| New
penalties to tackle tailgating and middle lane hogging
Matt
cartoon in the Daily Telegraph on 6th June 2013.
See the Daily Telegraph
report by David Millward Transport Editor, on 5th June 2013. More
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 | The
press coverage of the announcements
by the UK Government earlier this week focussed on centre lane hogging and tailgating
but there was more beneath the headlines. The press statement on the GOV.UK website
went on to say that |
“existing
fixed penalty levels for most motoring offences - including using a mobile
phone at the wheel and not wearing a seatbelt - will rise to £100”
but there was no mention of the offence for which more fixed penalties are issued
than any other – speeding! Can it be that focussing on the “pet hates”
of drivers was thought likely to be more popular than the offence drivers are
more likely to commit? Perish the thought!
New
measures announced on 5th June 2013 by Road Safety Minister Stephen Hammond included
on-the-spot penalties for careless drivers who put other road users at risk.
See
the press release: new penalties to tackle tailgating and middle lane hogging
released on 5th June 2013. More
See also the Consultation outcome "Changes to the treatment of penalties
for careless driving and other motoring offences consultation" released on
5th June 2013. More
As
with other existing fixed penalty notice offences, such as speeding, police forces
will also be able to offer careless drivers the option of remedial training. |
| How
common is centre lane hogging?
Well the V8 Webmaster popped out along the
M3 yesterday evening and in less than 5 miles on a relatively quiet motoway he
encountered three blatant cases. See his illustrated
report | |
