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| Speeding fines triple in South Wales Police area | Speeding fines triple in South Wales Police area |
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| The number of people fined for speeding offences in South Wales has tripled, according to new figures released by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). | |
| The force area saw one of the biggest increases in England and Wales with 6,491 fined in 2013, compared to 2,181 three years earlier. | The force area saw one of the biggest increases in England and Wales with 6,491 fined in 2013, compared to 2,181 three years earlier. |
| The 115,000 fined for speeding by magistrates is the highest since 2009. | |
| A speed camera in Cardiff generated more than an estimated £800,000 worth of fines in just six months. | A speed camera in Cardiff generated more than an estimated £800,000 worth of fines in just six months. |
| According to road safety partnership GoSafe Wales, the speed camera on the junction of the city's Newport Road and Colchester Avenue caught 13,624 speeding motorists and a further 146 running red lights between January and June. | According to road safety partnership GoSafe Wales, the speed camera on the junction of the city's Newport Road and Colchester Avenue caught 13,624 speeding motorists and a further 146 running red lights between January and June. |
| The camera was installed in 2012, but only went into fully commissioned operation earlier this year. | The camera was installed in 2012, but only went into fully commissioned operation earlier this year. |
| In total in Wales, 145,892 notices were sent out in 2013, according to Go Safe Wales' annual report. | |
| A total of 41,596 motorists paid fines and nearly half of these involved drivers ending up on speed awareness courses. | |
| The MoJ figures deal with the cases which end up in court and after an initial fall have risen since 2011. | |
| While London saw the most people fined last year, the figure for the Metropolitan Police area has fallen to 7,736 - its lowest level in five years. | |
| In other force areas, the number of offenders has grown by almost 1,000 in both South Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, and by close to 2,000 in Staffordshire since 2009. | |
| A Department for Transport spokeswoman said: "Speeding can have devastating consequences and it's right that drivers should abide by the speed limit. | |
| "These fines were issued at the discretion of the magistrates and show the number of fines issued is in decline across many police force areas." |