Share this article There was a 21% increase in the number of penalty point notices issued for speeding last year. The total number of penalty point notices issued for all offences also rose, despite the COVID-19 restrictions. These new figures have been released by the Department of Transport under the Freedom of Information Act. Travel restrictions were in place for much of 2020, but these figures show over 10,000 more penalty point notices were issued last year than in 2019. The total figure for 2020 was 197,631, compared to 187,554 the year before. By far the biggest increase relates to speeding, with nearly 144,000 notices issued for this offence in 2020 -