Changes to seatbelt and number plate offence penalties announced
Penalties to be made consistent for all drivers
Changes to fixed penalties and penalty deposits for on the spot seatbelt and number plate offences have been announced.
Amendments have also been made to increase the fixed penalty for driving or keeping a vehicle with an obscured registration mark, or without a registration plate, from £30 to £60.
This change will ensure consistency of those penalties with the level for failing to fix the correct type of registration plate to a vehicle.
The fixed penalty for insufficient motorcycle tread depth will be amended to £60 from £120 to bring it into line with the penalty for other non-commercial vehicles.
The new penalty levels are due to come into force on 1 February 2011.
Road Safety Mike Penning said: "If laws are to be effective then it is vital that they are enforced fairly and proportionately, no matter who you are or where you are from."
"That is why we want to bring the deposit taken from drivers from abroad for seatbelt offences into line with the fixed penalties we know UK drivers pay."
Further information:
Department for Transport
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