The number of drivers caught speeding has reached a six-year high, with 2.15 million motorists caught last year according to new official figures.
The data – released by the department for transfer – likewise expose an additional 28,000 drivers were issued with a fixed charge notice (FPN), taken to court or provided a written warning for speeding in the last year compared to 2015. In 2011 1.61 million drivers were caught speeding in total.
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The boost in speeding offences contributed towards an general increase in web traffic offences, with 3,059,000 motorists falling foul of the legislation in 2016 compared to 3,049,000 the previous year as well as 2,892,000 in 2011.
And while more drivers were mentioned for problems surrounding insurance, licences as well as documentation in 2016 compared to 2015 (up to 337,000 from 306,000), rates have fallen significantly for other offences. The number of drivers mentioned for dangerous, careless as well as drunken driving dropped to 179,000 in 2016, compared to 190,000 in 2015 as well as 276,000 in 2011.
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Rates for unauthorised taking as well as theft of motor vehicles likewise fell, with 6,000 caught in 2016, compared to 7,000 in 2015 as well as 9,000 in 2011.
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