The cost of living crisis is meaning fewer drivers are speeding, experts say. The number of motorists prosecuted for an SP30 - "exceeding statutory speed limit on a public road" - dropped more than 30% last year compared to 2021.
New statistics also highlighted the number of speedsters dropped to its lowest level in four years. It shows the most promising return in terms of road safety since 2018.
Graham Conway, motoring expert and boss of a car and van leasing firm, told Sunday Mirror: "These numbers seem to back up what a lot of our staff and customers are saying - people in general seem to be slowing down. While there have been a series of police and charity campaigns to raise awareness, they’ve never previously had the effect of reducing the number of speeding convictions to this extent.
