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Road safety camera fine amounts and demerit points

Penalties for speeding offences (except heavy vehicles)

The penalties for full licence holders caught speeding are:

Exceeding the speed limitPenalty (as at 1 July 2023)Penalty (as at 1 July 2024)Demerit pointsAutomatic licence suspension
By less than 10 km/h$240$2471no
10 km/h–24 km/h$385$3953no
25 km/h–29 km/h$529$543-3 months
30 km/h–34 km/h$625$642-3 months
35 km/h–39 km/h$721$741-6 months
40 km/h–44 km/h$817$840-6 months
By 45 km/h or more$962$988-12 months
20 km/h - 24 km/h (110 km/h zone)$385$395-3 months

Penalties for speeding offences - heavy vehicles

The penalties for full licence holders caught speeding in a heavy vehicle are:

Exceeding the speed limitPenalty (as at 1 July 2023)Penalty (as at 1 July 2024)Demerit pointsAutomatic licence suspension
By less than 10 km/h$337$3461no
10 km/h–14 km/h$529$5433no
15 km/h–24 km/h$769$7903no
25 km/h–29 km/h$1,058$1,087-3 months
30 km/h–34 km/h$1,346$1,383-3 months
35 km/h–39 km/h$1,635$1,680-6 months
40 km/h–44 km/h$1,923$1,976-6 months
By 45 km/h or more$2,212$2,272-12 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 $494 and 3 demerit points.

Mobile phone and seatbelt detection camera offences

Drivers caught by these cameras incur the following penalties:

  • $593 fine if caught using a portable device like a mobile phone while driving, and 4 demerit points
  • $395 fine for not wearing a seatbelt correctly, and 3 demerit points.

Unregistered vehicle offences

Driving an unregistered 2 axle vehicle incurs a penalty of $988. Driving an unregistered 3, 4, 5 or more axle vehicle incurs a penalty of $1,778.

Penalties for corporations

Companies are directed to nominate the driver responsible for any operator onus offences (such as speeding, red light and level crossing offences) committed in a company vehicle.

Once nominated, the fine is reissued to the driver at the amount relevant to the offence.

If a company fails to nominate a driver, it is liable to pay a penalty of $3,952. Companies that fail to nominate a driver 3 or more times within a 12-month period may be liable for a penalty of $23,711 as per section 84BEA of the Road Safety Act 1986 (as at 1 July 2024).

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 vicroads.vic.gov.au for more information on demerit points.

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