UK's most dangerous driving hotspots - see if your area is on the list

21 May 2023 , 03:42

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New data shows that 51 percent of cars were caught exceeding a 30mph speed limit over the course of 2021 (Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto)

A majority of drivers regularly break the law when behind the wheel, with new government data showing that, in 2021, an astonishing 51 per cent of cars exceeded the speed limit on a 30mph road.

The anaylsis, released by the Department for Transport, showed that the number of people found guilty of a speeding offence rocketed up by approximately 60 per cent over the last decade.

In addition, prosecutions increased by 18 per cent in the past year alone, reaching 245,000.

Just under 2.7million drivers have penalty points on their licence in Great Britain today, which is equivalent to 5.3 per cent of all legal drivers on the roads, according to the DVLA.

You can also be disqualified from driving if you rack up 12 or more points on your licence within the space of three years (Getty Images)

Certain areas have been identified as hotspots for unruly drivers, Express.co.uk reports.

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The new figures showed that Croydon is home to more unsafe motorists than anywhere else in the country, with 1,870 people in the CR0 postcode having six or more points on their licence.

The next postcode on the list is NW10 - in the Wembley area of London - with 1,498, followed by LE03 in Leicester at 1,488 and neighbouring LE02 at 1,309.

SL01 in Slough is next up with 1,288 drivers holding six or more points.

Four areas in Bradford, Telford and Liverpool lead the way when it comes to areas where cars are most likely to be driven by someone with points on their licence.

Having points on your licence can significantly increase your car insurance premiums (Getty Images)

More than one in every 10 drivers have points on their license in 21 postcodes across the country.

In Bradford’s BD9, Liverpool’s L24 and Wakefield’s WF13 postcode areas, one in every 25 drivers have at least six points on their licence.

Having points on your licence can drastically increase your car insurance premiums.

Under UK law, you can also be disqualified from driving if you rack up 12 or more points on your licence within the space of three years.

Other offences that can be punished with penalty points include failing to comply with traffic light signals (3 points), using a mobile phone while driving (6 points), driving without due care and attention (3 to 9 points) and driving under the influence of alcohol (3 to 11 points).

The data also revealed that there were more than 1,760 fatalities on British roads in the year ending June 2022 – a four per cent decrease compared with the year ending June 2019.

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Over three-quarters (76 per cent) of these fatalities were men, and 789 (45 per cent) were car occupants.

Will Maule