Driving in Britain

Motorists face a huge hike in speeding fines to as much as £100 to help fill a funding gap for victims of crime, Kenneth Clarke has disclosed. 

Drivers could see standard £60 fines increase by almost 70%, even though there is no direct victim in many motoring offences.  Those who go to court to challenge speeding tickets or for more serious driving offences could pay up to £120 in to the programme.

The fines for motorists come as part of a huge expansion in the Victims Surcharge scheme, which currently levies just £15 on top of fines issued by courts.  The Justice Secretary now wants the scheme extending to all criminals, including those gaoled for the most serious offences such as murder and rape, but he also announced plans to expand it to fixed penalty notices meaning drivers will now also be targeted.

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