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Careless driving penalties jump 600 per cent in ten years

Published 01 February 2024
By Matt Robinson
Home Office Data shows that 42,700 motorists were punished for careless driving offences in 2022, compared to just 6,300 in 2012.
DCS Andy Cox

Road safety cop calls for loophole closure

Andy Cox from the Met Police calls for 'exceptional hardship' loophole to be abolished.
Published 25 September 2023
Driver caught using laser jammers to avoid speeding tickets

MPs asked to repay fines claimed as expenses

Several MPs from the Conservative Party and the SNP have been asked to repay hundreds of pounds in driving fines previously claimed as expenses.
Published 29 May 2023
Driver caught using laser jammers to avoid speeding tickets

Half of drivers speeding in the countryside

Survey reveals admissions to speeding are at their highest in six years.
Published 15 February 2023
20mph speed limit sign

Penalty for speeding in 20mph is postcode lottery

There are significant regional variations in the number of motorists penalised for breaching 20mph speed limits in built-up areas.
Published 03 October 2022
Multiple car crash completely blocks M25 motorway

Are motorways really the safest roads in the UK?

Many drivers find heading out onto the motorway daunting, but should they? Here are the safest types of road, statistically.
Published 10 August 2022
Nextbase dash cam

More than 7 in 10 drivers have had near misses

New research released by Nextbase has revealed that some 72% of drivers have experienced “near-miss” incidents on the road.
Published 04 August 2022
20mph speed limit sign

Monmouthshire backtracks on 20mph limit

A trial of a new 20mph urban speed limit in some areas of Monmouthshire in south Wales is due to end, with the limit reverting to 30mph.
Published 03 August 2022
CMPG police car

Driver caught doing 105mph with child in car

A driver was branded "completely irresponsible" after being caught travelling at 105mph on a motorway with a child in the car.
Published 20 June 2022
Anti-speeding police commissioner Caroline Henry broke speed limit five times

Anti-speeding champion broke limit five times

Caroline Henry, who vowed to crack down on speeding motorists, was herself caught breaking the speed limit five times in four months.
Published 06 May 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
Almost half of people picked up bad driving habits in lockdown

Half of drivers picked up bad habits in lockdown

Almost half of people have picked up bad driving habits in lockdown, according to a recent survey.
Published 10 June 2021
Courts are too lenient on dangerous drivers, says police chief

Police chief: courts too lenient on speeders

A police chief has told The Sunday Times that dangerous drivers should be afforded no more leniency in court than those involved in knife crime.
Published 17 May 2021