Business driver education through better public awareness has helped cut the level of fines being generated by fleets.

The latest data from the UK’s largest leasing firm, Lex, has shown a fall in the total number of fines and penalties accrued, in particular speeding offences and congestion charges.

However, the total number of parking and bus lane fines has increased over the past 12 months.

The fall in total fine numbers from 69,881 last year to 68,299 comes despite Lex increasing its fleet size from 123,000 to 168,000 vehicles.

Fine numbers
Year Parking Speeding Bus lane Congestion Misc Total
2004/05 15,862 24,411 5571 16,326 7711 69,881
2005/06 17,426 23,460 9076 10,333 8004 68,299