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Caught speeding? You could face a whopping £2,500 fine from NEXT MONTH
The new rules, coming into play on April 24, will mean the worst offenders will be fined 175 per cent of their weekly income.
People earning the average UK wage of £28,000 will have to pay up to £942 if they are caught driving at 101mph or above on the motorway or 41mph or above in a 20mph zone.
The same number of points or disqualification will apply as before, but the highest fines will rise from a possible 125 per cent of an offender’s weekly income by 50 per cent.
New rules have increased the maximum possible penalty by a massive 150 per cent – to £2,500 from the current £1,000.
The minimum fine of £100 and three points will still remain.
The maximum penalty is being increased to £2,500
Pete Williams, the RAC’s road safety spokesman, told Express.co.uk: “We welcome the change in sentencing guidelines for gross speeders.
“Anyone who breaks the limit excessively is a danger to every other road user and is unnecessarily putting lives at risk.
“Hopefully, hitting these offenders harder in the pocket will make them think twice before doing it again in the future.
“While greater sentences for excessive speeders are obviously a deterrent, the best deterrent of all is more effective enforcement.”
The new guidelines come after the Government introduced a zero-tolerance approach to the usage of phones by drivers last week.
Hundreds of motorists have already been caught out by the mobile rules which have seen points and fines double to six points and a £200 fine.
Those caught using their mobile twice or accruing 12 points will be hauled into court, face being disqualified and having to pay fines of up to £1,000.
New drivers can have their licences revoked instantly and lorry or bus drivers can be suspended if caught.
Mobile phone usage fines have also been doubled
The new guidelines are part of a major crackdown on reckless drivers by the Government in a bid to make Britain’s roads the safest in the world.
The Ministry of Justice has also recently finished consulting on increasing the maximum sentence for causing death by dangerous drive from 14 years to life imprisonment.
A statement from the Sentencing Council, which decided the changes, said the higher penalties were introduced following a consultation in which respondents said the previous guidelines “did not properly take into account the increase in potential harm that can result as speed above the speed limit increases”.
It added: “The Council has therefore increased the penalty for the top band of seriousness to ensure that there is clear increase in fine level as the seriousness of offending increases.
“This means fines for these offenders will have a starting point of 150 per cent of weekly income rather than the existing level of 100 per cent of weekly income.”
http://thisisengland.org.uk/2017/03/12/caught-speeding-you-could-face-a-whopping-2500-fine-from-next-month/
The new rules, coming into play on April 24, will mean the worst offenders will be fined 175 per cent of their weekly income.
People earning the average UK wage of £28,000 will have to pay up to £942 if they are caught driving at 101mph or above on the motorway or 41mph or above in a 20mph zone.
The same number of points or disqualification will apply as before, but the highest fines will rise from a possible 125 per cent of an offender’s weekly income by 50 per cent.
New rules have increased the maximum possible penalty by a massive 150 per cent – to £2,500 from the current £1,000.
The minimum fine of £100 and three points will still remain.
The maximum penalty is being increased to £2,500
Pete Williams, the RAC’s road safety spokesman, told Express.co.uk: “We welcome the change in sentencing guidelines for gross speeders.
“Anyone who breaks the limit excessively is a danger to every other road user and is unnecessarily putting lives at risk.
“Hopefully, hitting these offenders harder in the pocket will make them think twice before doing it again in the future.
“While greater sentences for excessive speeders are obviously a deterrent, the best deterrent of all is more effective enforcement.”
The new guidelines come after the Government introduced a zero-tolerance approach to the usage of phones by drivers last week.
Hundreds of motorists have already been caught out by the mobile rules which have seen points and fines double to six points and a £200 fine.
Those caught using their mobile twice or accruing 12 points will be hauled into court, face being disqualified and having to pay fines of up to £1,000.
New drivers can have their licences revoked instantly and lorry or bus drivers can be suspended if caught.
Mobile phone usage fines have also been doubled
The new guidelines are part of a major crackdown on reckless drivers by the Government in a bid to make Britain’s roads the safest in the world.
The Ministry of Justice has also recently finished consulting on increasing the maximum sentence for causing death by dangerous drive from 14 years to life imprisonment.
A statement from the Sentencing Council, which decided the changes, said the higher penalties were introduced following a consultation in which respondents said the previous guidelines “did not properly take into account the increase in potential harm that can result as speed above the speed limit increases”.
It added: “The Council has therefore increased the penalty for the top band of seriousness to ensure that there is clear increase in fine level as the seriousness of offending increases.
“This means fines for these offenders will have a starting point of 150 per cent of weekly income rather than the existing level of 100 per cent of weekly income.”
http://thisisengland.org.uk/2017/03/12/caught-speeding-you-could-face-a-whopping-2500-fine-from-next-month/
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Football player on 100k a week gets caught speeding, gets fined £2500. (about half an hours work)
Normal Joe gets caught speeding, gets fined 3 weeks wages.
The thinking is correct to hammer people for speeding but it will effect those on lower wages
as per usual
Normal Joe gets caught speeding, gets fined 3 weeks wages.
The thinking is correct to hammer people for speeding but it will effect those on lower wages
as per usual
Well normal Joe will just have to make sure he/she doesn't do 41mph or above in a 20mph zone. It isn't difficult.
Totally missing the point diva, it isn't difficult to understand how unfair it is.
As said before though, the thinking behind it is correct. Wouldn't it be fairer to just have a blanket 1.75 x weekly wage
rather than capping it at 2.5k though?
£2500 not much of a deterrent for anyone on over 50k a week.
As said before though, the thinking behind it is correct. Wouldn't it be fairer to just have a blanket 1.75 x weekly wage
rather than capping it at 2.5k though?
£2500 not much of a deterrent for anyone on over 50k a week.
Oh, yes. I see your point. Sorry.
I do tend to go off on one when it comes to speeding.
I do tend to go off on one when it comes to speeding.
If you were unemployed and got caught breaking into someones house you'd probably pay a lot less, how is that proportional to the crime?
Less chance of killing someone by breaking into their house than hitting them with a car at
40 miles per hour. Plus house breakers more likely to get the jail than a fine.
If anything, the speeding drivers should get heavier punishments than they do
40 miles per hour. Plus house breakers more likely to get the jail than a fine.
If anything, the speeding drivers should get heavier punishments than they do
Tell that to someone that has had there's or a releatives house broken into and suffered a heart attack because of it. No condoning speeding but the fines imo are based on ability to pay, motorists being an easy target.
Not saying 1 is worse than the other but it is a fact that more people die due to speeding drivers
than house breakers. Similar to yourself, that isn't condoning housebreakers.
Fwiw I've never heard of anyone getting a fine for breaking into a house. It's usually jail or community work
etc Fines are far more common in traffic offences
It's a bit of a poor argument tbf
than house breakers. Similar to yourself, that isn't condoning housebreakers.
Fwiw I've never heard of anyone getting a fine for breaking into a house. It's usually jail or community work
etc Fines are far more common in traffic offences
It's a bit of a poor argument tbf
According to the guidelines you can get fined but as burglers generally dont have any money they usually do community sevice or time as you said. Maybe a wrong choice to put my point across but I still stand by that the motorist is an easy target and as someone pointed out earlier the fines for the richer are not enough to deter. Maybe ban people for longer for the more serious offences with no leniency and they just might think twice if there going to get 5 years instead of 1.
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