112 drivers caught speeding in South Wiltshire in one week
Figures have been released for the first week of January
112 speeding drivers have been handed fines, issued with penalty points, or referred to speed awareness courses in South Wiltshire, in just the first week of January.
Figures have been released by the Speed Enforcement Team at Wiltshire Police.
They've been working with Community Speedwatch volunteers in Stoford, South Newton, Wilton and Harnham.
More than half of the motorists going through the 30 mph zones were going at over 40 mph, with the fastest speed clocked being 57 mph on The Avenue in Wilton.
Across the four sites, in one week, 91 drivers were offered a speed awareness course, 16 were given a £100 fine and 3 licence penalty points, and five have been summonsed to court.
Wiltshire Police and Crime Commissioner Philip Wilkinson said:
“A critical part of Making Wiltshire Safer is road safety. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to our officers and volunteers who make a significant difference to road safety, monitoring traffic speeds and collating key intelligence which leads to the identification of persistent speeding offenders and hotspots for targeted enforcement.
“Over the past two years, our Community Speed Watch teams have conducted 7,715 sessions and over 67,000 letters have been issued by Wiltshire Police to speeding motorists. This is a wonderful commitment and as you can see from the tickets issued, our volunteers play a key role in improving road safety which is one of my main focuses in my Police and Crime Plan.
“Enforcement is important but so is deterrence and I hope that as our enforcement increases, our residents will be persuaded that it is best to stay within existing speed limits and reduce the potential harm to others.”
During 2022, Speed Enforcement Officers issued over 2,200 speeding tickets, made 1,794 speed awareness course referrals and 23 court referrals. as well as issuing 231 fines and points, over a total of 130 locations.