The Northern Express Herald

Leadfoot Brits clock up $300M in speeding fines

British speedsters forked out over $NZ300 million in traffic fines last year. Photo / HBT
British speedsters forked out over $NZ300 million in traffic fines last year. Photo / HBT

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    Last year drivers spent a total of £114.6 million ($NZ300 million) paying off speeding fines, according to a survey commissioned by cartographer Philip's.

    That's a one percent monetary increase over 2005, despite fewer speeding tickets being issued.

    The anomaly occurs because fewer fines are being successfully contested     in court.

    There was also a disparity between regions - Surrey, for example, only managed to collect fines for 47 percent of the tickets it issued.

    The most money - £9.45 million - was collected in Greater London, working out at £1.26 per resident over the year.

    But the greatest per person amount was in North Wales, where fines average out at £5.82 per head.

    - REUTERS