Driving Instructors in Bedford warn speeding motorists……
Jobs at risk from plan to get tough over speeding
Plans to increase penalty points for speeding motorists could “criminalise” a large section of Britain’s workforce and lead to many losing their jobs, driving instructors in Bedford are warning.
They are calling for more speed patrols, clearer road signs and increased police attention to persistent offenders as a better way of changing bad driving habits.
Richard Grindrod of the Driving Instructors Democratic Union section of Unite said doubling penalty points was an approach which needed a lot more consideration.
“Drivers forced to take speed awareness courses after a first speeding offence are generally fairly typical motorists.
“Doubling penalty points could have the effect of causing many of them to lose their jobs with a devastating impact on their families and also on industry and the economy.”
“Good policing, better intelligence and planning from local authorities in designing speed enforcement systems must play a major part in solving the speeding problem.”
Taken from ERTweekly.com
