Last summer, a 20-year-old ended up in a field in Sande, after trying to run away from the police. At most, the police measured the speed at 211 km/h, on the E18 between Lier and Drammen. He was sentenced to 60 days in prison for reckless driving, and had his BMW confiscated. The latter was appealed, and the case has now been finalized by the Supreme Court. Public preventive considerations “The Supreme Court attaches considerable importance to the fact that the first part of the driving was participation in organized, illegal racing on public roads. This type of driving is a growing problem. Strong general preventive considerations then dictate that the car be impounded,” says the Supreme Court. The confiscation entails a financial loss for the convicted person, but is still within the limits of the law. “The financial burden as a result of the confiscation is believed to be between NOK 25,000 and 45,000 after deduction of a loan secured by a sales deposit on the car. This does not prevent confiscation in this case,” writes the Supreme Court. “Closed” the road It was in June last year that masked people blocked the road so that cars without license plates could race on the E18. – As of today, there is no practice in Norway to confiscate a car because you have driven too fast. We have legal rules which mean that if you do it on repeated occasions, you show that you do not understand the use of punishment, so it can happen, if there is a risk of future, serious actions. But not as a punishment alone, defense attorney John Christian Elden told news after the proceedings in the Supreme Court. – If this is to be introduced, we believe it is something the Storting must look at, as they did in Denmark, to see whether this is a desirable reaction going forward or not. This is the Danish law. In Denmark, the police believe that a Norwegian man from Stavanger was driving at 228 kilometers per hour when he was stopped at a speed check. He was on his way home to Norway with his newly purchased Lamborghini Huracan Spider, which he had paid approximately NOK 3 million for in Germany. He himself thought he was driving at 140-150 kilometers per hour. In court he was not believed. He was stripped of his driver’s license and given 20 days in prison. In addition, he did not get the car back. A law from 31 March 2021 gave Danish police a tool in the fight against “speeding”. They can seize the car on the spot and if they win in court, it will be auctioned off and the money will go to the state. Basically, there are three different criteria that enable the police to impound the car on the spot. If you drive over 200 km/h, no matter how high the speed limit is. The maximum speed limit in Denmark is 130 km/h. If you drive over twice the speed limit and the speed is over 100 km/h. In other words, you don’t lose the car at 80 km/h in a 40 zone, but it smokes at 120 km/h in a 60 zone. If you have more than 2.0 in the blood alcohol level. Denmark has a blood alcohol limit of 0.5, higher than the Norwegian limit of 0.2. In addition, separate rules apply if rough driving leads to someone being killed or injured. State Attorney Anders Mandal Funnemark says the decision in the Supreme Court will mean a lot for similar cases in the future. – In this case, we consider it a necessary reaction after various violations of the Road Traffic Act, as part of the total punishment, Funnemark tells news. Published 24.09.2024, at 08.55 Updated 24.09.2024, at 09.19
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The Supreme Court approves confiscation of a car after racing – news Buskerud – Local news, TV and radio
