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Nottingham Post
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Oliver Pridmore

The 8 areas of Nottinghamshire home to the county's 'worst drivers'

New data shows the areas of Nottinghamshire that are home to the county's 'worst drivers'. The figures show the number of people across the country who have six points or more on their driving licence.

In Nottinghamshire, the NG5 area - which includes Arnold, Rise Park, Top Valley, Redhill and Sherwood - has emerged as the area with the highest number of drivers with six points or more. A total of 1,114 drivers have reached that number of points, equating to 6 percent of its drivers.

In terms of the percentage of drivers with six points or more, the south of Mansfield emerges as the highest Nottinghamshire area. Eight percent of its drivers have six points or more - equating to 634 people.

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In terms of the picture across the country, one area of Croydon has 1,870 drivers with six or more points on their licence - higher than anywhere else. You can use the interactive map below to see the number of bad drivers in you area, whilst the eight worst areas in Nottinghamshire are also listed below.

  • Nottingham (NG5) - 1,114 - 6%
  • Nottingham (NG8) - 921 - 6%
  • Greasley - 799 - 7%
  • Sutton in Ashfield (north)- 782 - 6%
  • Mansfield (north)- 756 - 7%
  • Mansfield (south) - 634 - 8%
  • Nottingham (NG3) - 632 - 6%
  • Sutton in Ashfield (south) - 620 - 7%
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