If you receive a Notice of Intended Prosecution, the alleged offence may be dealt with by way of a fixed penalty notice or a summons to appear at the Magistrates Court. If it is a fixed penalty notice (fpn), you will receive 3 points on your licence and a £60 fine. If your licence was not issued in the UK (foreign Licence) and you are caught speeding, then you will not be eligible for a Fixed Penalty Notice and the case will have to go to court.
Will I get a fixed penalty notice or have to attend court?
The Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) have guidelines as to whether a fixed penalty notice will be issued. More excessive speeding is dealt with by way of summons. The current guidelines are:
Speed Limit |
Fixed Penalty |
Summons |
20 mph |
25 - 35mph |
35+ mph |
30 mph |
35 - 49mph |
50+ mph |
40 mph |
46 - 65mph |
66+ mph |
50 mph |
57 - 75mph |
76+ mph |
60 mph |
68 - 85mph |
86+ mph |
70 mph |
79 - 95mph |
96+ mph |
Note, these are only guidelines and are subject to change. Some police forces may use a stricter standard. In addition, in some circumstances police forces will offer a speed awareness course if your speed was no more than 10% over the limit +9mph.
What penalty am I likely to get for speeding?
If you go to court and are convicted of a speeding offence, you will expect to get at least 3 points and a £60 fine. Higher speeds will normally attract a bigger speeding fine and more points on the licence. Sentencing is at the discretion of the magistrates, but usually fines and penalties are within the sentencing guidelines.
