At present, drivers only have to ensure that they and any children in the car are properly buckled up, including car seats or booster seats depending on age.
The government is considering introducing penalty points as a deterrent to stop drivers not wearing a seatbelt while behind the wheel.
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The Department for Transport (DfT) said 24% of car occupant fatalities in Britain between 2016 and 2020 were not belted up.
Seatbelt offences should come with penalty points on a driver’s licence, according to a road safety charity.
Gwent Police is urging motorists to wear seatbelts in a bid to save lives and prevent serious injuries.
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GEM Motoring Assist is calling on the Government to increase the penalty for drivers and passengers who do not wear a seatbelt on journeys.
(more…)Motorists who fail to wear a seatbelt should be given penalty points on their driving licenses, a new report has recommended.