According to a recent poll; drivers in Northern Ireland are forking out the least for road offences. Drivers in Northern Ireland can expect to by only £90 worth of fines in their lifetime. This figure is extremely low when you consider the average in the rest of the UK.
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Drivers in London can expect to pay an average of £680 in motoring fines during their lifetime.
Head of risk and underwriting at esure car insurance,Mike Pickard, said: “Owning and running a car in the UK can be very costly, particularly with rising fuel costs, and avoidable charges for driving offences only make this more expensive.
“Offences such as speeding and using a mobile phone while driving not only add points to a motorist’s driving licence but are deemed offences for a reason.
“They are actions that put drivers and other road-users at risk.”
Those based in the north-east of England paid £352 in fines – with motorists in south-east England paying £303 over their lifetime. Scottish drivers got off reasonably well with the expect figure standing at £198
According to the the poll, men build up £344 of fines in a lifetime, compared with £210 for women.
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