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News: Speeding Fines Almost As High As Driver Ignorance
Amidst proposals to increase speeding fines for convicted motorists, data has suggested that the total number of speeding motorists caught on British roads increased over the past year, with driver ignorance named as one of the main contributors.
The figures, which were compiled from numerous counties across the UK, showed that the total number of speeding motorists had risen by 6% in 2011, with these drivers reaching an average speed of 56 mph - 2 mph higher than the average figure for such motorists in 2010.
The research, which was undertaken by insurer LV=, also showed that many of these drivers were repeat offenders. A survey of more than 1,500 drivers claimed that 9% had been caught speeding since 2009, with 17% of them being caught on more than one occasion.
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Posted on Thursday, March 29 @ 18:53:12 UTC by rob brady |
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