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.