Dutch Speeding Fines 2026: Boete te Hard Rijden Tariffs and Bans

A speeding fine in the Netherlands (boete te hard rijden) is not a single amount. It is read off a tariff table that sets a separate figure for every kilometre per hour over the limit, and the same overschrijding costs more in a built-up area than on a motorway.

Most speeding is handled administratively under the Wet Mulder, collected by the CJIB with no criminal record. Only the fastest speeds leave that system and are prosecuted as a crime by the public prosecutor (Openbaar Ministerie, or OM), which is where a driving ban can begin.

This page explains how the 2026 tariff is built up, where speeding stops being administrative and becomes criminal, and how to object. Every figure below is a 2026 amount, and the tariff is re-indexed each year.

Information last verified on 22 July 2026. This page provides general legal information about Netherlands law and does not constitute legal advice in an individual case.

How a speeding fine is set: by speed and by road type

The speeding tariff lives in the bijlage bij de WAHV, the annex to the Wet Mulder published on wetten.overheid.nl. It sets a fixed geldsom for every kilometre per hour over the limit, in four vehicle categories, and splits each one by road type.

Three road types carry different prices for the same overschrijding. Driving in a built-up area (binnen de bebouwde kom) is the most expensive per km/h, an ordinary road outside the built-up area sits in the middle, and a motorway (autosnelweg) is the cheapest. Roadworks and marked 30 km/h zones carry surcharged variants.

The figures below are the 2026 geldsommen for category 1, ordinary passenger cars and motorcycles. Trucks, buses and vehicles over 3,500 kg fall in higher categories and pay more. Each amount is the fine alone, before the administratiekosten covered in the next section.

The motorway ladder is lower for the same overschrijding. In 2026, a category 1 vehicle pays EUR 34 at 5 km/h over, EUR 84 at 10 km/h over and EUR 389 at 30 km/h over on the autosnelweg. The complete per km/h table for all three road types, every step from a few km/h upward, is in the bijlage bij de WAHV; the amounts here are anchors read from it.

The CJIB adds EUR 9 on top of every fine

The tariff figures are the geldsom, the fine paid to the State. On top of it the CJIB charges administratiekosten of EUR 9 per boete in 2026, so the amount actually due is the geldsom plus EUR 9.

A built-up area fine for 10 km/h over is therefore EUR 95 plus EUR 9, or EUR 104 in total. The EUR 9 is fixed regardless of the size of the fine, and where a boete is paid in instalments the CJIB takes the administratiekosten first.

No criminal record, and no licence points

An ordinary traffic fine (verkeersboete) under the Wet Mulder is an administrative sanction, so it carries no criminal record and does not appear on a certificate of good conduct (Verklaring Omtrent het Gedrag).

The Netherlands has no demerit-points licence system for ordinary fines, so an administrative traffic fine adds no points and cannot on its own suspend a licence. Escalation runs through repeat criminal-band offending and the driver-fitness track at the CBR, not through any accumulation of points.

Where speeding stops being administrative and becomes criminal

The Mulder tariff tables do not run forever. They stop at a set overschrijding, and that endpoint is the line where speeding leaves the administrative system and becomes a criminal offence handled by the OM.

On roads inside the built-up area and on ordinary roads outside it, the table stops at 30 km/h over the limit. Anything faster than 30 km/h over on those roads is criminal. On the motorway the table runs further, up to 39 km/h over, so the criminal line there sits at 40 km/h or more over.

So the rule is: speeding becomes criminal above 30 km/h over the limit on every road except the motorway (autosnelweg), where the line is 40 km/h or more over. A common shorthand that puts the 40 km/h line on all roads outside the built-up area is wrong; only the motorway carries the higher line.

The criminal band: the OM prosecutes and a driving ban can follow

Above the threshold, speeding is a criminal matter dealt with by the Openbaar Ministerie under its Richtlijn voor strafvordering feitgecodeerde misdrijven en overtredingen. The Richtlijn sets fixed sanction bands by speed over the limit, in steps such as 31 to 39, 40 to 49, and 50 to 59 km/h over, and so on upward.

A driving ban (rijontzegging) enters at the 50 to 59 km/h band, at two months for a first offence, and rises with each higher band: three months at 60 to 69 km/h over, and longer above that. Below 50 km/h over there is a fixed sanction amount and no driving ban on a first offence.

The exact euro amounts sit in the OM tariff tables (the tarieventabel behind the Richtlijn), which are not reproduced here; the figure in a given case is set by the OM. A driving ban for serious speeding is a criminal penalty, and how it works, alongside the separate ways a licence can be taken, is covered on the Netherlands driving ban page.

How to object to a speeding fine

Which route applies depends on which track the fine is on. Dutch traffic enforcement runs on two separate tracks: most ordinary offences are administrative sanctions under the Wet Mulder (WAHV), collected by the CJIB with no criminal record, while serious conduct is prosecuted criminally under the Wegenverkeerswet 1994.

For a camera or Mulder-range speeding fine the route is administrative. A Wet Mulder fine is challenged first by administrative objection to the public prosecutor (officier van justitie), and then, if needed, by appeal to the subdistrict court (kantonrechter). A security deposit (zekerheidstelling) is required only at the kantonrechter stage, and only where the fine is EUR 225 or more (2026).

A criminal-band speeding case is different. It arrives as a strafbeschikking or a summons (dagvaarding) and is challenged by lodging an objection (verzet), after which it is heard by the criminal court (strafrechter) rather than by the kantonrechter. The two routes should not be mixed up, because each has its own deadline and its own forum.

The Dutch codes and courts referred to above are set out on the Netherlands law overview.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much is a speeding fine in the Netherlands in 2026?

It depends on how far over the limit you were and the road type. In 2026 a category 1 car pays EUR 46 at 5 km/h over the limit in a built-up area and EUR 446 at 30 km/h over, while the motorway is cheaper (EUR 34 at 5 km/h over). The CJIB adds EUR 9 administratiekosten to every fine.

Does a speeding fine give you a criminal record?

Not in the Mulder range. Below the criminal threshold a speeding fine is an administrative sanction, so it carries no criminal record and does not appear on a certificate of good conduct (Verklaring Omtrent het Gedrag). Only speeding above the threshold, prosecuted by the OM, is a criminal matter.

At what speed does speeding become a criminal offence?

Above 30 km/h over the limit on all roads except the motorway (autosnelweg), where the line sits at 40 km/h or more over. Below that point the offence stays inside the administrative Wet Mulder system.

Can you get a driving ban for speeding?

Yes, but only in the criminal band. A driving ban (rijontzegging) starts at 50 km/h over the limit, at two months for a first offence, and rises with each higher speed band. Below 50 km/h over there is no ban on a first offence.

Is there a points system for speeding in the Netherlands?

No. The Netherlands has no demerit-points licence system for ordinary fines. A Mulder fine adds no points and cannot on its own suspend a licence; escalation runs through repeat criminal-band offences and the driver-fitness track at the CBR, not through accumulated points.

How do I object to a speeding fine?

For a Mulder-range fine, lodge an administrative objection with the officier van justitie first, and then, if needed, appeal to the kantonrechter. A security deposit (zekerheidstelling) applies at the kantonrechter stage only where the fine is EUR 225 or more. A criminal-band case is instead challenged by verzet before the strafrechter.

If a speed camera catches me, does the fine go to me or the car owner?

A speed-camera fine is imposed on the registered keeper of the vehicle (kentekenhouder) under the Wet Mulder where the driver is not identified, so it reaches the owner of the car rather than automatically the driver. The full keeper-liability rule and the keeper's limited defences are set out on the traffic fines page.

Are the 2026 speeding fines the same every year?

No. The WAHV tariff is re-indexed, and a change is already scheduled for 1 September 2026, so a figure quoted without a year attached can be out of date.