Vienna has seized 95 cars from speeding drivers
Sunday 15th November 2026 on 07:30 in
Austria
Authorities in Vienna have seized 95 cars from drivers caught speeding, ORF reported. Two recent cases are under investigation, and the drivers could face proceedings to suspend their licences as well as seizure of their vehicles.
On Tuesday, a driver travelled at 143 km/h in a 50 km/h zone on Laaer-Berg-Straße in Favoriten. On Monday, another driver was recorded at 110 km/h in a 30 km/h zone on Lobmeyrgasse in Ottakring.
Drivers may also face fines of between 500 and 7,500 euros, depending on how far they exceeded the speed limit, according to the Austrian Road Safety Board (KfV).
Police can provisionally seize a vehicle when a driver exceeds the limit by 60 km/h or more in a built-up area, or by 70 km/h or more outside one, Vienna police spokesperson Julia Schick said. Officers report the case to the administrative penalty authority, which decides what happens next.
Across Austria, 438 cars were provisionally seized from speeding drivers between the measure’s introduction on 1 March 2024 and the end of 2025. Vienna accounted for 68 of them during that period. The total number seized in the city has since risen to 95.
In Vienna, seized cars are taken to the MA 48 towing yard in Simmering and can then be auctioned. By the end of March 2026, four had been auctioned. Since October, leased vehicles can also be seized following a Constitutional Court decision.
Whether vehicle seizures will reduce speeding remains unclear. The KfV says excessive speed was responsible for more than 100 of the roughly 400 road deaths in Austria in 2025.