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Penalty for speeding in 20mph? It’s a postcode lottery, research suggests

Published 03 October 2022
By Sunday Times Driving
There are significant regional variations in the number of motorists penalised for breaching 20mph speed limits in built-up areas.
Driver caught using laser jammers to avoid speeding tickets

Half of speed cameras are broken

Half of all speed cameras in the UK are broken according to figures obtained by the BBC’s Panorama team.
Published 18 January 2022
Driver caught using laser jammers to avoid speeding tickets

Any fine for 1mph over the speed limit?

Breaking the speed limit doesn't necessarily mean that you'll receive a fine. We explain why.
Published 18 November 2021
Driver caught using laser jammers to avoid speeding tickets

Driver jailed for using laser jammer

A motorist has been jailed for eight months after police found that he had fitted two laser jammers to the front of his car.
Published 29 July 2021
Brits will escape some speeding fines in the EU due to Brexit

British drivers may escape EU speeding fines

British drivers may evade some speeding fines incurred in EU countries following Brexit, after a European Union directive requiring the cross-bor
Published 14 January 2021
Lamborghini-driving tourist in Dubai amasses nearly £36,000 in speeding fines

Dubai tourist racks up £36K in speeding fines

A British tourist in Dubai has had his passport detained, as a result of racking up nearly £36,000 in speeding penalty charges in the emirate.
Published 08 August 2018

Speeding fines to rise in most serious cases

Drivers who commit the most serious speeding offences are to face tougher penalties, under new guidelines for magistrates in England and Wales.
Published 25 January 2017
Reader Letters: Illuminated controls, defining a vintage car, HGV dragsters and another fine maths

Reader Letters: Illuminated controls, defining a vintage...

I enjoyed Jeremy Clarkson’s piece on the Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio (“Foot down, I’m in clover”, July 24). I must say, though, that if...
Published 08 August 2016
Reader Letters: Speeding fine payment, Humber brag and lorry louts

Readers' Letters: Speeding fine payment, Humber hoopla...

I was caught on camera exceeding 60mph on the A30 near Hayle in Cornwall. I pleaded guilty by letter and sent off the £100 fine. According to the...
Published 18 July 2016
Driving in France during Euro 2016 and summer holiday season

Driving in France during Euro 2016 and summer holiday...

As the summer holiday looms on the horizon like distant blue skies, nearly 1m British holidaymakers are preparing to dust off their passports...
Published 09 June 2016