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09/11/2007
Grading Proposed For Speeding Drivers
A system of grading for those caught speeding on the UK's roads has been proposed.
Drivers caught speeding could be given more penalty points on their licence depending on how much over the speed limit they are.
Ministers are looking at a scheme under which the worst offenders would get six points on their driving licence.
This raises the prospect that drivers could face being banned from driving for two speeding offences.
The Department for Transport is to start a public consultation on the proposals by the end of the year.
It says its aim in carrying out this consultation is to ensure the punishment better reflects the degree of excessive speeding by motorists.
For example, those driving at 45mph or above in a 30mph limit could receive a fixed penalty of six points and a £100 fine.
This is in comparison with the existing flat rate of three points and £60 fine.
Drivers receive an automatic six-month driving ban for reaching 12 points within three years.
However, more than 1.1m drivers have six or more points on their licences and would be banned immediately from driving for one more offence, under the new points system.
A spokesman for the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents said: "We welcome measures where people who are grossly above the speed limit get tougher penalty points.
"It is not getting at the ordinary motorist. It is getting at those who flagrantly break the speed limit."
(BMcC)
Drivers caught speeding could be given more penalty points on their licence depending on how much over the speed limit they are.
Ministers are looking at a scheme under which the worst offenders would get six points on their driving licence.
This raises the prospect that drivers could face being banned from driving for two speeding offences.
The Department for Transport is to start a public consultation on the proposals by the end of the year.
It says its aim in carrying out this consultation is to ensure the punishment better reflects the degree of excessive speeding by motorists.
For example, those driving at 45mph or above in a 30mph limit could receive a fixed penalty of six points and a £100 fine.
This is in comparison with the existing flat rate of three points and £60 fine.
Drivers receive an automatic six-month driving ban for reaching 12 points within three years.
However, more than 1.1m drivers have six or more points on their licences and would be banned immediately from driving for one more offence, under the new points system.
A spokesman for the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents said: "We welcome measures where people who are grossly above the speed limit get tougher penalty points.
"It is not getting at the ordinary motorist. It is getting at those who flagrantly break the speed limit."
(BMcC)
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