Road Traffic Offences: Speed Limits

Home Office written question – answered at on 25 October 2019.

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Photo of Damian Green Damian Green Conservative, Ashford

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department plans to take to prosecute foreign drivers convicted of speeding on UK roads; and if she will make a statement.

Photo of Kit Malthouse Kit Malthouse The Minister of State, Home Department

Enforcement of road traffic legislation is an operational matter for the police.

The police are able to issue all motorists on the roads with fixed penalty notices for speeding. Motorists who cannot provide a verified UK address can be required to make an on-the-spot roadside payment, also known as a fixed penalty deposit.

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