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Road Safety Bill

AIM

This bill improves road safety measures to reduce casualties on the roads.

MAIN PROVISIONS

BILL'S PROGRESS 2005/06

Responsible department: Dept of Transport

Origin: House of Lords

Introduced: 24 May 2005

Second reading: 8 June 2005

Committee stage: 27 June, 4 July, 17, 26 October 2005

Report stage: 22 & 29 November 2005

Third reading: 10 January 2006

COMMONS:

First reading: 11 January 2006

Second reading: 8 March 2006

Committee stage: 16, 21 & 22 March, 18 & 20 April, 19, 24 & 25 July, 4 & 5 October 2006

Report stage: 9 October 2006

Third reading: 9 October 2006

ROYAL ASSENT: 8 November 2006

Police given power to use roadside breath testing admissable as evidence

Offenders disqualified for two years or more to re-take the driving test, closing a loophole allowing those at highest risk of re-offending to drive pending medical enquiries and encouraging take-up of the Drink Drive Rehabilitation Scheme and introducing an experimental scheme for alcohol ignition interlocks

Variable fixed penalties for speeding, increasing the range of penalty points from 3-6 to 2-6 and maximum penalities increased for other road traffic offenses

Bans the carriage or use of speed camera detectors and jammers

Exemptions from speed limits and other traffic restrictions allowed in certain cases, such as donor vehicles

Provision is made to prevent foreign drivers escaping punishment in the UK by requiring them to pay a deposit where an offence is committed

Gives police the power to detect uninsured driving through the use of Automatic Number Plate Reading technology

Gives police access to insurance data and confers new enforcement powers on vehicle examiners

BACKGROUND

BILL'S PROGRESS 2004/05

Origin: House of Commons

Introduced: 30 November 2004

Second reading: 11 January 2005

Programme motion: 11 January 2005

Money resolution: 11 January 2005