Drivers face new speeding penalties

The Government plans to introduce tougher new penalties to deal with speeding and other forms of excessive road behaviour.

The plans, which are set out in a consultation published on 20 November by the Department for Transport, propose a number of new measures including:

• variable fines for speeding based upon the excess speed,
• six point fixed penalties for those substantially exceeding the speed limit,
• increase in the penalty for using a mobile phone whilst driving,
• fixed penalty offences for careless driving,and
• changes to procedures where drink driving is involved