If you are caught breaking the law for some offences, you will be issued with a penalty in the form of an infringement notice (a fine).
Depending on the offence, demerit points or licence suspension may also be applied to your driver's licence.
A demerit point is a penalty point issued to you if you commit a driving related offence that has associated demerit points. These points are recorded against your driving record. Demerit points range from 1 to 10 depending on the seriousness of the offence. They accumulate and remain valid for 3 years.
To check how many demerit points are recorded on your licence, see Check driver history on the VicRoads website.
The penalties for full licence holders caught speeding are:
Exceeding the speed limit | Penalty (as at 1 July 2021) | Penalty (as at 1 July 2022) | Demerit points | Automatic licence suspension |
By less than 10 km/h | $227 | $231 | 1 | |
10 km/h–24 km/h | $363 | $370 | 3 | |
25 km/h–29 km/h | $500 | $509 | 3 months | |
30 km/h–34 km/h | $591 | $601 | 3 months | |
35 km/h–39 km/h | $682 | $693 | 6 months | |
40 km/h–44 km/h | $772 | $786 | 6 months | |
By 45 km/h or more | $909 | $925 | 12 months | |
20 km/h - 24 km/h (110 km/h zone) | $363 | $370 | 3 months |
The penalties for full licence holders caught speeding in a heavy vehicle are:
Exceeding the speed limit | Penalty (as at 1 July 2021) | Penalty (as at 1 July 2022) | Demerit points | Automatic licence suspension |
By less than 10 km/h | $318 | $324 | 1 | |
10 km/h–14 km/h | $500 | $509 | 3 | |
15 km/h–24 km/h | $720 | $740 | 3 | |
25 km/h–29 km/h | $1,000 | $1,017 | 3 months | |
30 km/h–34 km/h | $1,272 | $1,294 | 3 months | |
35 km/h–39 km/h | $1,545 | $1,572 | 6 months | |
40 km/h–44 km/h | $1,817 | $1,849 | 6 months | |
By 45 km/h or more | $2,090 | $2,127 | 12 months |
Fine amounts correct as at 1 July 2022. Amounts are adjusted in July each year.
What is a heavy vehicle?
Heavy vehicle speeding penalties apply to:
Failing to obey traffic lights, both red-light and red-light arrow, incurs a penalty of $462 and three demerit points.
Driving an unregistered vehicle incurs a penalty of $925.
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 (for example: $231 for full licence holders caught speeding by less than 10km/h).
If a company fails to nominate a driver, it is liable to pay a penalty of $3,698. Companies that fail to nominate a driver three or more times within a 12-month period contravene s 84BEA of the Road Safety Act 1986, and will be liable for a penalty of $22,190.40 (as at 1 July 2022).
See VicRoads for more information on fine amounts, payments and disputes. See Department of Treasury and Finance for more information on fine penalty units and indexation.
Demerit points range from 1 to 10 depending on the seriousness of the offence. They accumulate and remain valid for 3 years. Visit the VicRoads website for more information on demerit points.
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When an Infringement Notice is issued by an enforcement agency, you must pay it by the due date or do something about it.
If you do not pay it or do something about it, a Penalty Reminder Notice is issued for the fine. The cost of the fine will go up. You should pay the fine or contact the agency that issued the fine to talk about your options. Their contact number is on the notice you received.
If you still don't do anything about the fine, a Notice of Final Demand is issued and the cost of the fine goes up again. You should pay this fine by the due date or contact us to discuss further.
If you don't do anything, an Enforcement Warrant may be issued, and the Sheriff may get involved.