Keeping Britain’s roads safe is a top priority, so in efforts to reduce the number of accidents and road deaths, the government introduced new rules surrounding speeding penalties in 2017. The new speeding fine laws don’t blanket harsher penalties across all offenses, but instead concentrate on the very worst offenders who pose the most risk to the public.

Should a driver receive an excessive speed penalty, they’ll be fined an amount equal to 150 per cent of their weekly income, up 50 per cent from before 2017’s changes. These will be given solely to the very worst offenders, with speeds falling under ‘Band C’, the highest category in the table below.

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Over 100,000 UK drivers help fill the HM Treasury coffers with millions of pounds a year, the most dangerous being removed from our roads in the process, receiving bans of varying lengths depending on the severity of the offense.

Not only have speeding fines seen a change-up, punishment for mobile phone usage is now double what it once was, mounting to £200 and six points for anyone caught breaking the law.

2020 UK speeding fine bands

Fine ceilings for speeding were previously £1000, or £2500 if caught on a motorway. The higher motorway cap remains, however law enforcement have been instructed to hand out a greater number of the maximum-level fines. Details of the various speeding bands are displayed in the table below.