Abstract
As the name suggests, the Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill deals primarily with serious and organised crime. However, the Bill also contains changes to police powers that may lead to a major overhaul of the way roads policing operates, and this is likely to have important implications for road safety. The most significant change allows cost-recovery or hypothecation of revenues from fines issued for several key road traffic offences. Other important changes include new police powers to seize vehicles driven while uninsured and a new offence of driving an incorrectly registered vehicle. (Author/publisher)