Norway: traffic fine rules

Drink-driving

The limit is 0,2 ‰ blood alcohol (0,1 mg/l breath) – practically zero. It applies to every motor vehicle, e-scooters included.

Using a phone while driving

Any operation of the phone while driving is prohibited. Calls are only allowed hands-free or with the phone in a fixed holder close to the wheel.

Seat belt or helmet not used

Applies to drivers and passengers aged 15 or over.

Passenger under 15 not secured

The driver is responsible for passengers under 15 being secured.

Running a red light

Applies to steady and flashing red.

Following too close

With a gap under 0,5 seconds, loss of licence for three to six months replaces the fixed rate.

Failing to give way, also at a pedestrian crossing

Give-way signs, priority from the right, pedestrians on a crossing, leaving a car park or property, turning across pedestrians and cyclists.

Illegal overtaking

Overtaking on the right, before or in junctions, with restricted sight, before a pedestrian crossing or against a no-overtaking sign. Points apply in all these cases except overtaking on the right.

Ignoring a prohibition sign or driving in a bus lane

No entry, traffic prohibited, no turn or U-turn, mandatory direction, one-way, pedestrian street, and bus or carpool lanes (kollektivfelt, sambruksfelt).

Crossing a solid line, hatched area or driving on the pavement

Also the wrong lane when turning and driving on cycle or foot paths. Yellow hatched areas carry three points as well.

No lights, no indicator, iced-up windows

Dipped headlights or daytime running lights are compulsory in Norway at all times, also in daylight.

Tyres: insufficient tread

Minimum tread in winter 3 mm (1 November to the first Sunday after Easter Monday; in Nordland, Troms and Finnmark 16 October to 30 April), otherwise 1,6 mm. There is no date-based winter tyre duty for cars – but tyres must give sufficient grip at all times.

Studded tyres out of season

Prohibited from the first Monday after Easter Monday to 31 October (in the north 1 May to 15 October), unless conditions make them necessary. Some cities charge a municipal fee for driving on studs (piggdekkgebyr).

Licence or registration card not carried

Per document. A licence expired for up to three months costs 5 000 kr.

No warning triangle

Illegal parking on a public road

Parkeringsgebyr from the municipality or the police – one single rate nationwide. The 50 % surcharge for late payment was abolished on 1 January 2026; late interest runs instead.

Car park: conditions not met

Kontrollsanksjon from the car-park operator – public or private, the same rates nationwide. Not earlier than five minutes after the paid time has run out.

Bicycle and e-scooter

Without lights, through red, against a prohibition sign or on a motorway. E-scooters count as motor vehicles: the 0,2 ‰ limit applies, and riding two-up costs a fee of 3 000 kr.