New Fines for Seatbelt & Number Plate Infringements
Monday 09 November 2009 | By Shane SelbyBack to Newsroom
Motorists who drive without wearing their seatbelt will now be fined £60, while motorists driving without legal plates will also be hit with a stiff penalty.
Illegal number plates that have their numbers rearranged and those that use different fonts cannot be read by speed cameras. As a result, drivers will find that they are to be targeted in a crackdown. Fines will also rise to £60 for anyone driving with illegal plates.
The Government says that more than 300 lives a year would be saved by drivers wearing seatbelts, with over 500 killed every year not belting up.
235,000 fixed-penalty notices were issued in 2006 to vehicle occupants not wearing a seat-belt, with around 4,000 going to court.
