Road safety camera fine amounts and demerit points

Penalties for speeding offences (except heavy vehicles)

The penalties for full licence holders caught speeding are:

Penalties for speeding offences - heavy vehicles

The penalties for full licence holders caught speeding in a heavy vehicle are:

What is a heavy vehicle?

Heavy vehicle speeding penalties apply to:

• a vehicle with a maximum loaded weight (GVM) exceeding 4.5 tonnes
• a vehicle including any trailers being towed with a maximum loaded weight (GCM) exceeding 14.5 tonnes
• a bus with more than 12 seats.

Red light camera offences

Failing to obey traffic lights, both red-light and red-light arrow, incurs a penalty of $481 and 3 demerit points.

Mobile phone and seatbelt detection camera offences

Drivers caught by these cameras incur the following penalties:

• $577 fine if caught using a portable device like a mobile phone wile driving, and 4 demerit points
• $385 fine for not wearing a seatbelt correctly, and 3 demerit points.

Unregistered vehicle offences

Driving an unregistered 2 axle vehicle incurs a penalty of $962. Driving an unregistered 3, 4, 5 or more axle vehicle incurs a penalty of $1,731.

Penalties for corporations

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.

If a company fails to nominate a driver, it is liable to pay a penalty of $3,846. Companies that fail to nominate a driver 3 or more times within a 12-month period may be liable for a penalty of $23,077.20 as per section 84BEA of the Road Safety Act 1986 (as at 1 July 2023).

Demerit points

Demerit points range from 1 to 10 depending on the seriousness of the offence. They accumulate and remain valid for 3 years. Visit vicroads.vic.gov.au for more information on demerit points.