Speeding.

Speeding is becoming an increasing problem in the UK with more people breaking the law on a daily basis. There are many reasons as to why people commit this offence, youngsters who have recently passed their driving tests think it is ‘fun’ to speed and show off in front of their peers, while others will speed for the simple reason that they are late to work. While each individual may have their reasons for speeding, the reality is that it is illegal and is a punishable offence.
The table below details the fines which a driver can expect to receive if caught speeding:

In the most serious of offences, a drivers licence can also be revoked.

However it must also be considered why speeding is such a big problem and the answer is due to the devastating consequences that can happen if the driver is out of control; they can cause injury to other road users and themselves and at the worst, even death to others.
It is interesting to look at statistics for speeding. In 1996 there was a reported 262,000 Speed camera offences in the UK, however, by 2006 this had risen to 1,865,000 which is an astonishing 700% increase! Additionally in the year 2000 there was only 2,000 speed cameras in action throughout England and Wales, by 2006 this had risen to 5,500. This information shows that more offences are being made, however this is obviously due to the increase in cameras. One thing that can be proven by the results is that people are still speeding regardless of cameras being in place, perhaps this is due to the fact that people know that all they will get is two points on their licence and a small fine if it is their first time offence.

http://www.ukspeeding.co.uk/statistics.html

It seems that speeding is continuing to increase in the UK with some motorists taking little notice to the speed limits in place or the speed camera warnings. It seems that the only way this problem will be tackled is by increasing the strictness of the laws that are already in place for speeding.