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Motorists in the UK have been picking up an increased amount of speeding tickets since the Labour Party gained power.

Ten years ago, when Tony Blair became prime minister, some 712,753 fixed penalty notices were issued by officials, Home Office figures show.

In 2005, there were 1.92 million tickets handed out to those judged to have been breaking the law.

Conservative Party spokeswomen for transport Theresa Villiers stated that the government was simply issuing more notices as a means of raising revenue.

"Enforcing the law should be the overriding motivation behind speed cameras and penalties. They should not be issued just as a cash cow."

However, Department for Transport figures show that the number of road deaths has gone down in recent years.

In 2005, 3,201 fatalities were recorded, compared to 3,150 people killed on highways in the UK over the course of 2006.

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