Speeding Blog
The £1,000 Fine 1.5 Million Drivers Are Carrying in Their Wallets
Driving with an old address on your licence can cost you a fine of up to £1,000 — even though updating …
Read MoreStopped at 107mph on the M25 — and He Drove Away Without a Ticket
At 107mph in a 70, a Driver is well past the threshold where police guidance points to a Court summons — …
Read MoreThat Plain Grey Van Parked on the Verge? It Might Be Photographing You
In December 2022, Northamptonshire Police began using a speed camera van stripped of every marking that lets you know what it …
Read MoreRain Kills 30 Times More Road Users Than Snow — and a Speed Camera Can’t Measure Any of It
In 2015, rain was a factor in the deaths or serious injuries of 2,918 people on British roads — around 30 …
Read MoreThe Flashing Speed Sign That Can’t Convict You — and the Officer Who Ticketed Drivers With It Anyway
The flashing “Your Speed” signs on Britain’s roads are not speed cameras — they record no identities, and their data cannot …
Read MoreThe Gantry Flashed 50 and the Car in Front Slammed Its Brakes — I Nearly Hit It at Motorway Speed
Smart motorway gantry limits are legally binding the moment they appear — and enforced by some of the most active speed …
Read MoreThe Six-Month Rule: The Deadline That Kills Speeding Prosecutions Stone Dead
Under section 127 of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980, a speeding charge must be laid within six months of the alleged …
Read MorePay-Per-Mile Is No Longer a Rumour: Britain’s First By-the-Mile Car Tax Arrives in 2028
From April 2028, electric cars will be taxed at 3p for every mile driven, and plug-in hybrids at 1.5p — on …
Read MoreBritish Drivers Reported Each Other to the Police 60,198 Times in a Single Year
A record 60,198 dashcam clips were submitted to UK police by other road users in 2025 — and the numbers are …
Read MoreNoise Cameras Triggered 1,777 Times in the Government Trial — Only 4% Were Actually Noisy Vehicles
The Government’s national noise camera trial ran from October 2022 to February 2023 in four locations — and the cameras triggered …
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