Awareness courses for drivers who break the speed limit are a waste of time, a Leeds councillor has suggested.
Conservative Councillor Neil Buckley made the comments during a debate about stricter rules which are set to be imposed on Leeds taxi drivers who commit minor motoring offences. He said the programmes costs drivers “two hours of your life you’ll never get back”.
Speed awareness courses are typically offered by the Department of Transport to motorists in exchange for penalty points being added to their driving licence. Cabbies who clock up nine points on their licence could face potential bans in future, down from the current threshold of 12, despite widespread opposition from the trade. Those who accumulate seven or eight points will be told to attend training programmes, which are run by the council and are separate to the DfT’s speed awareness courses.
