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POLL: Middle lane hogs to face £100 fines

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Drivers who hog the middle lane or cut up other motorists will face on-the-spot fines of £100 and three points on their licence. Under new plans unveiled by the Government today, police are to get powers to issue instant fixed penalty notices for anti-social motoring. The aim is to free up the police from spending time on court cases. From July drivers who tailgate other cars, use the wrong lane at a roundabout or fail to give way at a junction will be targeted. The Government will also increase the fine for using a hand-held mobile phone while driving or not wearing a seat belt from £60 to £100. The use of hand-held phones at the wheel has been banned since 2003, and became an endorsable offence in 2007. Meanwhile the fixed penalty for driving without insurance is expected to double from £100 to £200. Transport minister Stephen Hammond said: "Careless drivers are a menace and their negligence puts innocent people's lives at risk. "That is why we are making it easier for the police to tackle problem drivers by allowing them to immediately issue a fixed penalty notice rather than needing to take every offender to court. "We are also increasing penalties for a range of driving offences to a level which reflects their seriousness and which will ensure that they are consistent with other similar penalty offences." Edmund King of the AA said middle-lane hogs, tailgaters and mobile phone users were the top three most hated types of driver in a poll of members. But he said: "There has to be discretion. If someone is driving for half a mile in the middle lane when the inside lane is clear, then it's a clear case. "Under this system it will be easy for a police car to stop you and give you a ticket." Motorists will still be able to appeal against any decision through the courts. Have your say below and take part in our poll, on the right.

POLL: Middle lane hogs to face £100 fines


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