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SP30 : exceeding statutory speed limit on a public road
Checked 17 July 2026 · How we check our figures
What it means
SP30 is the workhorse of the whole endorsement system, the ordinary speed limit on an ordinary road. Two things about it surprise people. The 3 to 6 spread in the table is not a camera lottery: the fixed penalty route is always 3, and the higher numbers exist only through a courtroom, where the bands take over. And the code has a shadow twin: a completed speed awareness course produces no entry here at all, which is the quiet reason the course exists.
Points and how long it stays
3 to 6 points.
On the licence for 4 years from the date of the offence.
The SP codes split speeding by cause, not by consequence: SP30 for the ordinary road, SP50 for the motorway, SP10, SP20 and SP40 where the vehicle or what it tows carries a limit below the signs. Everything else is shared. The fixed penalty route is always 3 points (gov.uk, checked 2026-07-16); the 4 to 6 end of the range exists only through a court, where the fine bands take over by speed over the limit. A completed speed awareness course produces no code at all, which is why the same journey can leave two identical drivers with different records. Where a court disqualifies instead of endorsing points, the 4 years on the record run from conviction rather than the offence (gov.uk, checked 2026-07-17). And the code's last digit carries the role: a 2 for aiding, a 4 for causing or permitting, a 6 for inciting, so SP34 is SP30 committed through someone else's right foot.
The usual route
The standard camera outcome is 100 pounds and 3 points by conditional offer (gov.uk, checked 2026-07-16).
If it goes to court
In court the fine is income-banded, Band A to C by speed over the limit, where the 4 to 6 point end of the range and short bans live; mechanics in the fine bands guide and the speeding calculator.
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Authority
gov.uk, Penalty points (endorsements), checked 2026-07-17