Met saw 70 per cent spike in lockdown speeding drivers

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Met saw 70 per cent spike in lockdown speeding drivers

The Metropolitan Police pulled over 71 per cent more speeding drivers during lockdown, new figures show.

Date - 29th June 2020
By - Chloe Livadeas

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The force issued 3,282 Traffic Offence Reports (TORs) to drivers suspected of exceeding the limit during April, according to data obtained by the PA news agency through a Freedom of Information request. That is compared with 1,922 during April...

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