Motoring
Offences
Drink
Driving 
Drink
driving is punished severely in the UK. The current legal limit
for driving is 80mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood. In most European
countries, the legal limit is lower, at 50mg.
Conviction
brings a fine and an automatic 1-year disqualification. For serious
offenders disqualification can be for 3 years or more and require
a driving test once the disqualifying period ends. Where injury
or death to a third party occurs prison sentences can be expected.
This website is very informative.
http://www.detr.gov.uk/campaigns/ddc98/leaflet.htm
Drink
driving convictions will also substantially increase motor insurance
premiums when the disqualification period ends; many companies refuse
to insure those who have been convicted. Those that do are very,
very expensive.
Speeding
Speed
limits in residential areas and towns are usually 30 mph but can
be 20 mph if signposted.
On
unrestricted single carriageway roads the limit is 60 mph and can
also be lower if signposted as such.
On
motorways and dual carriageways the limit is 70mph and lower if
signposted.
An
ever-increasing number of roadside cameras have been installed to
catch speeding motorists, not all have film all the time, but you
don’t know which ones do you? I didn’t! Nor did
my wife.
The
minimum fine for speeding is £60 and your driving licence will be
endorsed with a 3 penalty points and will remain endorsed for 4 years.
Subsequent driving convictions incur heavier fines, more penalty points,
and higher insurance premiums. Once 12 penalty points are reached
you are usually automatically disqualified from driving for a period.
Parking
Refer
to Town
Parking for parking offences
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