The Department for Transport have announced that fixed penalty levels will increase from July 2013. The increases affects most motoring fixed penalties offences, graduated fixed penalties and financial deposits. This will impact commercial goods and passenger carrying vehicles, and includes offences like drivers’ hours and overloading. The new changes are as follows;

• A £30 non-endorsable fine will rise to £50
• A £60 endorsable and non-endorsable fine will rise to £100
• A £120 endorsable and non-endorsable fine will rise to £200
• A £200 endorsable and non-endorsable fine will rise to £300

Penalty points will not change. For more information about current fixed penalty levels please see VOSA’s Guide to Graduated Fixed Penalties and Financial Deposits