Friday 9th November 2007

Six points for speeding

Drivers could be banned for breaking limit twice under new proposals

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Two strikes and you're out?

Motorists could be banned from driving for only two speeding offences under new proposals, it has been reported.

If a driver is caught doing 45 mph or above in a 30 mph zone they could get six points, double what is dished out now, and a £100 fine.

According to the Times newspaper ministers are keen to further clamp down on speeding and are prepared to ban drivers for six months even quicker for breaking limits.

It is said that 1.1 million drivers have six or more points on their licences and, under the new law, they would be banned immediately for one more offence.

The new penalties are also believed to be planned for drivers travelling 57 mph or over in a 40 mph zone and 94 mph or above on a motorway.

However the Government is thought to be preparing to drop an earlier proposal to introduce a lower penalty of two points for those travelling at a few mph over the limit.

Jim Fitzpatrick reportedly told the Times that the two point system would undermine the Government’s ‘speed kills’ message.

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This needs a government online petition. This is something that will get as big a response as the road pricing one.

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doddy1982 said:

I am simply agreeing that greater punishment for excessive speeding in built up areas is a good idea

There is already a greater punishment for speeding.

Since the introduction of speed cameras, the chances of being prosecuted for speeding has increased by a huge amount (anyone know the exact figure?) therefore so has the chances of toting up 12 points. This to me is already a greater punishment. To propose to increase the chance losing one's licence even further is just like rubbing salt into the wound.

Like someone else has already said, a law that 90% of people break cannot be a good one.