Motoring Offence News

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20/12/2007 - Alarm bells should ring – never mind mobile phones! Motorists caught driving dangerously while using a handheld mobile phone face jail under new guidelines.	[more]
12/12/2007 - Speed Cameras Replace Police Officers Welsh drivers are more likely to received a Notice of Intended Prosecution through the post because cameras have been replacing manned speed traps	[more]
12/12/2007 - Eye Tests Offered to Banbury Speeders Not all drivers are offered speed awareness courses but in Banbury there are "added" extras with the courses offered.	[more]
05/12/2007 - Almost 2 Million Speeding Tickets a Year Government statistics show that the amount of money generated from speed cameras is in the region of £115.2 million every year.	[more]
12/11/2007 - Harsher Penalties for Urban Speeding Offences A proposal is being discussed for new speeding penalties which could cost courier drivers their jobs for just two driving offences	[more]
25/10/2007 - Lancashire Speed Camera Convictions may be Unsafe Hundreds of motorists convicted of speeding in Lancashire could have their convictions overturned.	[more]
24/09/2007 - Speed Camera Penalty Points Penalty points increased for failing to report who was driving a vehicle caught on a speed camera	[more]
08/09/2007 - More serious penalties for mobile phone users Using a mobile phone while driving may lead to prosecution for dangerous driving	[more]