Spot fines for careless driving could be on the cards according to the UK government, reports bikeradar.com today, with 2012 the likely date for their roll out in England, Scotland and Wales. Currently all motoring offences that are not admitted must be dealt with through the courts.
Responses to the new fine proposals have been mixed, however, with both the CTC (UK's national cyclists' organisation) and the IAM (Institute of Advanced Motorists) doubting whether the fines will be effectively enforced.
Motoring sins highlighted as possibly incurring the on the spot fines include tailgating, undertaking and cutting up others. The minimum fine would be £80 and offenders would also get three points on their licence.
The proposals - revealed by Transport Minister Philip Hammond - and still to pass through Parliament - are part of a range of measures that aim to reduce the current rate of KSIs (killed and seriously injured) on the UK's roads from the current annual rate of around 25,000 to 10-15,000 by 2030.
Other measures announced include a rise in fixed penalty notices for motoring offences from £60 to £80-100, the possibility of a new offence of 'driving with a specified drug in the body', encouraging courts to make greater use of powers of seizure for the most serious offenders, compulsory retraining for disqualified drivers and more educational offerings for offenders.
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