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| Rising speed penalties pondered | Rising speed penalties pondered |
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| Drivers caught speeding could be given more penalty points on their licence depending on how much over the speed limit they are. | |
| Ministers are looking at a scheme under which the worst offenders would get six points on their driving licence. | Ministers are looking at a scheme under which the worst offenders would get six points on their driving licence. |
| This raises the prospect that drivers could face being banned from driving for two speeding offences. | This raises the prospect that drivers could face being banned from driving for two speeding offences. |
| The Department for Transport is to start a public consultation on the proposals by the end of the year. | The Department for Transport is to start a public consultation on the proposals by the end of the year. |
| It says its aim in carrying out this consultation is to ensure the punishment better reflects the degree of excessive speeding by motorists. | It says its aim in carrying out this consultation is to ensure the punishment better reflects the degree of excessive speeding by motorists. |
| A report in the Times says those driving at 45mph or above in a 30mph limit could receive a fixed penalty of six points and a £100 fine. | A report in the Times says those driving at 45mph or above in a 30mph limit could receive a fixed penalty of six points and a £100 fine. |
| This is in comparison with the existing flat rate of three points and £60 fine. | This is in comparison with the existing flat rate of three points and £60 fine. |
| Flagrant abusers | Flagrant abusers |
| Drivers receive an automatic six-month driving ban for reaching 12 points within three years. | Drivers receive an automatic six-month driving ban for reaching 12 points within three years. |
| More than 1.1m drivers have six or more points on their licences and would be banned immediately from driving for one more offence, under the new points system. | More than 1.1m drivers have six or more points on their licences and would be banned immediately from driving for one more offence, under the new points system. |
| A spokesman for the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents said: "We welcome measures where people who are grossly above the speed limit get tougher penalty points. | A spokesman for the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents said: "We welcome measures where people who are grossly above the speed limit get tougher penalty points. |
| "It is not getting at the ordinary motorist. It is getting at those who flagrantly break the speed limit." | "It is not getting at the ordinary motorist. It is getting at those who flagrantly break the speed limit." |
| Paul Smith, founder of campaign group Safe Speed, said: "Drivers will rightly be concerned that they will be faced with losing their licences for six months after two perfectly routine cases of driving safely. | Paul Smith, founder of campaign group Safe Speed, said: "Drivers will rightly be concerned that they will be faced with losing their licences for six months after two perfectly routine cases of driving safely. |
| "We all know that exceeding the speed limit isn't automatically dangerous." | "We all know that exceeding the speed limit isn't automatically dangerous." |