Plans to Raise Maximum Speeding Fine to £10,000

There is a Fourfold increase coming in maximum amount magistrates can fine speeding motorists. It could see someone speeding on a motorway being fined up to £10,000. Currently the maximum is  £2,500.  It is the first increase since 1991.

The new guidelines look like this

Under the proposed changes the maximums in each category will increase as follows:

	From	To	Examples
Level 1	£200	£800	Includes unauthorised cycle racing on public ways.
Level 2	£500	£2,000	Includes driving a motor cycle without a protective helmet.
Level 3	£1,000	£4,000	Includes the sale of alcohol to a drunk person or being drunk and disorderly in a public place.
Level 4	£2,500	£10,000	Includes speeding on the motorway

Within the guidelines it is stated that Drivers caught using a mobile phone behind the wheel will face a £4,000 fine. $4000 makes you think doesnt it?!

The end of last year saw the total for fines collected reaching al all time high of £284, of course with these new guidelines that figure is set to rise at the end of this year.

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Sources: Guardian, itv