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Road Traffic Offences: Sentencing

Asked by Noah LawLabourDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 29 January 2025UIN 26258

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to increase the maximum sentence for (a) failing to stop at and (b) report a road accident, known as hit and run accidents, from six months to ten years.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood

This Government takes road safety seriously, and we are committed to reducing the numbers of those killed and injured on our roads. We are currently considering policy options, including possible changes to motoring offences.

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