Significant increase in British drivers fined for EU driving offences

Ted Welford
A ‘one way’ road traffic sign is juxtaposed with the Union Jack and the EU flag hanging outside Europe House in Smith Square, London. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Friday March 10, 2017. Photo credit should read: Yui Mok/PA Wire
A ‘one way’ road traffic sign is juxtaposed with the Union Jack and the EU flag hanging outside Europe House in Smith Square, London. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Friday March 10, 2017. Photo credit should read: Yui Mok/PA Wire

The number of British drivers investigated for driving offences abroad is now 12 times the number recorded just three years ago.

Research by data supplier Thompson Reuters has found that applications by foreign prosecutors pursuing UK motorists has increased significantly since 2014.

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