§ Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the estimated revenue from speed fines(a) is in the current financial year and (b) was in the previous financial year. [153091]
§ Caroline Flint[holding answer 5 February 2004]: Information on the revenue raised from speeding fines is not available.
Available information shows the total number and amount of fines ordered to be paid following conviction for speeding offences within England and Wales for the calendar years 2000 and 2001. As the majority of such offences are dealt with by the issue of a fixed penalty, the table also shows the total amount of fixed penalties ordered to be paid.
Not all fines and fixed penalties will have been paid.
Information for 2002 will be available in the Spring.
Fines and fixed penalties data for speeding offences, England and Wales, 2000–01 Court proceedings Fixed Penalties Number of fines Total amount of fine (£) Average Fine (£) Number of tickets Estimated revenue (£)1 2000 139,200 18,098,000 130 1,023,500 44,351,000 2001 133,500 17,622,000 132 1,233,000 73,980,000 1 'Estimate' based on £60 penalty charge.