Speeding Offences

Speeding offences occur when a motorist exceeds the speed limit. The motorist may have been caught speeding by a fixed or mobile speed camera or (less frequently) a police officer using a speed radar gun. If you have been caught speeding the registered keeper of the vehicle will receive a notice of intended prosecution that will have to be sent within 14 days of the alleged offence.

See below for:

- what is a speeding offence?

- what happnes if I commit a speeding offence?

It is important that you keep your vehicle registratiuon details up to date, particularly if you move house. The police are only required to send the NIP to the address registered with DVLA. So if you have not yet notified the licencing authorities of your change of address you will not know if the NIP has been sent. It is an offence in itself to fail to notify the authorities of the new details and can result in a fine. In addition, failing to respond to the NIP can result in you getting a total of 6 points on your licence. If you are a new driver who has passed their test within the last two years this will in turn mean that youlose your licence and need to retake both your theory and practical driving test.

The main speeding offences and speeding offence codes are:

SP10 - Exceeding goods vehicle speed limit
SP20 - Exceeding speed limit for type of vehicle (excluding goods or passenger vehicles)
SP30 - Exceeding statutory speed limit on public road
SP40 - Exceeding passenger vehicle speed limit
SP50 - Exceeding motorway speed limit
SP60 - Undefined speed limit offence.

The most common speeding offences are SP30 and SP50.

Find details of likely fines and penalties for speeding offences.