F&I Management & Training

MOTORISTS face being banned from driving for only two speeding offences under a Government plan to double the fixed penalty for exceeding the limit by a wide margin.The idea of graduated speeding penalties, which was first promoted in the draft Road Safety Bill in 2004, has been under discussion ever since.Initially, the Government plan was that motorists caught speeding fractionally above a speed limit would receive two points on their licence and a £40 fine; while those signficantly above a speed limit would be penalised with six points and a £100 fine - meaning a potential ban after two offences.Now, with the Government planning to launch a public consultation before Christmas, it appears that the two-point proposal has been dropped with ministers focusing on excessive speeding.

DATED: 15.11.07

FEED: HC