One British driver has been caught speeding 25 times in the past four years
A driver has been caught speeding 25 times in the past four years, figures have revealed.
The figures, obtained by the Press Association under the freedom of information act, showed the unknown driver was clocked on average once every eight weeks.
Over the past four years almost 250,000 motorists have been caught speeding more than once during the period.
According to the RAC 1.19m drivers took a speed awareness course last year but this is open only to first time drivers, motorists caught speeding four times within three years are usually banned, though courts can make special dispensations in cases where a ban would bring hardship.
During the period 38 drivers have been caught more than 10 times with 10 drivers caught on 10 occasions, eight were caught 11 times, five people were caught on 12 and 13 occasions, four were caught 14 times, one driver was caught both 15 and 16 times, two drivers have 19 speeding endorsements while one has been caught 22 times and one 25 times.
More than 1.8m people have been caught speeding once, while 213, 654 people have been caught twice - the number of people caught more than three times rapidly drops to 28,534.
Road safety campaigners described the figures as “shocking”, while Olympic cycling champion Chris Boardman claimed allowing repeat offenders to keep their licence is “plain wrong”.
The data relates to the number of SP30 endorsements held on driving records as of April 20.
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The endorsements are handed out to drivers found exceeding the speed limit and stay on a licence for four years.
They normally result in a driver being given three penalty points, and anyone who gets 12 or more points within three years is usually banned for six months.
Samuel Nahk, senior public affairs officer at road safety charity Brake, said: “The law must be used to its fullest extent with increased use of driving bans and the closure of the ‘exceptional circumstances’ loophole to keep these dangerous drivers off our roads.”
Speeding drivers are responsible for around one in seven road fatalities.
Department for Transport data shows 220 people were killed and a further 1,493 were seriously injured in crashes in 2017 in which a driver breaking the speed limit was a contributory factor.
Boardman, who was appointed Greater Manchester’s cycling and walking commissioner in July 2017, said: “A law that allows repeat offenders to keep driving because of ‘exceptional circumstances’ is protecting the criminal over the rest of us and is just plain wrong.”
In addition to those drivers who successfully persuade a court not to issue a ban, some motorists are able to accumulate SP30 endorsements in double figures by ignoring their disqualification or re-offending after serving a ban and having their licence returned legitimately.
