Heavier speeding penalties slammed by driving instructors
Date: 21 November 2007
Plans by the government to increase the penalties for speeding courier drivers (and other motorists) have been criticised by driving instructors.
The Driving Instructors Democratic Union believes that plans to give out more penalty points for speeding at 45mph or above in a 30mph zone could lead to many people losing their jobs. The implications for couriers and owner drivers are obvious.
Richard Grindrod, a spokesman for the union, told the BBC: "Doubling penalty points could have the effect of causing many of them to lose their jobs, with a devastating impact on their families and also on industry and the economy."
He suggested that other tactics could be used, other than heavier penalties.
"Good policing, better intelligence and planning from local authorities in designing speed enforcement systems must play a major part in solving the speeding problem," he asserted.
Couriers are vital for the UK economy, and there are often times when it would be safe for them to exceed the prescribed speed limit - for example late at night on deserted roads.
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