Motorists should be punished for speeding even if they are just 1mph over the limit, Britain's road policing chief said last night. In a dramatic warning of a huge crackdown on drivers, Chief Constable Anthony Bangham said the days of the 'soft' treatment of offenders must come to an end. Chief Constable Anthony Bangham said what he claimed was the soft treatment of speeding motorists must come to and endSignalling a radical departure from the status quo, Mr Bangham said the courses should be reserved for those only marginally over the limit. Current police guidelines state motorists should not be stopped if they are caught driving up to 10 per cent over the speed limit. In his speech at the Police Federation roads policing conference yesterday, Mr Bangham said he believed speeding drivers were no longer afraid enough of being caught.

Source: Daily Mail January 30, 2018 23:56 UTC