The announcement from the Swiss cantonal police in Uri was brief: a British driver broke the speed limit in a municipality of Hospental and can’t ever drive in Switzerland again.
On June 12th, the Uri Cantonal Police carried out a routine speed check on Gotthardstrasse in Hospental.
“The driver of a car with UK license plates was driving significantly too fast,” the police reported.
In fact, he was driving at a speed rarely (if ever) seen on the winding mountain road crossing the small village.
The vehicle was recorded at a speed of 161 km/h, exceeding the posted speed limit of 80 km/h — in other words, it was travelling double the allowed speed.
“The 43-year-old driver was reported to the Uri Public Prosecutor’s Office,” the police said. “He was also banned from driving in Switzerland.”
Déjà-vu
Swiss police may be getting accustomed by now to catching speeding Brits.
During the summer of 2024, for instance, Zurich cantonal police stopped four UK nationals who were speeding on a Swiss motorway in their sports cars.
They were reportedly driving at over 200 km/h, which is 80 km/h over the posted speed limit.
The speeders, aged between 25 and 50, were arrested and their vehicles were confiscated.
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But that’s not all
Only a month later, in July 2024, police in Graubünden intercepted two other Brits who were speeding — also in sports cars — through the Flüela Pass.
They dashed through the mountain pass, where the speed limit is 80 km/hour, at 153 km/h, cantonal police said.
Their fate was the same as their other speeding countrymen’s: police confiscated their cars and seized their driver licenses.
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On the positive note, none of the Brits were caught speeding on the left side of the road.
