How fast can you drive without getting fined?

The Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (Aarto) driving laws offer South African motorists a degree of grace regarding speed limits.

This consists of a tolerance of around 10km/h, which is intended to account for different speedometer calibrations.

However, it does not extend to average speed-over-distance traps.

You can see a full table of the fines and demerit points below.

Speed above limit (km/h)	Fine	Penalty points
Urban 60km/h zones
11 to 12	R400	1
13 to 14	R600	1
15 to 16	R800	2
17 to 18	R1000	2
19 to 20	R1400	2
21 to 22	R1800	3
23 to 24	R2200	3
25 to 26	R2600	3
27 to 28	R3000	4
29 to 30	R3200	5
30+	Arrest	6
Rural 100km/h zones
11 to 12	R400	1
13 to 14	R600	1
15 to 16	R800	2
17 to 18	R1000	2
19 to 20	R1200	2
21 to 22	R1400	2
23 to 24	R1600	2
25 to 26	R1800	3
27 to 28	R2000	3
29 to 30	R2200	4
31 to 32	R2400	4
33 to 34	R2600	4
35 to 36	R2800	5
37 to 38	R3000	5
39 to 40	R3200	5
40+	Arrest	6
Freeway 120km/h zones
11 to 12	R400	1
13 to 14	R600	1
15 to 16	R800	2
17 to 18	R1000	2
19 to 20	R1200	2
21 to 22	R1400	2
23 to 24	R1600	2
25 to 26	R1800	3
27 to 28	R2000	3
29 to 30	R2200	4
31 to 32	R2400	4
33 to 34	R2600	4
35 to 36	R2800	5
37 to 38	R3000	5
39 to 40	R3200	5
40+	Arrest	6