Overview
- The Road Safety Strategy consultation proposes starting the six-month window for speed and red-light camera offences when police receive the driver's details rather than on the offence date.
- Current rules require proceedings to begin within six months of the offence, a period that can include time spent identifying who was driving.
- Motoring lawyer Nick Freeman warns the change could lead to fines or prosecutions years after an incident and points to court backlogs and prosecutorial delays.
- The Department for Transport says it will take all views before any decision is made, confirming the proposals are not yet law.
- Other ideas in the consultation include lowering the drink-drive limit, introducing minimum learning periods for learners, and mandatory eyesight tests for older drivers.