I am puzzled by your response to CD of Swansea’s query. Surely the speed awareness course is offered as an alternative to penalty points. It is not a course forgiving the conviction. CD broke the law and was caught doing so; therefore, it is of interest to his insurers who assess that he is a greater risk than someone who has not attracted any form of penalty. As a parting shot, if we viewed speeding as anti-social as drink driving we would remove the need for cameras, humps and the like, and the roads would be safer. Rigid enforcement of the law, and penalties that make speeding wholly unattractive might be the answer.