Speeding fines accelerate across the UK

Speeding fines have hit a four-year high, new data obtained by road safety technology company, OOONO, has revealed.

Figures from 24 police areas, released via a Freedom of Information (FOI) request, show soaring enforcement activity and highlight the regions issuing the highest number of penalties.

The UK areas issuing the most speeding fines (2024/25):

• West Yorkshire – 384,219 (up from 340,003 In 2023/24 – up 13%)
• Devon & Cornwall – 184,242 (up from 131,341 In 2023/24 – up 40%)
• Warwickshire – 177,373 (down from 207,549 In 2023/24 – down 15%)
• West Midlands – 147,070 (up from 87,908 in 2023/24 – up 67%)
• Nottinghamshire – 99,067 (up from 93,519 In 2023/24 – up 6%)

The number of speeding fines was up across 22 of the 24 police areas included in the FOI request with Warwickshire and Durham experiencing a reduction. Most notably, Warwickshire had the greatest decrease due to a temporary average speed camera on the M6-M42 Southbound link in Water Orton in 2023/24 that bumped the figure up that year.

However, nowhere is the rising trend more pronounced than in London, where a total of 778,600 speeding tickets have been issued.

In the capital, the rapid expansion of 20mph zones – alongside increased camera enforcement – is driving a significant rise in fines.

Only last week, Day of the Jackal star Eddie Redmayne was fined for speeding in a 20mph zone in London.

He was recorded driving his Audi at 28mph on the A4 through Earls Court on 14 October last year.

He admitted being the speeding driver but submitted the form to the police too late to avoid a criminal prosecution.

He pleaded guilty to the offence and was ordered by Westminster Magistrates’ Court to pay a £1,000 fine, £130 in court costs, a £400 victim surcharge, and he received three penalty points on his licence.

More than half of London’s roads are now subject to a 20mph limit, with 21 of 33 boroughs adopting it as the default.

While 20mph zones are designed to improve road safety, many drivers are struggling to adapt to lower limits – particularly on familiar routes.

Some individual cameras are now issuing fines at an extraordinary rate.

A camera on the A40 in north-west London issued 50,000 fines in 2024 – equivalent to more than £5 million.

In Camden, 135 speed cameras equate to the highest density in the capital

A camera on King’s Road, Chelsea caught 851 drivers in a single day – believed to be a UK record

With penalties starting at £100 and three points – and rising significantly for more serious offences – the financial impact on drivers is substantial. OOONO’s analysis suggests that some roads are generating hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of pounds in fines each year.