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 norice, you will receive 3 points on your notice and a £60 fine.
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. If a police force decides to have a crackdown on speeding, then they may apply stricter standards than in the guidelines.
Fines and penalties if you are convicted in court follow ...
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. Sentencing is at the discretion of the magistrates, but usually within the sentencing guidelines.
Speed Limit |
Actual Speed |
Sentence |
20 - 30mph |
up to 10mph faster |
3 points |
11 - 20mph faster |
4 or 5 points |
|
21 - 30 mph faster |
6 points * |
|
40 - 50 mph |
up to 15mph faster |
3 points |
16 - 25 mph faster |
4 or 5 points |
|
26 - 35 mph faster |
6 points * |
|
60 - 70 mph |
up to 20mph faster |
3 points |
26 - 30 mph faster |
4 or 5 points |
|
31 - 40 mph faster |
6 points * |
* or disqualification for between 14 and 56 days. The maximum fine allowed in addition to penalty points or disqualification is £1,000, or £2,500 on the Motorway
It seems that 3 points on your licence will often have little or no effect on you annual car insurance premium. However, further points or a ban certainly will
You are advised to consult a lawyer specialising in defending speeding offences if you wish to defend or appeal your case.
Under the New Driver Act, if you get 6 points on your licence within the first two years, you will lose your licence. The result will be that you return to being a provisional licence holder and must retake both theory and practical test, be accompanied by an appropriate full licence holder while you are driving and display red L plates.
