2 d. ago Drivers caught speeding a certain level above the limit in France will get a criminal conviction under new rules

UK drivers would be subject to the French legal system, including a fine of up to £3,250 and the possibility of the immediate confiscation of their car and a three-month prison sentence.

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2 d. ago Scotland 'must follow Wales' and legally enforce 20mph speed limit in built

EXCLUSIVE: The Scottish Greens argue the law must be changed to ensure a nationwide approach to 20mph speed limits and improve road safety.

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4 d. ago The Verve's Richard Ashcroft gets driving ban for six months after speeding in his Mercedes

On February 19, Ashcroft was driving a green 2018 Mercedes-Benz G-Class when he was recorded exceeding a 40mph speed limit on the elevated section of the M4 by 8mph at Brentford, west London

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1 week ago Anthony Joshua to spend New Year's Eve in luxury Nigerian hospital recovering from crash that killed his two friends

Traffic police believe the car was travelling over the 50mph speed limit and lost control during 'an overtaking manoeuvre' on what locals have claimed is one of Nigeria's deadliest roads.

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1 week ago Anthony Joshua will spend New Year's Eve in luxury Nigerian hospital recovering from crash that killed his two friends

Traffic police believe the car was travelling over the 50mph speed limit and lost control during 'an overtaking manoeuvre' on what locals have claimed is one of Nigeria's deadliest roads.

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2 w. ago Couple suing wealthy businessman after he crashed his McLaren supercar into their home for 'cheap thrills'

Zachary Hocking, 28, was drunk and driving at 91mph - three times the speed limit - when he lost control of the £90,000 sports car, in the early hours of December 23, 2003.

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2 w. ago Are cyclists REALLY ignoring the speed limit... or are dog walkers telling porkies? Speedometer reveals whether riders have turned Tooting Common into a 'motorway' by breaking 12mph limit

One cyclist has already been issued a £50 speeding fine for going at 16mph in the park by Wandsworth Council but this was rescinded after he complained.

Sport

2 w. ago Four years for double speed limit biker who killed OAP in smash

A dirt bike rider who killed a pensioner after driving at more than twice the speed limit was yesterday jailed for four years.

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3 w. ago The 'nappy valley' dog walkers at WAR with speeding cyclists: Park near £5M homes is turned into 'a motorway' as the council arms wardens with speed guns to enforce 12mph limit

It's one of the most popular and attractive parks in the capital with houses bordering Tooting Common changing hands for over £5 million.

Economics

3 w. ago Speed limit call at danger stretch of Stirling road labelled "life

The issues with accidents on the stretch of the A84 near Blairdrummond were raised as a rethink on speed limits on Scotland's roads was blasted by an MSP.

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3 w. ago Increased speed limit for lorries on A75 and A77 will improve safety, says transport group

Transport leaders believe the move will reduce the number of dangerous overtaking moves.

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3 w. ago Horrifying moment driver raced at double speed limit before killing 'beloved' dad

Robert Nagoda was driving a Honda Jazz at speeds of between 56mph and 70mph in a 30mph zone when he collided with Darrell Dalton, 68, who died of his injuries

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3 w. ago UK motorway speed camera glitch sees thousands wrongly penalised as refunds confirmed

National Highways discovered 2,650 erroneous speed camera triggers since 2021 caused by timing lag between cameras and variable speed limit signs on English motorways

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3 w. ago Speed camera fault means thousands of drivers across UK wrongly fined as apology issued

A 'technical issue' means that thousands of drivers will be reimbursed and have points removed as speed cameras were wrongly detecting speeding after the speed limit had increased

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3 w. ago Speed camera error sees thousands of drivers fined incorrectly since 2021

Thousands of speeding fines could be cancelled after a “technical issue” saw some speed cameras triggered incorrectly.National Highways has apologised for the error which, it said, meant a “very small number” of drivers had been fined incorrectly since 2021.It is understood a software update created a problem with variable speed cameras on some A roads and motorways that led to drivers being incorrectly detected as speeding after the speed limit had increased.National Highways chief executive Nick Harris said: “Safety is our number one priority and we have developed a fix for this technical anomaly to maintain the highest levels of safety on these roads and make sure no one is wrongly prosecuted.”The agency said it had identified around 2,650 incorrect camera activations since 2021, less than two per day.Not all of those will have resulted in fines as camera activations are not always enforced, and the total amounts to less than 0.1% of the 6 million activations in the same period.T...

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3 w. ago SNP ministers ditch plan to cut single carriageway speed limit to 50mph

The Tories called the idea ‘ridiculous’ and ‘senseless’

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4 w. ago Plan to reduce speed limit on Scots roads to 50 mph dropped by SNP Government following public backlash

Nine out of 10 responses to a public consultation disagreed with the claim a reduced speed limit would address the number of casualties on roads.

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