HL Deb 21 October 1991 vol 531 cc115-6WA
Lord Mountevans

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they have reached a decision on the setting of new levels of fixed penalties for road traffic offences.

Viscount Astor

After considering the results of the consultation exercise on the level of fixed penalties, we have decided that the new penalty levels should be £40 for offences involving obligatory endorsement; £40 for illegal parking on a red route; £30 for illegal parking in London outside the red routes, and £20 for illegal parking elsewhere and for all other non-endorsable offences. These penalty levels will be brought into effect from 1st April 1992. A statutory instrument subject of the negative resolution procedure will be laid in due course.