Sadiq Khan has announced ambitious plans to issue one million speeding fines to London drivers before the end of this year.
The Mayor of London stated that he wants to crack down on speeding in the capital and has issued steep targets for the Metropolitan Police which would see drivers pay the price.
Detailing the targets in the latest annual reports for Transport for London, the Mayor said he aims to have the capacity to enforce up to one million speeding offences by 2024/25.
Drivers would be caught speeding through the new cameras rolled out in the city which would help catch rule breakers.
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One in four cars registered in London received a speeding fine over the past six years
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If found breaching speed limits, drivers could receive a £100 fine and three penalty points added to a licence.
TfL explained that in January 2022 when it launched more cameras, 50,000 offences were enforced.
The next year, the department in charge of the capital recorded 650,000 speeding offences overall, up from 160,000 in 2018/19.
Data recently flagged that almost one in every four cars registered in London received a speeding fine in the past six years.
Roughly 595,000 tickets have been issued to drivers by the Metropolitan Police since 2018, equivalent to 85 per cent of the 700,000 fines handed out across the country during the period.
Speeding fines were primarily given to drivers who breached the 20mph limit, with charges up 700 per cent since 2018.
In 2023, drivers in 20mph and 30mph zones were fined eight times more than those driving above 60mph.
The fines follow Sadiq Khan’s 20mph speed limit zones which were further rolled out to most London boroughs over the course of the last year.
Speed limits were introduced across 17 miles of roads within the boroughs of Camden, Islington, Hackney, Haringey and Tower Hamlets from March 31 last year.
TfL detailed: “The laser cameras, which are operated by a team of police community support officers for the first time, complement other policing and enforcement activities to tackle speeding.
“This includes London’s extensive fixed safety camera network, police roadside enforcement using speed guns, and Community Roadwatch, where community volunteers work with police to educate speeding motorists about the dangers and consequences of speeding.”
The 20mph speed limit in the capital has helped reduce the risk of someone being killed or seriously injured by 25 per cent from 94 to 71, according to reports.
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Charges were up 700 per cent since 2018 for drivers who breached the 20mph limit
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The Mayor hopes to have 136 miles of roads in inner and outer London with a 20mph speed limit by the end of the year.
