Top 10 Surrey roads with the most bad drivers for speeding as £13m worth of fines issued

-Credit: (Image: National Highways)
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A stretch of the M25 between junctions 7 and 16 has been identified as Surrey's worst speeding hotspot, with nearly 22,000 offences recorded in the last year. This revelation comes as the county's top 20 roads for speeding have been unveiled,

The data, obtained through Freedom of Information requests, shows that Surrey Police issued a staggering £13 million worth of speeding fines between April 2023 and April 2024. in this period 125,588 Notices of Intended Prosecution (NIPs) handed out to motorists. This marks a dramatic 46% increase from the previous year.

New data obtained by Legal Expert via Freedom of Information requests to all police forces in England and Wales also reveals the top 20 roads where drivers are most likely to be caught speeding in Surrey Police.

Following closely behind the M25 in the speeding league table is the A217 Dover's Green Road in Reigate, where 18,129 offences were recorded. The M3 between junctions 2 and 4a rounds out the top three, with 14,526 speeding incidents.

According to Government guidelines, the minimum penalty for speeding is £100 fine and three penalty points added to a driver’s licence. Motorists who receive 12 or more points within three years can be disqualified from driving.

Within two weeks of a vehicle being caught speeding, the registered keeper will be sent a ‘Notice of Intended Prosecution,’ issued by the police informing a driver they intend to prosecute for a motoring offence, and a ‘Section 172 Notice’, a legal requirement of a registered vehicle keeper to provide details regarding the alleged traffic offence.

Dangerous driving offences in England and Wales can mean up to two years in prison, an unlimited fine, driving disqualifications or points. If a death is caused by dangerous driving, it can lead to a maximum of 14 years in prison.

Here are the 20 roads in Surrey where drivers have been caught speeding in the last year 2023/24 | No. of Speeding Offences

  1. M25 J7-16 scheme | 21,989 offences

  2. A217 Dover’s Green Road Reigate | 18,129 offences

  3. M3 J2-4a scheme | 14,526 offences

  4. M25/M3 Junction average speed scheme | 13,592 offences

  5. M23 J8-10 scheme | 10,522 offences

  6. A320 Victoria Way Woking | 4,356 offences

  7. St Peter’s Way Chertsey | 3,887 offences

  8. A309 Hinchley Wood | 3,021 offences

  9. A25 Epsom Road Merrow | 2,911 offences

  10. A3 Guildford & Godalming Bypass | 2,381 offences

  11. A217 Lower Kingswood to Banstead average speed scheme | 2,093 offences

  12. A318 New Haw Road Addlestone | 2,016 offences

  13. Cheam Road Ewell | 1,808 offences

  14. A240 Burgh Heath | 1,692 offences

  15. A3 Esher Bypass Hook | 1,632 offences

  16. Christ Church Road Epsom | 1,357 offences

  17. A22 Godstone Road Whyteleafe | 1,338 offences

  18. A24 Ewell Bypass | 1,310 offences

  19. Charlton Road Charlton | 1,151 offences

  20. A23 Merstham | 1,149 offences

It comes as nationally, a total of 3,461 people have more than 12 points on their licence. That includes 297 with more than 20 points, and eight people with more than 50.

The most points any one individual has on their driving licence is 176, according to the DVLA’s data. That person lives in the CH5 postcode area, which is west of Chester, just across the Welsh border.

A driver in the OL4 postcode area (Oldham) has 126 points on their licence according to the DVLA’s data, while someone in WR4 (Worcester) has 102 points on their licence, someone in HP13 (High Wycombe) has 96 points, and a person in CT14 (Kent) has 72, as does someone in L39 (Ormskirk).

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