Careless drivers 'should not receive fixed penalty notices'

The police should not be able to deal with instances of careless driving with fixed penalty notices, it has been suggested.

According to the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM), this is not the right way to go about making Britain's roads safer.

It claimed prosecution and a subsequent court appearance is a more appropriate way to deal with this offence.

The group called on the Department for Transport to focus on improving driving standards rather than simply trying to make life easier for police officers.

Commenting on the organisation's stance, policy director Neil Greig stated: "We would have been prepared to support the proposal if it was shown that it would lead to an improvement in driving standards and a reduction in casualties."

In other news, IAM recently suggested the reason female motorists tend to support speed cameras more than men may be because they are less likely to commit traffic offences.

Meanwhile, people who have been caught breaking the rules of the road - whether they were speeding or not paying due care and attention - may find some of the best deals on convicted driver insurance are available online.

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