Flashed at 306 km/h, but no fine

“Let him go, Lou. Someone who drives that fast has no time for a fine,” are the immortal words of police officer Wiggum from the American town of Springfield. In Belgium (and no doubt in other countries too) you don’t need sympathetic agents to avoid a fine, just a car that goes faster than 300 km/h. This is not advice, by the way, just an observation. Last October in Belgium a driver was flashed at 306 km/h, but the driver should not expect a fine at home – he was speeding for the equipment. The news was announced this week.

The E313 runs between Antwerp and Liège and in most places you are allowed 120 km/h. The car was flashed by a Sirien NK7 radar. These cameras are approved for speeds up to 300 km/h. If a car drives faster past the speed camera, the fine is invalid. That is laid down in something they call a Royal Decree in Belgium. “The radar is approved up to 300 km/h, so that measured speed is not legally acceptable,” confirms Michel Niezen van Sirien. SudPresse.

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According to Nieuwsblad.be the driver could be fined for ‘deliberately obstructing traffic’. In the Netherlands that would be an article five. The only problem is that the camera will not take pictures above the set speed. The camera then only shows that someone is flying past at 306 km/h. There is therefore no photo of the car and the registration number is therefore unknown. Since the violation happened a year ago, we don’t think it will result in a fine.