Speeding fines, penalty points and driving bans
What a court is likely to do with a speeding or drink-drive case, and when the points on your licence stop counting.
- Speeding fine calculatorBand A, B or C, the points, and the likely fine on your income.
- Penalty points calculatorYour total for totting up, and the date each set of points stops counting.
- Drink-drive ban calculatorThe ban length and sentence range for a breath, blood or urine reading.
Which tool do you need?
- You’ve had a speeding notice or court summons. The speeding fine calculator gives the band and likely fine.
- You have points and want to know when they go. The penalty points calculator shows your totting-up total and drop-off dates.
- You’ve been charged with drink driving. The drink-drive ban calculator shows the guideline ban for your reading.
The key figures
| Minimum speeding penalty | £100 and 3 points |
|---|---|
| Maximum speeding fine | £1,000, or £2,500 on a motorway |
| Totting-up ban | 12 points within 3 years |
| New drivers | 6 points within 2 years of passing |
| Drink-drive limit (breath) | 35µg per 100ml in England, Wales and NI; 22µg in Scotland |
Fines and bans in these tools follow the Sentencing Council’s guidelines for magistrates in England and Wales. Courts in Scotland and Northern Ireland work differently.