A new analysis of UK speeding hotspots revealed how many drivers in the Thames Valley area were slapped with a fine.

Research by Moneybarn compared speeding offences in every police force area across the country over the past year to find out what areas are the worst for bad driving. 

Thames Valley Police area, which covers Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Oxfordshire and 2.4 million people, ranked fourth.

Drivers in the area racked up 100,622 Speed Limit Offences during the past 12 months.

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The Thames Valley Police area was outdone by Lincolnshire, Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire on first place with its 180,432 speeding offences.

However, when number of speeding offences was compared per population, Thames Valley Police area ranked 19th with 4.14 offences per 100,000 people.

Per population, first place for worst speeding was Lincolnshire with 16.12 offences per 100,000 (population of 766,300). 

London Metropolitan and City Police, who cover a population of more than 9 million people, had fourth least speeding offences - 0.35 per 100,000 people. 

Moneybarn’s commercial director Bill Scotney said: “My advice to drivers would be to relax, keep to the limit and leave a good gap to the vehicle in front.

“You will still get to your destination at roughly the same time as you would speeding, but you will stay safe and not get any speeding points in the process.”

Drivers should keep their vehicle insured on a “fully comprehensive policy”, which costs more to motorists with more points on their licence, Mr Scotney advised.

The costs of fines, increased insurance and “not to mention the likely increased cost of fuel from driving too quickly” could impact drivers’ ability to make monthly payments, which in turn could impact motorists credit profile, meaning increased costs of getting “all types of finance,” he warned.

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