The number of drivers receiving speeding fines in Wiltshire has increased by seven times in the last three years.
In the last year alone, between April 2023 and April 2024, Wiltshire Police have issued speeding fines amounting to £1 million.
New data obtained by Legal Expert via Freedom of Information requests also reveals the top roads where drivers are most likely to be caught speeding in Wiltshire.
A total of 9,964 Fixed Penalty Notices have been handed to the county’s drivers this year - an average of 27 speeding fines every day. This is a huge increase from the period 2021/22, where Wiltshire Police issued a total of 1,469 speeding tickets to motorists.
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The Journal patch takes up half of the top ten roads for speeding across the entirety of Wiltshire.
The top ten includes:
1. Swindon - Thamesdown Drive Swindon - 704
2. Wilton - The Avenue Wiltshire - 696
3. Coombe Bissett - Deegan House Wiltshire - 604
4. Harnham - Lime Kiln Way Wiltshire - 389
5. Tilshead - Candown Road Wiltshire - 385
6. Ludgershall - Tidworth Road Wiltshire - 331
7. Wroughton - Swindon Road Swindon - 316
8. Avebury Sports and Social Club Wiltshire - 309
9. Sutton Benger - B4069 Wiltshire - 283
10. Harnham - Portland Avenue Wiltshire - 260
Wiltshire Police has been contacted for comment.
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