New Speeding Fines

[Colin James]

Below is a chart of new speeding fines and penalties that have come into effect this month. Although I see the need for people to reduce their speed this again is aimed the working person doing well! 

 

This is not a level playing field at all! 

 

Example 1: 

 

Worker 1 earns 150 per week drives at 75 mph on motorway will be fined £75

 

Worker 2 earns 400 per week and drives at the exact same speed as worker 1 will be fined £200.

 

Example 2:

 

Worker 1 earns 150 per week drives at 42 mph in a 30mph will be fined £150

 

Worker 2 earns 400 per week and drives at the exact same speed as worker 1 will be fined £400.

 

How is this fair?

 

[Paul Jones]

It is not fair is it.

 

The incentive in the UK is not to work, the person who has worked and climbed the ladder to a little bit of success is treated much worse.

 

Based upon your examples above these two drivers could be racing each other and one is penalised more than the other,  I am surprised nobody has kicked off about this, so what happens if you are on benefits? PLEASE do not tell me that no fine applies.

[Alex]

These explain a few things

 

https://www.confused.com/on-the-road/driving-law/new-speeding-laws-fines-come-into-force

 

or

 

http://metro.co.uk/2017/04/23/new-speeding-fine-laws-come-in-tomorrow-heres-what-you-need-to-know-6592386/

 

or

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/cars/advice/the-truth-about-speeding-fines/

[H.Wilson]

From my understanding there is no minimum £100 fine. The important point, apparently completely missed, is that the new guidelines only apply if court proceedings are instituted.

 

The 36/30 example is ridiculous. 36/30 is a speed awareness course or otherwise a £100 fixed penalty and 3 points endorsement. 36/30 doesn't involve court proceedings and an income based fine - and it won't in future. The only reason 36/30 would go to court is if the accused didn't pay the £100 fixed penalty or wasn't eligible for a fixed penalty - because he has 9 or more points within 3 years of the latest offence.

 

The new guidelines are near identical to the existing guidelines - but only the highest category changes from Band B to Band C.

 

Drive at speeds up to and incuding 95/70 and the police will offer you the chance to pay a fixed penalty. Absolutely nothing to do with your income. The same applies to speeds up to and including 49/30. This is not changing.

[ragwert]

These guidelines are still in force

http://www.speedlimit.org.uk/faq.html

[Pete Boggs]

This reminds me of the "unit fines" scheme they introduced in the magistrates' court a few years back where the amount paid was calculated as a percentage of income. It proved impossible to administer and was quietly dropped not long after.