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LEGISLATION Fixed penalties • Fixed penalties for certain motoring offences
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came into operation this week (October Fixed penalties were previously confined to parking misdemeanours but now apply to many others including speeding, failure to comply with traffic directions/signs, construction and use offences and a wide range of misdeeds that come under the category of road traffic regulation offences.
Under the new system a fixed fine is imposed, which must be paid within 21 days. If the offence is committed while the vehicle is moving only a police constable can issue the fixed penalty; if it is a static offence the penalty can be handed to the driver or affixed to the vehicle by a police constable or traffic warden.
The Automobile Association has produced a leaflet that explains the new system; it is available from AA centres and regional headquarters.