A driver of a Porsche decided that the 100 kph limit on the GR-14 didn't apply to him as he accelerated past a Guardia Civil speed trap doing 207 kmph. He was mistaken, obviously.

This is the stretch of road that connects with the access-ramp of the A-44 via a roundabout. It has twin lanes in either direction and runs a couple of kilometres before reaching the last roundabout before the N-340, flyover junction.

There are bushes all the way along heading towards the coast and in one of the small clearings is where the Guardia Civil park and wait for somebody to ignore the 100 kmph limit.

Going 107 kph over the speed limit brings a serious loss of points from your driving licence. Being a Porsche owner, the fine probably won’t be a problem, but the point loss is another matter. Yet this is no simple driving offence because it comes under Criminal Law, which he found out facing a judge in Motril.

He was fined ten months at 15 euros a day (roughly 4,500 euros) plus one day’s imprisonment for a failure to meet every two days of fine quota, as well as losing his driving licence for two years. Putting the Porsche through a car crush would also have been fitting, perhaps.

However, the driver lodged an appeal before the provincial court in Granada, which went nowhere. He had argued that there was “no information available concerning the speed limit of 100 kmph instead of 120 kmph, which was immediately rejected because the fastest you can drive in Spain is 120 on autovías/autopistas, not 207. Furthermore, there is are signs clearly stating 100 at the beginning of the stretch of road. (See photo.)

This incident occurred on the 13th of October 2023, which is proof that the justice system of Spain does not move at 207 kmph.

(News: Motril, Costa Tropical, Granada, Andalucia)

Keywords: Speeding, Criminal Charge, Fine, Points Loss, 2-Year Driving Ban, Appeal

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Reader’s comment: “Having read the previous article (student doctoring number plates) there seems to be a lack of proportion regarding sentencing here. Reading this article a reasonably rich, self entitled (he disputed and appealed the charge) Porche owner is fined €4500 for a flagrant offence (OK there is a loss of licence involved, but one assumes that he can afford to pay for a taxi), whereas a student is fined €6000 for tampering with his number plates which probably doesn’t involve any real risk to anyone (apart from a bit of environmental pollution). When I was young this would almost be considered a prank and dealt with by a telling off; not condoning his actions in any way, just asking where is the sense of proportion? Or maybe it’s an excersise in money raising?” – George