![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/drivers-warned-they-could-face-tougher-punishment-for-not-wearing-seatbelt/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/0_Close-up-of-fastening-seatbelt-in-a-car.jpg&description=Drivers can currently be fined up to £500 if they don't have their seatbelt on, however the Government is now considering plans to slap motorists with penalty pointsDrivers caught not wearing a seatbelt could face penalty points in the future Drivers caught not wearing a seatbelt could face penalty points in the future as the Government considers plans for harsher punishments. Motorists can currently be fined up to £500 if they don't have their seatbelt on, but penalty points cannot be issued. The Government revealed it could make the change due to the proportion of car occupants killed in crashes who were not belted up reached the highest level on record. Some 30% of people killed in cars on Britain's roads last year were unrestrained, according to recent data published by the Department for Transport. In a written answer published last week to a parliamentary question, then-transport minister Katherine Fletcher described the figure as "unacceptably high". She continued: "We have been considering options to tackle this including the potential merits of introducing penalty points. "This might form part of the Department for Transport's planned call for evidence on motoring offences." Drivers may soon need permits to drive across UK city - or risk £70 fine Motorists can currently be fined up to £500 for not having their seatbelt on ( Getty Images) A partnership between National Highways and Warwickshire Police is trialling a van with multiple cameras which films passing vehicles to detect occupants not wearing a seatbelt and drivers holding a phone. Some 512 vehicle occupants without a seatbelt were identified on the M40 and A46 over a period of just 64 hours. RAC road safety spokesman Simon Williams said: "It's irrefutable that seatbelts save lives, yet the sad reality is that in 30% of fatal collisions a seatbelt was not being worn. "These stark figures underline just how important it is to buckle up in both the front and the rear of the car. "Putting points on the){kind=link}
Drivers can currently be fined up to £500 if they don’t have their seatbelt on, however the Government is now considering plans to slap motorists with penalty points
Drivers caught not wearing a seatbelt could face penalty points in the future as the Government considers plans for harsher punishments.
Motorists can currently be fined up to £500 if they don’t have their seatbelt on, but penalty points cannot be issued.
The Government revealed it could make the change due to the proportion of car occupants killed in crashes who were not belted up reached the highest level on record.
Some 30% of people killed in cars on Britain’s roads last year were unrestrained, according to recent data published by the Department for Transport.