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anybody thinking of attacking the swiss alps next summer might be interested in this

the speeding fines for switzerland:

( I dont know which other countries have an agreement with switzerland enabling foreign plates to be prosecuted for speeding) you'll notice that over a certain speed, the fine becomes proportionnal to your net annual income...




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My French isn't too good but even I can see that's a bit harsh.

25mph over the limit on a motorway gets you a fine equal to 20% of your yearly income or minimum of 1000 euro's plus 3 years in prison? Is this right?

I'd read a few scare stories about Swiss traffic cops on here last year. Am glad I avoided the place now.
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Three years in clink seems a bit harsh, it's actually three days for 41-45kph over. Still bad enough though. Mind you, according to the table it's €40 on a rural road for 0kph over ie doing the speed limit!
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Its not quite as harsh as it seems...
The figures should be in Swiss Francs and thats 1.5 to the Euro

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GBP512 fine (or 20% of your net MONTHLY income - ie after deductions), and 3 days in the pokey. For doing over 100mph on the motorway. And the speeds are quoted after reduction by a 6km/h leeway. afaik Switzerland like many other countries usually quotes slaaries as a monthly value, not annual salary as in the UK, and some countries get 13 or 14 monthly salaries, I'm not sure about CH, I think they generally pay 13.

In the UK you'd get 6 points or or disqualification for between 14 and 56 days (+ increased insurance premium), a court summons and a penalty of up to GBP 2,500.
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Simple solution....stick to the limits and enjoy the scenery!

More worthy of note maybe(not speed related) is check your silencers are E-marked.On our recent trip to Romania we were pulled up 3 times in Switzerland(once on the way out,the others on the return) and every time the plod insisted on seeing the E markings on our cans.Angharad's were easy to see being on the end of the cans but mine were on the side facing outwards so i had to remove the R/H case to show them every time.I asked what happens if you don't have the E marking and was told by 2 of the officers that the bike gets taken away and SCRAPPED, and you get a heavy fine on top.I hadn't heard of this before but an Austrian guy on a Harley near the top of the Grimselpass said it was a new law this spring.
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