HC Deb 17 May 2004 vol 421 c787W
Mr. Gibb

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people lost their driving licence as a consequence of speeding in each year since 1990. [169445]

Caroline Flint

Available information from 1990 to 2002, which has been taken from the Home Office Court Proceedings Database, is given in the table.

Number of persons disqualified1 from driving at all courts for speed limit offences2 England and Wales, 1990 to 2002
Persons disqualified
1990 14,690
1991 14,858
1992 13,053
1993 9,658
1994 8,899
1995 9,223
1996 9,587
1997 10,061
1998 12,215
1999 12,050
2000 11,283
2001 11,510
2002 9,557
1Excludes persons disqualified under s 35 of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (penalty points system).
2Offences under the Road Traffic Regulations Act 1984 and The Motor Vehicles (Speed Limits on Motorways) Regulations 1973.