A list of Rutland hotspots for speeding and road safety has been released by the Road Safety Partnership.

A number of locations across Rutland have been added to the Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland community concern sites list. which has been published today, Thursday 17 August 2023.

Speeding is a major issue on rural roads, and multiple areas across Rutland see incidents take place throughout the year.

One of these locations is the B6047. Today, Rutland and Melton's MP has announced her new campaign to get average speed cameras installed along the road, that has been dubbed the 'Rutland TT'.

This would be the first speed cameras installed in Rutland, where speeding causes great concern for locals and road users.

If you are caught speeding, the minimum penalty is a £100 fine and three penalty points added to your licence. You could be disqualified from driving if you build up 12 or more penalty points within a period of three years.

Within 14 days of your car being caught speeding you'll be sent a:

• Notice of Intended Prosecution (NIP)
• Section 172 notice

You must return the Section 172 notice within 28 days, telling the police who was driving the car.

You may have to go to court if you ignore the notice.

After you've sent the Section 172 notice back, you'll be sent either a:

• Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN)
• letter telling you to go to court

If you get an FPN you can choose to plead guilty or not guilty.

You'll have to pay a £100 fine and have 3 points added to your licence, unless you're given the option to attend a speed awareness course.

Your driving licence will have a code on it for 4 years.

You may be given the option of attending a speed awareness course if:

• the police decide it's appropriate for your offence
• you have not been on a speed awareness course in the past 3 years

You'll have to go to court if you plead not guilty.

You can be fined more and get more penalty points if the court decides you're guilty of speeding.

The amount you're fined depends on what the speed limit was and how much over it you were driving. It's usually a percentage of your weekly income, up to a maximum of £1,000 (£2,500 if you were driving on a motorway).

You could also be disqualified from driving or have your licence suspended.

If you're still within 2 years of passing your driving test, your driving licence will be revoked (withdrawn) if you build up 6 or more penalty points.

Speeding locations have been released by the Driving Safety Partnership. Image credit: Nub News.

Jonathan Clarkson, Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Road Safety Partnership spokesperson said, "Local residents are encouraged to contact us if they think they have a problem with excessive speeding in their communities. This helps us identify those locations which will then be subject to a covert speed survey and if they meet our criteria they will qualify for mobile speed enforcement."

The Rutland locations included on the list include:

A6121 Tinwell Road, Tinwell village

A6121 Luffenham Road, Ketton (30mph)

A6121 High Street, Ketton (30mph)

A6121 Stamford Road, South Luffenham

A606 Main Road, Whitwell

Audit Road, Empingham

Old Great North Road, Great Casterton

A6121 Bourne Road/Stamford Road, Essendine

A606 Burley Park Way, Oakham bypass

A606 Melton Road, Whissendine/Langham

Teigh Road, Ashwell

Oakham Road, Ashwell

Knossington Road, Braunston

Lyndon Road, Manton

Stocken Hall Road, Stretton

B668 Cottesmore Road, Burley

B668, Cottesmore Village

Rogues Lane, Cottesmore

B668 Greetham Road, Cottesmore

B668 Oakham Road/Main Street, Greetham

Braunston Road, Oakham

B640 Stamford Road, Oakham

B641 Uppingham Road, Oakham

B668 Burley Road, Oakham

A6121 Ryhall

A606 Stamford Road, Empingham (national speed limit)

The full list can be found online.