VW of 17-year-old
Car Draft
In August, a 17-year-old was speeding along the Westautobahn at almost 200 km/h. The police stopped him near Ansfelden and confiscated his vehicle. Now the VW Passat has become the first vehicle to be finally confiscated in Upper Austria under the new speeding law.
The virtual hammer fell at 1 p.m. sharp on Wednesday: the first car to be finally confiscated in Upper Austria under the new speeding law changed hands at a forced auction for 2,000 euros. A total of 24 bids were placed online at the Dorotheum auction house for the piece of traffic history - a 2002 VW Passat with around 190,000 kilometers on the clock.
Public sector receives proceeds from sale
"As soon as the buyer has paid the invoice, either by bank transfer or in cash, the car keys and vehicle documents can be collected," says Armin Mujkanovic, head of the Dorotheum in Traun, explaining the next steps. 70 percent of the sale price will go to the Austrian Road Safety Fund, while 30 percent will go to the Linz-Land district authority, which is responsible for handling the auction.
Including auction fees, the buyer will have to pay 2440 euros for the VW Passat. Although the car still has a valid "sticker" until June 2025, it already shows signs of heavy use, including the engine control light coming on.
Several acceptances, hardly any auctions
"Krone" readers know the story behind the forced auction: in August, a 17-year-old raced through the "100" near Ansfelden at almost 200 km/h, whereupon his VW was confiscated in accordance with the law in force since March 1. Several other speeding cars that had been provisionally confiscated in Upper Austria were returned to their owners because they were not their owners.
In the case of the 17-year-old, however, all the conditions for the auction were met.
It was the second forced sale nationwide. In October, a Peugeot 208 confiscated in Vorarlberg for speeding went under the hammer. The sale price was 6800 euros.
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