The number of drivers being caught speeding has soared recently.
New research has discovered that the equivalent of four drivers every minute are caught speeding on British roads.
The study commissioned by the RAC Foundation showed 2,292,536 motorists were spotted breaking the speed limit last year, up by a third compared to the 1.7 million caught six years ago.
The majority of these chose to go on a speed awareness course as part of their penalty for being caught, rather than opting for more points on their licence.
It was also found that getting caught by either fixed speed cameras or mobile detection vans appears to be something of a postcode lottery, with drivers in certain areas recorded speeding much more often than those in others.
Areas with the highest number of speeding offences detected in 2017-18 included Avon and Somerset, West Yorkshire, the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Police, the Thames Valley and Greater Manchester.
On the other hand, the areas with the least number of speeding penalties were Wiltshire, Durham, Derbyshire, Cleveland and Kent.
RAC Foundation director Steve Gooding said: "Changes and variations in the numbers of offences detected will reflect not just driver behaviour but also the extent of enforcement activity in any one year."
According to Department for Transport figures, 220 people were killed in crashes on British roads in 2017 in which a vehicle exceeding the speed limit was a contributing factor, while more than a thousand were injured.
It was recently announced that as of 2022, all new cars sold in the UK will be fitted with devices to stop them breaking the speed limit. It is hoped these will reduce collisions by 30 per cent and save 25,000 lives in 15 years.
An override mechanism would mean motorists could still speed up even in restricted areas if they needed to do so, for example, to prevent an accident.