§ Viscount Simonasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many fixed penalty tickets for moving traffic offences have been issued to foreign drivers in each of the past five years. [HL3467]
§ Lord Williams of MostynThe information requested is not available centrally.
It is not, however, normal police practice to issue fixed penalty notices to foreign drivers who commit moving traffic offences. The fixed penalty system does not specifically provide for such action because there is no facility to endorse foreign driving licences with penalty points. In addition, as foreign drivers are often only in this country for short periods, and the United Kingdom's jurisdiction no longer applies once they have returned home, there are obvious difficulties in taking enforcement action if the fixed penalty is not paid.