Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleMore than 10,000 drivers in Britain were caught driving unroadworthy vehicles in 2025, prompting a warning from the RAC that "far too many vehicles are unfit for the roads". Despite a reduction of 3,055 cases from the previous year, the RAC expressed uncertainty, questioning if the decrease reflected better maintenance or fewer traffic officers. Scotland recorded the highest number of drivers caught with unroadworthy vehicles in 2025 with 1,244, followed by London (1,182) and Yorkshire and the Humber (995). Most cases of driving an unroadworthy vehicle result in three penalty points, which remain on a driver's licence for four years. Separately, an investigation found over 4,000 drivers are still legally permitted to drive in Britain despite accumulating 12 or more speeding points, with one individual having 45 points. In fullMore than 10,000 drivers hit with penalty points last year for driving cars ‘unfit for the roads’Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Warning issued as thousands of drivers caught in unroadworthy vehicles
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleMore than 10,000 drivers in Britain were caught driving unroadworthy vehicles in 2025, prompting a warning from the RAC that "far too many vehicles are unfit for the roads". Despite a reduction of 3,055 cases from the previous year, the RAC expressed uncertainty, questioning if the decrease reflected better maintenance or fewer traffic officers. Scotland recorded the highest number of drivers caught with unroadworthy vehicles in 2025 with 1,244, followed by London (1,182) and Yorkshire and the Humber (995). Most cases of driving an unroadworthy vehicle result in three penalty points, which remain on a driver's licence for four years. Separately, an investigation found over 4,000 drivers are still legally permitted to drive in Britain despite accumulating 12 or more speeding points, with one individual having 45 points. In fullMore than 10,000 drivers hit with penalty points last year for driving cars ‘unfit for the roads’Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
