Fines & licence withdrawal

Level 1: the fixed penalty

Minor offences are settled under the fixed penalty procedure: a set amount, no entry, no court – you pay and the matter is closed.

• Holding a phone while driving: 100 francs
• Seat belt not worn: 60 francs
• Maximum amount: 300 francs

Level 2: report and criminal sanctions

Anything no longer on the fixed penalty list – for example substantial speeding or endangering others – leads to a report.

The fine is then calculated on income, a monetary penalty may be added, and the administrative proceedings against the licence open alongside.

Withdrawal: admonitory or for safety

The admonitory withdrawal sanctions a specific offence:

• Minor: warning or withdrawal for at least 1 month.
• Medium: at least 1 month.
• Serious: at least 3 months.

The safety withdrawal is different: it does not punish, it removes someone who no longer meets the conditions for driving – through illness, dependency or unfitness. It lasts until the opposite is proven.

Extreme speeding: the harshest level

Particularly excessive speeding counts as an extreme speeding offence:

• +50 km/h in built-up areas
• +60 km/h outside built-up areas
• +80 km/h on the motorway

Consequences: a custodial sentence and licence withdrawal for at least 24 months.

What does this mean for you?

The scale of sanctions is not a catalogue of punishments: it reflects the risk created. The greater the danger to others, the heavier the consequence.

And during the probationary period everything counts double: one withdrawal extends it by a year, the second annuls it.