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Six-point speeding penalties under consideration

21st April 2008

Six-point speeding penalties under consideration

Ministers are considering introducing automatic six-point speeding penalties and £100 fines for drivers caught exceeding limits by a large margin - meaning that drivers could face a ban after just two offences.

The six-point penalty could be applied to drivers caught doing 45mph or more in a 30mph zone, 57mph or more in a 40mph zone and over 94mph in a 70mph area, speeds which currently bring a three-point penalty. It will be enforced by the new generation of digital cameras that can calculate average speeds in a given area.

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Clinton Would Back Government Bailout of Big Three If N">0 Comments</a></span></p> </div> <div class="post" id="post-739"> <div class="date"> <span class="date1">21st</span> <span class="date2">April</span> <span class="date3">2008</span></div> <h2 class="firstheading"><a href="http://carnewsarticles.com/2008/04/21/another-suv-just-what-the-world-needs/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Another SUV: Just what the world needs">Another SUV: Just what the world needs</a></h2> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-2120354509842239"; / 728x90, �� 19.04.08 / google_ad_slot = "1770152275"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> <div class="entry"> <div> <br /> <br /> </p> <div><a href="http://image.motortrend.com/f/suvs/another-suv-just-what-the-world-needs/9710428+cr1+re0+ar1/2009-audi-q5.jpg" title="2009 Audi Q5"><img src="http://carnewsarticles.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/1208758208_2009-audi-q5.jpg"></a></div> <p> <br /> </p> <div> <p>Great. Another SUV. Just what the world needs.</p> </div> <p> <br /> </p> <div> <p>Acutally, it’s what the world wants, says Audi worldwide product planning manager Frank Herrman, here in dusty, smoggy Beijing for the global reveal of the all-new Q5 soft-roader. “Consumers still want SUVs,” he says. “The segment is growing very fast, and all over the world. We think it’s the segment that has the biggest potential growth.”</p> </div> <p> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <table cellspacing="5" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td>• <a href="http://mt.motortrend.com?ta=blogs">Get a Free Quote</a></td> <p> </p> <td>• <a href="http://mt.motortrend.com?ta=blogs">Find a Local Dealer</a></td> <p> <br /> </tr> </table> <div> <p>That’s quite something coming from a company that has a range of cool, nice to drive wagons that are doing great business in Europe. 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