Speeders may lose their cars in the future. The National Council took a corresponding decision today with the votes of the coalition and the SPÖ. NEOS voted against seeing legal issues. The FPÖ recognizes this too, but prefers a higher speed limit on motorways anyway.
In itself, a three-stage system is envisaged, ranging from provisional confiscation to confiscation and confiscation of the vehicle. In the future, people who drive 60 km/ha more in the city and 70 km/ha more in land traffic will be able to have their car withdrawn entirely. If the speed is exceeded by more than 80 km/h (urban area) or 90 km/h (outdoors) under certain circumstances, even a single violation can lead to the loss of the vehicle.
Cars are auctioned
As explained by Transport Minister Leonore Gewessler (Greens), the vehicles will be auctioned. 70% of profits go to the road safety fund, the rest to the respective local authority. If the car does not belong to the driver, he will be permanently prohibited from driving the vehicle.
Green transit spokesman Hannes Weratschnig said severe sanctions would be needed if speeding became a danger to the general public. This is no trivial offence. Andreas Ottenschläger (ÖVP) said that a car is an important means of mobility for many: “But it’s not a toy on the road.”
SPÖ agrees, NEOS and FPÖ against
The SPÖ agreed – its deputy Dietmar Keck said speeding drivers would not benefit from having their license revoked because they would continue, and “the fines make them proud”. He said the VfGH would not agree because there was too strong a distinction between highways and urban areas.
Liberal transit spokesman Gerhard Deimek asserted legal problems and failed international models and presented himself as the patron saint of motor vehicles: “Cars are neither weapons nor so evil and dangerous.” He suggested increasing speed on highways like in Italy.