Yahoo News After speeding fines are hiked, these charts show everything else you can be fined for
From taking your children on holiday to getting a ticking-off for supposedly "hogging" the middle lane of a motorway, there are lots of things you can be fined for in this day and age.
As of April 2017 the government has increased the amount of money that you can be fined for if you are caught speeding.
Drivers will now face a minimum £100 for speeding offences as well as three points on their licence. But this could rise as high as £2,500 depending on the type of road you're driving on and the severity of the offence.
Chart- Speeding fines accelerated sharply last year
In 2015 the government issued 791,000 fixed penalty notices for speeding offences and, even if only the minimum fine was awarded in each case, this would net them £79m based on the new rates.
The police can also hand out fines to people for a range of other motoring offences from not wearing a seat belt to hogging the middle lane of a motorway.
In total one million fixed penalty notices where issued in 2015, accounting for one in three magistrate court cases and bringing in hundreds of millions in fine money.
Chart - How much are fines for different offences?
Another prime source of fines is the prosecution of TV licence evaders. Around 200,000 of these people are prosecuted each year in the UK, paying an average fine of £170 each.
However, fines for trying to dodge the licence fee can range up to £1,000 with the government netting £30m each year in penalty fees.
The issue of term-time holidays has also been in the headlines recently with the Supreme Court ruling that parents can be prosecuted for taking their kids out of school without permission earlier this month. Parents were issued with fines of £120 for this on 157,879 occasions in 2015/16 - more than 400 a day.
Table - How much does the government bring in in fines?
Fines can also be dished out by your local council for comparatively small offences such as nuisance parking and littering. In these cases you could be faced with fines of up to £100 and £80 respectively.
