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| Driving offences: Police announce major crackdown on motorists | Driving offences: Police announce major crackdown on motorists |
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| Police in Northern Ireland have announced a zero-tolerance crackdown on a range of motoring offences following a rise in road deaths. | |
| Officers have been instructed not to exercise discretion, but issue tickets for speeding and seatbelt offences and for using a mobile phone while driving. | |
| The move was announced at a meeting of the Policing Board on Thursday. | The move was announced at a meeting of the Policing Board on Thursday. |
| It comes after 54 people died on Northern Ireland's roads since the start of the year. | It comes after 54 people died on Northern Ireland's roads since the start of the year. |
| At the same point in 2012, 26 people had been killed. In the first eight months of 2013, 40 people had died on the roads. | At the same point in 2012, 26 people had been killed. In the first eight months of 2013, 40 people had died on the roads. |
| Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) Assistant Chief Constable Stephen Martin said the crackdown would start on Friday. | Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) Assistant Chief Constable Stephen Martin said the crackdown would start on Friday. |
| "Because of our concern with the road deaths this year we have decided that, from tomorrow, we are going to take a firmer approach in relation to some offences on Northern Ireland's roads," he told the board on Thursday. | |
| "From tomorrow, Friday 5th September, if you are caught speeding, if you are caught using a phone while driving, or if you are caught not wearing your seat belt, you can expect to get a ticket and that ticket will mean a £60 fine and three penalty points. | |
| "We don't want to give you a ticket, we want to find you driving responsibly within the limitations of the road and within the posted speed limits - that's what we want to find. | "We don't want to give you a ticket, we want to find you driving responsibly within the limitations of the road and within the posted speed limits - that's what we want to find. |
| "But, if we find that you are in breach of one of those three offences we will give you a ticket and we make no apology for that because we would much rather give you a ticket than be knocking your family's door to tell them you have lost your life on the road." | "But, if we find that you are in breach of one of those three offences we will give you a ticket and we make no apology for that because we would much rather give you a ticket than be knocking your family's door to tell them you have lost your life on the road." |
| He said officers were being told to hit all offenders with tickets. | He said officers were being told to hit all offenders with tickets. |
| "Northern Ireland is a small place, we should not have 54 road deaths," he added | "Northern Ireland is a small place, we should not have 54 road deaths," he added |