AN ANGEL ON YOUR SHOULDER
Who wants a speeding ticket? No one, obviously, but the stats from the Department for Transport suggest that Britain’s drivers are pretty careless about notching one up. Last year the DfT monitored 446.6million journeys and discovered that over half of those exceeded the speed limit. Perhaps strangely, it’s the lower speed of 20mph that is most often ignored, with over 86% of journeys through 20mph zones – generally urban and close to schools, being clocked over the limit. A whopping 48% of people on motorways also exceeded the 70mph limit - and 11% of those went on to top 80mph. When you consider that the average fine is £100 and 3 points on a licence, with the option of a speed awareness course for first time offenders
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