Millions cheat on speeding penalties by asking others to claim their penalty points
ONE in 10 motorists has illegally asked friends or relatives to take their penalty points for driving offences.
Five per cent have even paid someone, a survey reveals today.
And nearly three quarters of the 30 million or so drivers on the roads were willing to take their partner’s points.
Yet only just over half of those who have actually done so were caught – unlike former Cabinet minister Chris Huhne and his ex-wife Vicky Pryce.
They were both jailed in 2013 after Pryce took his points for speeding.
It can be easy for the police to match photos using DVLA information
Of those asking someone to do so, a quarter wanted to escape a driving ban after reaching 12 points.
Many risked losing their job.
The findings were published after a Freedom of Information request by price comparison website Confused.com.
Gemma Stanbury, head of motor insurance, warned of the risk, saying: “It can be easy for the police to match photos using DVLA information, and to ascertain whether the person taking points is the vehicle’s driver.”
