Reduced Penalty Points for Speeding Drivers

This article caught my eye as I read this on the train this morning. It comes from the commuters edition of the local Argus.

Last week the points received by a speeding driver has been reduced due to a road safety bill being passed. This reduction in points will only go to drivers that go over the over the speed limit by as much as 2 mph.

What this has done is introduce a whole set of drivers that will be eligible for the new reduced penalty points. This new rule will apply to drivers that are doing up to 4 mph of the speed limit. The points have been reduced but the fine stays the same. This will generate a nice healthy income for government. I wonder who is going to see this money? Definitely not the people that are doing 2 mph over the speed limit.

I think this is devious tactic by the government to make more money off hard working people. I can totally agree with harsh penalties and fines to speeding motorists who repeatedly offend. But careful drivers who are only 2 mph over the speed limit will have to pay the same as normal speed offenders and incur points on their license too. The government should first investigate their grossly inaccurate LTI 20-20 speed gun before handing out fines for being 2 mph over the speed limit.