So, we’re sure you've heard by now that the government are
thinking of introducing new disciplinary action against those caught speeding
on the motorway.
Currently, if you get caught speeding on the motorway you get
issued with a letter with intention to prosecute. From this, you could either
get offered a speed awareness course or have to pay an £100 fine and be awarded
3-6 points on your licence. If you were speeding excessively, you may even have
your licence revoked and be banned from driving or forced to retake your tests.
But now, they are thinking of introducing a new system in
which if you get caught speeding on the motorway you will be issued with a (quadrupled)
fine of £10,000.
That’s worth more than or almost as much as some of the cars
motorists will be driving!
The fine for getting caught whilst speeding on a
dual carriageway is also going to increase four-fold from £1,000 to £4,000.
This fine also applies for being caught whilst using your phone behind the
wheel. No excuses any-more.
If this new legislation is put forward and approved it will
be the first change to the penalty system since 1991 and the idea has already been met by some opposition. People that are against this legislation worry that the increased fine will prevent people having the courage to challenged unjust speeding tickets/offences in court.
So, we want to know
what your opinion on the whole thing is. Do you think increasing the fine to £10,000 is a good idea or do you think revoking a licence is more of a punishment for drivers caught speeding?
Let us know what you think by leaving a comment below, tweet us
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