A WREXHAM MP is to call for tougher rules on speeding.

On Thursday in Parliament Susan Elan Jones MP will hold a debate in which she will call on the Government to toughen the rules on driving bans for excessive speeding.

The Clwyd South Labour MP will also call for more effective use of technology.

Speaking in advance of her debate, Susan Elan Jones MP said: “It’s the really high speeds that concern me most. When I speak in Parliament, I will be sharing two examples from single carriageway rural roads in North Wales – one where a car was going at 122 miles per hour and the other where a motorbike was driving at 138 miles an hour.

"Fortunately, no-one was killed or injured in these cases but it was only a matter of luck. I just don’t think it is good enough that we often let people off with short driving bans. My debate will be answered by a UK Government Minister and I want some serious answers and a commitment to more action.”

Ms Jones will refer to the last available Department for Transport statistics (2017) across the UK that show there were 24,831 serious injuries in road traffic accidents reported to the police and 1,793 people killed in road traffic accidents. She will also note that speeding is the most common driving offence on UK roads, currently accounting for around a fifth of road fatalities.

In her speech, Susan Elan Jones MP will state:“It is my strong-held belief that collisions and road traffic accidents are not inevitable and should not be accepted as such. Cycling UK has stated that whereas society expects high safety standards in various aspects of our lives where there are inherent risks, there is a different culture on the roads.

"I agree with their calls for far greater use of lengthy driving bans, both as a penalty and in order to protect the public”.

She is also expected to agree with road safety charity Brake, which has called for those who have 12 points on their licence to be prevented from invoking the argument of ‘exceptional hardship’ and instead face an automatic driving ban.