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Drivers accused of 'culture of speeding' as motoring offences hit record high
Speeding offences accounted for 86% of the 2.93 million motoring violations in England and Wales, with careless driving up 27%, official data show.
- The latest official statistics show motoring offences rose 9% in 2024 to 2.93 million across England and Wales, up from 2.69 million the previous year.
- Data show careless driving rose 37% and handheld mobile use increased 11%, driving the overall rise, Department for Transport says.
- Police outcomes show fines in 37% of offences, court action in 12%, and 51% resulted in retraining courses, with some avoiding prosecution by attending speed awareness courses costing 80.
- Metropolitan Police figures reveal nearly 600,000 motoring offences in London in 2024, a 19% increase, while Transport for London will trial radar-based speed cameras at up to 10 locations.
- Road safety charities warned that IAM RoadSmart said the figures show a "widespread disregard" for speed limits, while the RAC warned that Half of drivers believe there is a culture of speeding and urged stronger enforcement.
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Drivers in England and Wales have been caught committing a record 2.9 million motoring offences, according to new Home Office figures. The figures recorded in 2024 were up nine per cent from the 2.7 million offences recorded in 2023 and are the highest level since comparable records began in 2011. Speeding made up the vast majority of cases with around 2.5 million offences, 86 per cent of the total, due to drivers exceeding the limit, also a rec…
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