A new law in Austria allows authorities to confiscate the vehicles of those who exceed posted speed limits by large margins, even after a single offense.
    • KecessaEnglish
      6·
      6 months ago

      You’re not getting it back ever? In my province in Canada it’s up to a month but if that happens your license is suspended anyway…

      • CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.worldEnglish
        11·
        6 months ago

        I just looked it up. You’re not getting it back ever, they sell it at auction.

        You have to be drunk or going double the speed limit for this to happen though.

        • Pilon23@feddit.dkEnglish
          5·
          6 months ago

          They took a Norwegian guy’s Lamborghini. He tried to sue as he claimed it breached his human rights. Didn’t pan out for him in the end

        • Phoenixz@lemmy.caEnglish
          3·
          6 months ago

          Also if the car isn’t yours? Well, that makes people be careful with what friends they let drove their cars then I guess

        • twig@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          2·
          6 months ago

          That’s really interesting.

          I see people doubling the limit in school/construction zones or reduced speed residential areas all the time. This would be a massive detterent.