Under 20 km/h over the limit in France: €68 or €135
The most common speeding fine, and the least well explained: the amount depends on the road’s limit, the point on the real excess after the camera margin.
Speeding by less than 20 km/h is a minor offence whose class depends on the speed limit, under article R413-14 of the French Highway Code. On a road limited to more than 50 km/h it is a class 3 offence: a standard fine of €68, €45 if you pay within fifteen days, €180 if you let forty-five days pass. In a street or on a road limited to 50 km/h or less it is class 4: €135, €90 reduced, €375 increased. On the licence, no point is taken if the recorded excess is under 5 km/h; from 5 to 19 km/h, one point. The excess is measured on the recorded speed, after the camera margin is deducted: 92 km/h measured by a fixed camera on an 80 road becomes 87 km/h recorded, 7 km/h over, €68 and 1 point. That point comes back after six months with no new offence.
Standard fine · class 3
€68
1 point · 7 km/h over the limit
| Recorded speed (margin 5 km/h) | 87 km/h |
| Reduced, paid within 15 days | €45 |
| Increased, after 45 days | €180 |
| Points deducted | 1 |
| Licence suspension risked | no |
| Points back with no new offence | after 6 months |
On a 80 km/h road, fixed camera: penalty by measured speed
| Measured from | Recorded | Fine | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 86 km/h | 81 km/h | €68 | 0 |
| 90 km/h | 85 km/h | €68 | 1 |
| 106 km/h | 100 km/h | €135 | 2 |
| 116 km/h | 110 km/h | €135 | 3 |
| 127 km/h | 120 km/h | €135 | 4 |
| 137 km/h | 130 km/h | offence, €300 (fixed) | 6 |
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What article R413-14 says
The text, as worded since the 2023 decree, does two things. It puts speeding by less than 20 km/h in class 3 when the maximum speed is above 50 km/h, and in class 4 when it is 50 or below. Then it sets the points: none below 5 km/h over, one from 5 to 19 km/h. The text in force is on Légifrance.
| Recorded excess | Limit > 50 km/h | Limit ≤ 50 km/h | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 to 4 km/h | €68 | €135 | 0 |
| 5 to 19 km/h | €68 | €135 | 1 |
Two worked examples
On a country road limited to 80 km/h, a fixed camera measures 92 km/h. With the margin deducted the recorded speed is 87 km/h: 7 km/h over, €68, 1 point. In town, 62 km/h measured where 50 is allowed gives 57 km/h recorded, 7 km/h over: €135 and 1 point. The difference in the fine is due to the road’s limit alone.
At 88 km/h measured on the same 80 road, the recorded excess drops to 3 km/h: the fine is still €68, but no point is taken.
Paying quickly almost halves the fine
For class 3, paying within fifteen days of the notice being sent (thirty online) brings the bill down to €45; waiting more than forty-five days raises it to €180. The day-by-day calculation is on the increased fine page.
How much do I pay today?
Reduced fine
€90
| Reduced until day | 30 |
| Standard until day | 60 |
| Saving if paid in time | €285 |
What does not apply at this level
No suspension and no roadside licence seizure: those start at 30 km/h and 40 km/h over. The only effect on a French licence is the point taken, which returns in six months with no new offence. On a probationary licence, however, one lost point means losing the yearly top-ups: see the probationary licence page.