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Are Police Fixed Penalty Notices For Careless Driving Working?

A year after police were given powers to tackle careless driving, figures show Northants Police issued just 53 notices in 10 months, only four of them for tailgating.

It's been a year since new measures were brought in to tackle careless driving, whereby police can issue a 拢100 fine and 3 points for offences such as lane hogging and tailgating. In the first ten months since it was introduced - between last August and June this year - police in Northamptonshire issued 53 notices and only four of those were for tailgating.

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  • Fri 15 Aug 2014 06:00

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