If you're a driver who likes to put their foot down, pin your ears back now, because this is important. Police might be looking at scrapping their 'no penalty buffer zones' which would mean that you could be fined the full amount for going just one mile per hour over the speed limit.
They're serious about it, too. An official review is underway that could see the buffer zones scrapped altogether.
If you're not sure what the buffer zones are, they represent an amount of speed that is 10 percent of the accepted limit plus two miles per hour.
This means effectively that you can go up to 35mph in a 30 zone before you will be penalised for speeding.
However, that could be set to change. Chief Constable Andy Bangham thinks that this has led motorists to believe that 'it is OK to speed'.
He added: "We need to change our messaging and ensure greater consistency of approach when dealing with those who exceed the speed limit."
However, not all of his colleagues agree with that. There is an argument that suggests that police will find it difficult to enforce stricter rules on limited budgets and with dwindling resources.
Some others also believe that the police are running the risk of alienating and losing the support of motorists who would think that they were being used exclusively as a method of cash generation.
As it stands now, anyone caught doing over the speed buffer for the first time can go and take a speed awareness course - which costs about as much as a fine but allows the motorist to avoid the penalty points on their licence.
Those caught again will have to pay a fine of £100 and will receive the three penalty points on their licence.
This new report, which was brought before the Chief Constables' Council in April, comes after 2016 saw an increase in fatalities on the road following years of falling road-related deaths.
Mr Bangham noted that the police's approach 'appears to be failing' and also said that drivers, whilst keen punishment for drink drivers, mobile phone users, and those not wearing seatbelts, they "actively resisted" change to laws regarding speeding.
This is despite the fact that 15 percent of fatal crashes in 2015 were a result of speeding.
Bangham continued: "The existing speed enforcement guidance (in particular the now publicly stated 10 percent + 2 allowance) could in fact be encouraging driving at these more dangerous higher speeds rather than the actual speed limits.
"If properly understood and applied, the guidance may provide forces with the necessary flexibility but over time its rigid application and understanding are often misunderstood, with an expectation that the 'norm' is 'it is OK to speed."
The review will now be performed, and has the support of several road safety and anti-speeding organisations, including the charity Brake.
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