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‘SELFISH’ speeding drivers have been slammed by a charity for their ‘reckless’ behaviour after figures reveal more than £1m worth of fines have been paid this year in the county.

Drivers ignoring speed limits shelled out £1,238,400 from January to the end of August, just £400,000 short of the total amount paid in fixed penalty notices in 2015 with a third of the year to go.

THE TOP FIVE:

The five hot spots where drivers have been penalised for speeding in Oxfordshire are:

1. Botley Road, Oxford: 1,504 notices issued

2. Woodstock Road, Oxford: 1,477 notices issued

3. Marston Road, Oxford: 1,331 notices issued

4. Oxford Road, Woodstock: 873 notices issued

5. Banbury Road, Oxford, near Hernes Crescent: 652 notices issued

Jack Kushner, from the road safety charity Brake, has slammed those who put people’s lives at risk by not sticking to the speed limit.

He said: “Selfish, speeding drivers put not only themselves, but other road users, at serious risk, and it is concerning to see so many reckless individuals still disregarding speed limits in Oxfordshire.

“Evidence shows that driving over the speed limit, or travelling too fast for the conditions of the road, is a contributory factor in more than one in four fatal crashes in the country. Every day we work with families and communities who have been impacted by the devastating effects of speeding.

“To prevent more families suffering the horrific impact of road crashes and the deaths and injuries they cause, it is vital that speed limits are obeyed.”

In figures obtained by the Oxford Mail, Botley Road was the road where the highest number of speeding drivers had been caught.

With just a speed limit of 30mph, 1,541 fines were given to drivers racing down the congested road, from the two cameras along the route.

Other hotspots in the county included Marston Road in Oxford, with 1,331 notices given and Woodstock Road in Oxford, with 1,477 notices.

For the last three years, Woodstock Road, has made the top three for the most amount of notices given. From 2014 to August this year, a total of 3,927 notices were handed out to drivers exceeding the 20 mph limit.

Chief Inspector Henry Parsons, head of Roads Policing for Thames Valley Police, said speeding was a ‘serious issue’ in the county.

He said: “It affects people’s quality of life and more importantly their safety.

“It is a significant factor in many fatal or serious injury collisions.

“We continue to focus our activity where there are casualty concerns and this explains why increased speeding offences are being detected at some of the locations of fixed cameras.

“Where the risks have fallen we conduct less enforcement and will decommission fixed camera sites.”

Fines paid in Oxfordshire are on course to come in only marginally lower than last year’s total, which stood at £1,679,300.

The cost of a fixed penalty notice is £100, which goes to HM Treasury and drivers also get three penalty points on their licence.

There are currently nine fixed speed cameras in operation at any one time in Oxfordshire.

From 2014 to August this year, drivers on Oxfordshire’s roads have paid £4,940,900 in fines.