Speeding Fine Increase

27th January 2017 Speeding fines for the most serious cases in England and Wales will rise by up to 50% after new sentencing guidelines were published. The current limit for a speeding fine is 100% of the driver’s weekly wage, up to £1,000 or £2,500 if they are caught on a motorway. However, when the new guidelines take effect from April 24, a driver caught doing 41 mph in a 20mph zone, or 101 mph on a motorway, could be fined 150% of their weekly income – although the upper cash limit will stay the same. “While these changes might only be dismissed as ‘sentencing guidelines’, drivers should be aware that – in practice – a magistrate is likely to stick to them unless they have a strong indication that doing so would not be in the interests of justice.