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27th August 1954, Page 34
27th August 1954
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Page 34, 27th August 1954 — £690,377 IN FINES
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OF 22,235 cases of goods-vehicle drivers exceeding speed limits brought in 1953, 20,138 findings of guilt were returned. A total of 2,787 convictions was made for exceeding the speed limit with public service vehicles.

These figures are given in "Offences Relating to Motor Vehicles," published by the Stationery Office at Is. 9d.

Convictions on other charges were as follows: Dangerous loading, 3,778; failure to carry, produce or keep records of work, 9,000; weight-limit offences, 896; vehicles without mirror, warning device, wings or weight or speed markings, 6,772.

There were 306,976 persons convicted in 1953. The amount paid in fines totalled £690,377.

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