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Scotland: fixed penalty notices for road traffic offences
Proposes changing the law to allow fixed penalty notices to be issued to suspected road traffic offenders in Scotland.
Last fetched 03 May 2026 · gov.uk
Detail
Changes to the fixed penalty notice regime in Scotland would supplement existing powers to issue:
- fixed penalty notices to stationary vehicles
- conditional offers of fixed penalty notices to suspected offenders
Documents
Prosecuting road traffic offences in Scotland: Fixed Penalty Notice reformapplication/pdfProsecuting road traffic offences in Scotland, fixed penalty notice reform: government response to consultationProsecuting road traffic offences in Scotland: fixed penalty notice reform, feedback on consultation responsesapplication/pdf