The VW Passat of a 17-year-old speeder is the first vehicle to be forcibly auctioned under the new law in Upper Austria. However, interest in the auction is (still) modest; the highest bid on the car built in 2002 was recently 800 euros.
A 17-year-old from Salzburg raced along the western highway near Ansfelden at almost 200 km/h in August. Yet his VW Passat is not a ‘racer’: the car is the first vehicle to be forcibly auctioned under the new speed law in Upper Austria – the ‘Krone’ reported – but interest in the auction is (still) limited.
Since last week it has been possible to bid online for the piece of transport history in the Dorotheum. So far, nine people have done this, the highest bid was 800 euros on Wednesday afternoon.
Fewer interested people than normal
16 potential bidders have marked the auction for observation. That is relatively little: “As a rule, we have 30 to 50 people observing, but with the best devices this can increase to 70 to 80,” says Armin Mujkanovic, head of the Dorotheum location in Traun, where the car is being sunk. the hammer.
Price for damaged VW will continue to rise
“The sticker is still valid, that’s the great thing about the vehicle. Otherwise, a petrol engine with a mileage of just under 200,000 kilometers is quite attractive,” explains Mujkanovic, explaining the previously muted enthusiasm for the 2002 automatic VW, which also shows scratches and is also missing the right rear hubcap. The online auction ends on November 20 at 1 p.m., until then interested parties can still bid. “Most of it will happen in the last hour,” says Mujkanovic. “The car can fetch 1,500 to 2,000 euros.”
First auction under the new law
The fact that the VW is changing owners has to do with the speed law that has been in force since March 1: anyone who exceeds the maximum speed in the local area by at least 80 km/h and outside the city by more than 90 km/h can be stopped at the have their vehicle impounded for the first offense.
If the speeding offender is also the owner of the car and authorities fear the incident will be repeated, a mandatory auction may take place. This is now the case for the first time in Upper Austria, seven and a half months after the law came into effect.
Source: Krone
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