A million motorists close to driving ban

Monday, April 02, 2007

4.5m drivers have points on licence
Over 1m of these are on brink of ban
Large support for graded points system

Over a million motorists are just one conviction away from a ban

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More than 4.5 million motorists have points on their licence for speeding, and over one-in-five is just one conviction away from a ban - that's over one million drivers.

The figures come in a study for Direct Line insurance, which interviewed nearly 2300 drivers. 14% said a ban would mean they would lose their job - and this figure rises to one-in-five among male drivers.

Motorists have paid over £330m in fines in the past three years, and the research also found that almost half of speeding convictions were for a breach of the speed limit of less than 10mph.

Three-quarters of drivers support government proposals to give those breaking the speed limit by less than 10mph fewer points.