The revelation of the “postcode lottery for motoring offences is due to the “massive gulf” between the toughest police forces and those with a more “softly softly” approach, according to statistics from Auto Express Magazine. In Northamptonshire, a total of 16% of car owners got penalty points on their licences in 2007, compared to 2% who did in Durham. North of the border in Scotland the figures, which related to 2008/09, showed that in Dumfries and Galloway a total of 21% of owners of cars got penalty points, while in Strathclyde the figure was only 8%. Cumbria had the unfortunate accolade of having the highest proportion of motorists caught speeding in England in 2007 – at 12%. Nottinghamshire was home to the highest number of red-light jumpers – at more than 50%. As far as driving without insurance was concerned, the highest number of offenders was in Hertfordshire. More
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