that complete load of nonsense? Only on the Continent could some official be that moronic. Not even the French are that stupid!

[Hugo a Gogo]

ffs, why didn't you just say you were an idiot and I wouldn't have bothered trying to explain it to you?

(hare-brained btw)