David Ruffley said: 'New figures reveal the 'war on motorists' has bagged nearly 1 billion pounds for the Treasury since 1997. By means of a written Parliamentary Question, I have discovered that 17,112,980 fixed penalty notices have been issued to motorists in England and Wales for speeding since 1997.
Since 1997 there were 311,523 fixed penalty notices issued in Suffolk. This cost motorists in Suffolk the huge sum of £17,924,200. In 1997, there were 7,271 offences raising £290,840. In 2009, there were 42,055 offences raising £2,523,300.