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Speed awareness course and no penalty points for up to 86mph12 April 2011by Eleanor Morris Given the opportunity to avoid penalty points on their license, which raises the cost of car insurance, many drivers are willing to take a speed awareness course instead. Previously, the top speed for being eligible for a speed awareness course was 10% over the speed limit plus another 6mph. The latter has been raised to 9mph with the effect that 86mph is now the top speed for motorway speeding that qualifies a driver for inclusion in a speed awareness trianing day. Over that speed, license points and a fine are automatic. According to the RAC, 37 police forces now offer the speed awareness course alternative to license points. The Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) quotes independent research that has shown that attending a speed awareness course can have a longterm effect on driver's behaviour, reducing the risk of speeding. There is no evidence that fines or license points are able to bring about any changes in driver behaviour. Whether this relaxation of the penalties for speeding offences could increase the willingness of some drivers to speed remains to be seen but any initiative that improves a driver's risk assessment and choices that will render him safer on the roads is a worthwhile development. |
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