Speeding is the most common contributing factor to road fatalities in NSW.
What penalties apply for speeding in NSW?
If your vehicle is detected by a fixed speed camera, mobile speed camera or Police Officer and a penalty notice is issued, you will incur a fine and licence demerit points. P1 licence holders will have their licence suspended for at least 3 months for any speeding offence.
There are licence suspension periods, similar to the minimum disqualification periods applied by a court, for exceeding the speed limit by more than 30 km/h (3 months), and by more than 45 km/h (6 months).
If police catch you speeding by more than 45km/h over the limit you may have your licence immediately suspended and confiscated at the roadside for 6 months.
Note: since 21 May 2007 increased fines and demerit points apply to certain traffic and parking offences committed within operating school zones.
The following table displays the fixed penalty notice fines and demerit points for speeding as at 1 July 2008.
| Exceed speed limit by: |
Demerit Points |
Fine |
Fine |
Fine |
| Not more than 15 km/h |
3 |
$81 |
$243 |
$243 |
| Not more than 15 km/h (P1 licence holder) |
4 |
$81 |
$243 |
$243 |
| Not more than 15 km/h (in school zone) |
4 |
$135 |
$324 |
$324 |
| Not more than 15 km/h (P1 in school zone) |
5 |
$135 |
$324 |
$324 |
| More than 15 km/h but
not more than 30 km/h |
3 |
$243 |
$324 |
$324 |
| More than 15 km/h but not more than 30 km/h (P1 licence holder) |
4 |
$243 |
$324 |
$324 |
| More than 15 km/h but not more than 30 km/h (in school zone) |
4 |
$324 |
$405 |
$405 |
| More than 15 km/h but not more than 30 km/h (P1 in school zone) |
5 |
$324 |
$405 |
$405 |
| More than 30 km/h but
not more than 45 km/h |
4 |
$621 |
$621 |
$972 |
| More than 30 km/h but not more than 45 km/h (in school zone) |
5 |
$783 |
$783 |
$1,026 |
| More than 45 km/h |
6 |
$1,674 |
$1,674 |
$2,538 |
| More than 45 km/h (in school zone) |
7 |
$1,784 |
$1,784 |
$2,752 |
Listed below are the penalties if you are convicted by a court.
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