Speeding penalties

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. Learner and 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 table below displays the fixed penalty notice fines and demerit points for speeding as at 1 July 2012.

Licence suspension and disqualification periods for speeding

Licence holders may be disqualified or have their licence suspended for the following serious speeding offences:

• Driving more than 45km/h above the speed limit - suspension or disqualification for six months.
• Driving more than 30km/h but not more than 45km/h above the speed limit - suspension or disqualification for three months.

In addition to the suspension and disqualification periods, these offences also carry demerit points which are added to the licence holder's record. If the licence holder reaches or exceeds their demerit points limit, these points may contribute to an additional suspension or refusal period under the Demerit Points Scheme.

Penalties

Listed below are the penalties if you are convicted by a court.