Sometimes things get heated on the road. Everyone feels they are in the right and insults their opponents at will. Even police officers are not spared, and insults from law enforcement officers are punished particularly severely. 

In addition to points in Flensburg and an entry in the Federal Central Criminal Register, the penalty for insults can also be quite expensive.

That's how much an insult can cost:

The information is only to be understood as an indication, the actual amount of the fine in the event of a conviction depends on the specific offence situation or the monthly income of the defendant.

Gestures

Show bird 750 €

Middle finger 600 – 4000 €

Stick out your tongue 150 – 300 €

Windscreen wiper (wave hand back and forth in front of face) 350 – 1000 €

Arsehole (circle with thumb and index finger) 650 – 750 €

Verbal offence 

Jerk-off 1000 €

Madman 250 €

Fuck you 300 €

You are an arsehole 1500 €

Stupid pig 500 €

Police officers are on first name terms 600 €

Slut 1900 €

Old sow 2500 €

Bull pig 1000 €

Stupid woman 500 €

Joker 300 €

Stupid cow 300 €

You have a bird 750 €

Bitch 2000 €

Jerk (to policemen) 1000 €

Too stupid to drive/write etc. 450 €

Idiot 1000 €

Indirect insults such as "I think you're a twat" or "I'd prefer to call you an arsehole" are punished just as severely as direct insults.