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Speed Limits: Fines

Volume 462: debated on Monday 25 June 2007

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much revenue was generated through the issuing of speeding tickets in (a) each constituency and (b) each council area in Northern Ireland in each of the last 10 years; and how many tickets were issued in each area during that period. (142632)

Fixed penalty notices fall into two categories. The first is an endorsable fixed penalty notice which means there will be points placed on the individual’s driving licence (a licence endorsement) as well as a fixed penalty fine. The second is a non-endorsable fixed penalty notice where there is only a fine. Revenue from the latter category is not paid to the PSNI.

Revenue from endorsable fixed penalty notices issued for excess speed is set out as follows.

The two tables take account of the change in policing structures from RUC sub divisions to PSNI district command units.

Table 1: Fixed penalty notices by sub-division for the period 1 October 1997-31 March 2001

1997 (1 October- 31 December)

1998

1999

Sub-divisional area

FPNs issued

Revenue (£)

FPNs issued

Revenue (£)

FPNs issued

Revenue (£)

Antrim

150

5,600

643

22,280

642

20,240

Antrim Road

25

840

106

3,840

149

4,840

Armagh

25

840

159

5,640

255

7,640

Ballymena

337

11,480

1,054

34,640

724

23,520

Ballymoney

50

1,840

280

10,240

214

7,200

Banbridge

163

5,240

805

23,560

444

14,400

Bangor

155

5,480

795

27,880

603

20,040

Carrickfergus

32

1,120

231

8,680

341

11,080

Castlereagh

212

6,880

510

16,400

378

12,640

Coleraine

102

3,520

422

13,840

369

13,160

Cookstown

59

1,960

349

12,280

457

15,000

Donegall Pass

50

1,680

116

4,240

115

4,520

Downpatrick

142

4,320

528

16,560

483

14,920

Dungannon

107

3,320

408

14,720

609

19,320

Dunmurry

80

2,880

489

17,400

448

15,120

Enniskillen

92

3,120

272

9,120

163

5,720

Grosvenor Road

6

240

24

640

44

1,440

Larne

66

2,080

186

6,480

251

6,680

Limavady

48

1,520

179

5,880

197

7,000

Lisburn

78

3,120

503

18,280

554

18,960

Lisnaskea

64

2,480

347

11,400

170

6,240

Lurgan

96

2,960

420

14,160

493

17,240

Magherafelt

107

3,240

507

16,200

396

13,360

Mountpottinger

11

280

36

1,120

12

320

Musgrave Street

4

160

24

800

57

1,960

Newcastle

52

1,600

281

9,880

279

9,080

Newry

54

2,000

174

6,320

225

8,120

Newtownabbey

80

2,720

461

16,040

477

15,960

Newtownards

159

5,640

574

18,240

509

16,440

North Queen Street

27

840

86

2,640

150

4,640

Omagh

135

4,520

748

24,160

829

27,320

Portadown

63

2,040

416

14,560

358

11,760

Strabane

38

1,440

162

5,680

118

3,920

Strand Road

29

840

209

6,600

142

4,560

Strand town

205

6,600

924

30,320

727

24,760

Tennent Street

27

1,000

58

1,760

60

1,920

Waterside

58

2,000

406

14,240

377

11,560

Woodbourne

20

400

43

1,480

53

1,640

Unknown

362

12,080

44

400

210

6,560

Total

3,570

119,920

13,979

468,600

13,082

430,800

20002001 (1 January-31 March)

Sub-divisional area

FPNs issued

Revenue (£)

FPNs issued

Revenue (£)

Antrim

571

19,160

146

5,620

Antrim Road

111

3,640

43

1,320

Armagh

151

5,080

69

2,080

Ballymena

559

19,560

67

3,080

Ballymoney

196

6,000

15

800

Banbridge

677

23,400

126

4,760

Bangor

342

10,880

127

4,460

Carrickfergus

343

11,560

124

4,540

Castlereagh

386

13,040

107

3,980

Coleraine

223

8,040

108

4,200

Cookstown

216

7,520

44

1,680

Donegall Pass

107

3,800

13

540

Downpatrick

259

8,920

66

2,560

Dungannon

445

15,480

44

1,580

Dunmurry

464

17,040

97

3,040

Enniskillen

179

6,280

42

1,420

Grosvenor Road

31

1,000

2

80

Larne

194

6,880

65

1,860

Limavady

200

7,120

52

1,960

Lisburn

389

13,240

76

2,880

Lisnaskea

125

4,120

25

1,120

Lurgan

470

15,600

67

2,000

Magherafelt

242

8,080

41

1,580

Mountpottinger

29

1,000

5

200

Musgrave Street

11

440

11

280

Newcastle

130

4,640

32

1,400

Newry

225

7,880

83

2,880

Newtownabbey

525

18,440

94

2,980

Newtownards

295

10,760

97

3,700

North Queen Street

132

4,640

28

1,160

Omagh

583

19,000

130

4,080

Portadown

403

13,480

57

1,680

Strabane

77

2,360

23

960

Strand Road

111

3,480

37

1,380

Strand town

556

18,800

106

4,120

Tennent Street

71

2,520

13

360

Waterside

281

9,320

63

2,440

Woodbourne

65

2,200

7

280

Unknown

133

4,920

14

480

Total

10,507

359,320

2,366

85,220

Table 2: Fixed penalty notices by district command unit for the period 1 April 2001-31 December 2006

2001 (1 April- 31 December)

2002

2003

DCU area

FPNs issued

Revenue (£)

FPNs issued

Revenue (£)

FPNs issued

Revenue (£)

Antrim

362

17,620

252

12,940

699

35,940

Armagh

318

17,860

345

18,420

222

10,680

Ballymena

438

24,460

497

25,380

771

40,260

Ballymoney

164

9,120

159

8,580

259

14,220

Banbridge

776

36,970

483

22,380

258

12,460

Belfast East

272

13,440

151

8,120

400

19,680

Belfast North

128

5,520

62

3,360

372

18,000

Belfast South

19

1,020

94

4,440

507

25,860

Belfast West

13

780

52

2,760

105

4,740

Carrickfergus

192

9,740

182

9,360

267

13,380

Castlereagh

309

14,380

132

6,480

457

23,100

Coleraine

290

14,880

333

16,980

402

19,920

Cookstown

181

8,280

180

9,120

255

13,500

Craigavon

532

27,260

469

24,060

581

29,100

Down

430

22,180

540

27,120

484

23,160

Dungannon

245

12,300

239

11,820

298

14,520

Fermanagh

270

13,480

319

17,340

318

17,400

Foyle

394

20,600

289

13,860

473

23,100

Larne

179

9,880

158

8,280

179

8,580

Limavady

294

15,240

220

11,040

306

15,480

Lisburn

259

12,600

229

11,940

583

29,820

Magherafelt

268

14,180

332

17,280

373

17,580

Moyle

15

900

46

2,400

Newry and Mourne

249

12,100

271

12,900

253

13,020

Newtownabbey

209

11,680

244

11,640

545

28,500

Newtownards

339

18,520

425

22,380

372

18,480

North Down

164

8,300

127

6,400

326

16,080

Omagh

285

13,720

270

13,080

376

18,100

Strabane

150

7,560

100

4,320

85

4,260

Unknown

19

400

17

1,020

0

0

Total

7,748

394,070

7,186

363,700

10,572

531,320

200420052006

DCU area

FPNs issued

Revenue (£)

FPNs issued

Revenue (£)

FPNs issued

Revenue (£)

Antrim

722

35,520

1,167

53,580

1615

77,700

Armagh

193

9,060

325

14,820

311

14,700

Ballymena

649

34,260

745

35,940

551

23,940

Ballymoney

217

11,220

200

9,960

166

8,040

Banbridge

279

11,580

401

16,260

536

25,917

Belfast East

981

47,100

1,016

44,280

913

42,900

Belfast North

208

10,320

302

13,920

202

8,400

Belfast South

629

28,860

731

34,740

583

27,060

Belfast West

88

4,200

82

3,360

82

3,240

Carrickfergus

150

7,200

79

3,780

100

4,440

Castlereagh

234

11,400

280

12,960

401

17,340

Coleraine

673

32,940

820

40,680

663

31,980

Cookstown

186

8,520

223

9,300

252

11,520

Craigavon

564

26,280

824

37,080

485

20,820

Down

485

23,700

791

37,860

483

23,340

Dungannon

311

15,660

670

28,920

620

28,200

Fermanagh

216

10,440

354

17,400

641

30,300

Foyle

698

33,360

875

36,660

650

29,280

Larne

169

9,540

221

11,580

146

6,840

Limavady

450

21,360

474

22,320

492

22,800

Lisburn

732

34,080

765

35,220

676

30,240

Magherafelt

626

30,240

618

30,360

475

22,140

Moyle

55

3,060

131

5,460

164

7,320

Newry and Mourne

376

18,480

798

34,920

765

34,020

Newtownabbey

394

19,320

319

16,140

518

26,280

Newtownards

243

13,140

349

16,260

321

14,100

North Down

394

20,400

394

16,920

306

13,680

Omagh

242

9,860

464

21,840

630

27,720

Strabane

120

4,800

215

9,660

205

10,500

Unknown

0

0

0

0

1

60

Total

11,284

545,900

14,633

672,180

13,953

644,817