Can I drive 10 km/h faster than the limit?
No — and nothing here is free. Being 10 km/h over costs CHF 80 in town and CHF 60 outside built-up areas; the on-the-spot fine already bites at 1 km/h over, at CHF 30 (OBV items 303.1 and 303.2). The mistake almost everyone makes: assuming Liechtenstein applies the Swiss fine catalogue. It does not — the country has its own Ordnungsbussenverordnung (LR 741.031) with its own amounts. The second mistake: that the first five km/h are free. They are not — 1 to 5 km/h costs CHF 30. What gets deducted is only the measurement uncertainty of the device: a technical deduction, not an allowance. And the tariff runs out at 20 km/h in town and 25 km/h outside — above that it is a criminal referral.
📋 The rules
- General limits: 50 km/h in built-up areas, 80 km/h outside (VRV Art. 6 para. 1). Liechtenstein has no motorway — so the fine tariff has no motorway column.
- Tariff in town (OBV item 303.1): 1–5 km/h CHF 30 · 6–10 CHF 80 · 11–13 CHF 130 · 14–16 CHF 180 · 17–18 CHF 230 · 19–20 CHF 280.
- Tariff outside built-up areas (OBV item 303.2): 1–5 CHF 30 · 6–10 CHF 60 · 11–13 CHF 90 · 14–15 CHF 110 · 16–17 CHF 150 · 18–19 CHF 190 · 20–21 CHF 240 · 22 CHF 290 · 23 CHF 340 · 24 CHF 390 · 25 CHF 440.
- The tariff ends at 20 km/h in town and 25 km/h outside. Above that there is no on-the-spot fine at all — it becomes a referral into ordinary criminal proceedings.
- Licence withdrawal from 26 km/h over in town and 31 km/h outside (administrative measures, ADMAS).
🔓 Exceptions
- The same excess is cheaper outside town than inside it (6–10 km/h: CHF 60 instead of CHF 80). The two tariffs are not symmetrical — read the wrong column and your figure is wrong.
- With aggravating circumstances the licence can be withdrawn below the 26/31 km/h marks. Conversely, in minor cases a warning is enough if no administrative measure was imposed in the preceding two years (SVG Art. 15 para. 2).
- What is fined is the excess after the device and measurement uncertainty has been deducted. Its size is not stated in the ordinance and could not be pinned to any official source — so we publish no tolerance figure in km/h. It is a measurement deduction, not a free allowance you can claim.
⚠️ Penalties & fines
On-the-spot fine of CHF 30–280 in town and CHF 30–440 outside: no procedural costs, no criminal record. The second cost block starts where the tariff stops — a referral, with a licence withdrawal of at least 1 month (SVG Art. 16 para. 1 lit. a) and at least 2 months where traffic was seriously endangered. And the consequence nobody plans for: the police may seize the licence on the spot (SVG Art. 50 para. 4), and that seizure already has the effect of a withdrawal (para. 5). You are on foot immediately — not after the proceedings, but at the roadside.
📎 Official sources
- Gesetze.li · Consolidated statutes (OBV LR 741.031, VRV LR 741.11, SVG LR 741.01) →
- National Administration · Mobility, vehicles, administrative measures (home) →
- Liechtenstein National Police · Traffic enforcement (home) →
❓ Frequently asked
Are the first few km/h not free?
No. The fine starts at 1 km/h over the limit and costs CHF 30. What is deducted is only the measuring device's uncertainty — a technical deduction, not an allowance you are entitled to.
Does the Swiss fine catalogue apply in Liechtenstein?
No. Liechtenstein has its own fine ordinance (LR 741.031) with its own amounts. Anyone using the Swiss table is working from the wrong figures, even though the currency is the same.
What exactly does 10 km/h over cost?
CHF 80 in town and CHF 60 outside built-up areas. The two tariffs are not symmetrical: the same excess is cheaper outside town, because the ordinance runs two separate columns.
When do I lose my licence?
Withdrawal starts at 26 km/h over in town and 31 km/h outside. With aggravating circumstances it can be ordered below those marks; in minor cases a warning may be enough instead.
How big is the speed-measurement tolerance?
We give no number, because the ordinance gives none and no official source states one. All that is certain is that it is a deduction for the device's uncertainty, not a permitted margin.
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