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STOP THE HIKE IN SPEEDING FINES AS ITS A MONEY MAKING PLOT AND NOTHING MORE

Submitted on Friday 10th March 2017

Rejected on Monday 20th March 2017

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)

Petition Action

STOP THE HIKE IN SPEEDING FINES AS ITS A MONEY MAKING PLOT AND NOTHING MORE

Petition Details

From 24th April 2017 speeding fines are set to increase by up to 175% making it as much as £2500 for a speeding offence, help me make this point to the government this is an absurd amount of money and is nothing more than a money making excercise.

Additional Information

See latest articles in he media about new speeding fines in April 2017 which will take 175% of your income


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

We can't accept your petition because the UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for the issue you raise.

Sentencing guidelines, including speeding fines, are the responsibility of the Sentencing Council for England and Wales, which is independent from Government.

You can find out more about the Sentencing Council here: www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk/about-us/

http://www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk/news/item/new-sentencing-guidelines-for-magistrates-courts/

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