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European Speed Limits

Speed limits are different throughout Europe depending on which country you are in and what type of road you are on. Some countries have different speeding regulations for beginner and learner drivers too.

The first British motorway did not have a speed limit imposed on it until a series of crashes caused a review of the system. A limit of seventy miles per hour was then put into play and has remained ever since. There has recently been a lot of debate as to whether to raise the limit to eighty miles per hour although currently the law still stands at seventy.

On French motorways there are variable speed limits, when driving conditions are dry there is a limit of eighty miles per hour but when it is raining this limit drops to seventy miles per hour. Since 2002 the French government have introduced a number of measures to attempt to reduce the speed people travel at, measures such as radar guns have been implemented on lots of French roads.

The Autobahns in Germany are famous for not having speed limits. There are speed limits enforced for buses, cars with trailers attached and trucks still. Traffic on the autobahns reaches speeds of 125 mph at times, although there is a recommended speed of eighty miles per hour in place. Under German law insurance payments can be decreased if the recommended limit of 80 is ignored. Not all autobahn areas are speed limit free, some built up or residential areas are under limits in order to reduce the sound of the traffic.

Italian highways are set at an upper speed limit of eighty miles per hour and a seventy miles per hour limit is imposed on windy roads and in bad weather. On new and clear, straight roads a limit of 95 miles per hour is imposed.

Swiss autobahns usually have a maximum speed limit of seventy five miles per hour and dual carriage ways have a speed limit of 65 miles per hour generally.

speeding offences are extremely serious whether you are a newly qualified driver or an experienced driver. A speeding solicitor will be able to help with any advice surrounding motoring offences.

The UK has a large quantity of road laws; we have put together a short list of the most frequent traffic offences, shedding light on the details and penalties you can expect for some of the more common driving offences. If you’re a driver on the UKs roads then the likelihood is you have at some point fell on the incorrect side of the law with one of them. Astonishingly most of the UKs drivers are not actually aware of what they are being charged with and why when they are stopped.

Excessive Speed: The actual offence here is defined as ‘Driving on a road exceeding the prescribed speed limit’. This offence carries a 60 fine and three points on your driving licence. The maximum penalty here is 1000 and 6 points on your licence depending on the speed you were doing. If you are caught driving at more than 30 miles above the set limit you can expect a ban.

If you are offered a fixed penalty then you are probably best off in the long run to take this option as the imposed fine is likely to be less than what any court would impose. However if you do decide to contest a speeding fine, then possible reasons include that you were simply not speeding or it wasn’t you driving, or that you were driving an exempt vehicle due to emergency.

Failing to stop after an accident: The offence here is being a driver of a mechanically propelled vehicle in the presence of which a road traffic accident occurred where personal injury or damage was caused to another person and or vehicle. Further to this, if you also fail to stop after injuring an animal not in the vehicle or properties on or near the road and fail to stop then you break the above law. Penalties, understandably for these offences can be severe, with 6 months in prison and or a fine not exceeding 5000 likely. However If you can satisfy the Court that you were unaware that an accident had occurred this may be a defence to the charge.

Speeding on a Motorway: The offence here again is a simple one, exceeding the national speed limit on a Motorway. And if you do break this law by travelling over the 100mph mark then chances are you will be immediately banned AND fined. The maximum penalty for this offence is a fine not exceeding 2500 and an endorsement of 3-6 points.

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