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The New Fines for Speeding


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I got an interesting email today regarding the new fines for speeding. I've pasted below the crux of the mail. Thought I'd bring it to everyone's attention.

As you’ve probably heard in the
media, the speeding fine
increases I did a blog post
about back in January came
in to force this week.

The new fine guidelines apply if
you're summoned to Court for
a speeding offence and not for
fixed penalty notices, which
remain at £100.

Now, we can be fined up to one
and a half weeks income
...

Even driving at 1mph over the
speed limit can now land you with
a fine of half your weekly income!

There are now three bands of
speeding fine: A, B and C.

"Band A" new penalty: Half
your weekly income
(and 3
points):
  • 20mph zone: 21 – 30mph
  • 30mph zone: 31 – 40mph
  • 40mph zone: 41 – 55mph
  • 50mph zone: 51 – 65mph
  • 60mph zone: 61 – 80mph
  • 70mph zone: 71 – 90mph
"Band B" new penalty: All of
your weekly income
(plus 4-6
points and up to 28 day ban):
  • 20mph zone: 31 – 40mph
  • 30mph zone: 41 – 50mph
  • 40mph zone: 56 – 65mph
  • 50mph zone: 66 – 75mph
  • 60mph zone: 81 – 90mph
  • 70mph zone: 91 – 100mph
"Band C" new penalty: 1 ½
weeks income
(plus 6 points
and up to 56 day ban):
  • 20mph zone: 41mph +
  • 30mph zone: 51mph +
  • 40mph zone: 66mph +
  • 50mph zone: 76mph +
  • 60mph zone: 91mph +
  • 70mph zone: 101mph +

The maximum fines are now
£1,000, or up to £2,500 for
speeding on a motorway
!

Considering that motorways are
by far the safest types of road
to drive on, this seems absurd
to me...

But the real question that pops in
to my head is; What ever
happened
to the Governments
pledge to "End the war on
Motorists”?

 

So how many of you are now rather angry?

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Yup.

I understand what they are saying to a degree, hell to some 60 quid is a days lunch, but to some that's vital. I don't agree with it, I don't like it, but the war on motorists is never going to end... I have learned to stop deluding myself and just hope I didn't get clocked this morning... I may have touched 62, 63 at a push in the 60 zone of our stupid motorway (I don't call them smart, I've seen more intelligent pond life) and that's the specially idiotic people in my local towns and places....

50 percent a weekly wage for a slip up is too much for an accident, like this morning I had the sun in my eyes, burning my retinas, saw the sign but couldn't focus on that, getting my speed right, not allowing the car beside me to plow into me or not having the car behind me ram me. Something had to give!

I suppose though, we still have the SAC, which is less than the old ticket for a first offence or first in three years!

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Just now, tazzman600 said:

I wonder if any traffic officer would actually book a driver for doing 62 in a 60 for example.

 

 

Yes because they have targets to hit

 

 

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2 hours ago, Dagger said:

 

 

Yes because they have targets to hit

 

 

I think there are police officers on here that would refute those allegations. 

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I'd have thought so too. Those fines are only if the speeder goes to court. I then wonder if a traffic officer would give the speeder a court ticket for doing say 41 in a 40.
I think not because I've been overtaken by traffic police cars whilst I've been driving at the speed limit of that road.

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21 hours ago, Turvey said:

I think there are police officers on here that would refute those allegations. 

 

 

The Police force aren't a service any more they are a Business and Business's need to hit KPI / Targets 

 

 

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On 28 April 2017 at 8:43 PM, tazzman600 said:

I wonder if any traffic officer would actually book a driver for doing 62 in a 60 for example.

Some of them would love it! 

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8 minutes ago, stef123 said:

Some of them would love it! 

Sadly, you are right.  Not all, but some.

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What happens to those caught speeding who are not working? Or those who's weekly wage is not the same every week?

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It comes out of benefits. These are still an income. You would likely arrange with the courts a repayment plan though.

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Here's the Q & A part of the email I got

 

- Is there still a 10% buffer?

Well, technically there never was.

The National Police Chiefs'
Council has always recommended
Police forces don’t prosecute until
drivers exceed the limit by 10%
plus 2mph to account for
speedometer error.

However, as the law stands,
Motorists are liable for a speeding
ticket the moment we exceed the
speed limit
with no official "buffer",
so it's up to individual Police
forces in each area.

We've seen that Police forces and
camera partnerships have been
getting much tighter with their
tolerances across the UK since
the introduction of "smart
motorways".

The trend seems to be going
towards zero tolerance,
presumably as this rakes in
more money...

- What happens if you are
unemployed or have no
income?


Under the new sentencing council
guidelines, drivers claiming to
have little or no income can have
their whole household’s income
and assets
assessed by the court.

The fines that retired Motorists will
receive are likely to be based on
private or state pensions and
their savings
.

As you can tell, the sentencing
council have anticipated the
"I don't earn anything" argument
and have set aggressive (and on
the face of it quite unfair)

guidelines as a preemptive
response...

- Do these new fines apply
in Scotland or Northern
Ireland?


No, they only apply in England
and Wales.

- You mention points and a ban.
Please clarify as surely it should
be one or the other?

You're quite right, the email should
have read:

"Band B" new penalty: All of
your weekly income (plus 4-6
points *or* up to 28 day ban).

...and

"Band C" new penalty: 1 ½
weeks income (plus 6 points
*or* up to 56 day ban).
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2 hours ago, tazzman600 said:
- Do these new fines apply
in Scotland or Northern
Ireland?


No, they only apply in England
and Wales.

Well thank God for that!!

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4 minutes ago, jmurray01 said:

Well thank God for that!!

But if you stuck by the speed limit at all times........

 

:wink: :smile:

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11 minutes ago, Turvey said:

But if you stuck by the speed limit at all times........

 

:wink: :smile:

Oh I do, but sometimes there are more important things to be looking at whilst driving (like road ahead) other than checking the speedometer every 5 seconds to ensure you haven't gone 1MPH over the limit!!

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