Road safety Drivers going even 3mph over speed limit should be punished, says police chief Chief constable argues stricter enforcement of speed limits would make Britain’s roads safer Guidance suggests police forces should only issue penalties for drivers caught at 10% plus 2mph over the limit – 35mph in a 30mph zone, for example. Photograph: Tom King / Alamy/AlamyDrivers should be punished for speeding even if they only go 3mph over the limit, Britain’s roads policing chief has said. Anthony Bangham, the chief constable of West Mercia and the lead for the National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) on road policing, called on police forces to end the practice of only prosecuting drivers who break the speed limit by more than 10%. The NPCC said Bangham was accurately quoted, but it pointed out that he did not call punishment for going 1mph over the speed limit, as the Mail claimed. Guidance suggests police forces should only issue penalties for drivers caught at 10% plus 2mph over the limit – 35mph in a 30mph zone, for example.

Source: The Guardian January 31, 2018 09:24 UTC