minor speeding will no longer be penalized by deducting points from 2024, announces Gérald Darmanin

Penalties will be reduced. Small speeding will no longer be penalized by a deduction of points from January 1, 2024, announced the Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin in a letter to Senator Les Républicains du Var Françoise Dumont, dated April 11.

“Work has been undertaken at my request to adapt the repressive regime applicable to minor speeding violations”those “less than 5 km/h”explains the minister to the senator in this letter revealed, Wednesday, April 19, by the regional daily Nice morning and authenticated by AFP with the elected official. But “it will not be a question of decriminalizing these offenses which will remain sanctioned by a fine”adds Gérald Darmanin in this text.

A possibility already mentioned by the Minister

The Minister of the Interior had mentioned on Twitter in February his desire to remove the withdrawal of points for minor speeding. On the other hand, he wanted to toughen the penalties for people driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, at the time of the Pierre Palmade affair.

Currently, speeding less than 20 km / h results in the withdrawal of a point on the driving license, according to the road safety site. It is accompanied by a fine of 68 euros when the maximum authorized speed is greater than 50 km/h. The amount rises to 135 euros when the speed not to be exceeded is less than or equal to 50 km/h, in town for example.