Car insurance customers in Northern Ireland and the wider UK who repeatedly break the law by speeding should have their vehicles "tagged" to monitor their behaviour behind the wheel. That's the claim being made by mobile resource management experts Trimble, who want the government to launch an Anti Speed Driving Order, or ASDO, to help save hundreds of lives every year.

The organisation's Andrew Yeoman says that 1,200 road deaths a year related to speeding are a clear signal that "it's time to take action", pointing to Driver DNA, Trimble's GPS tracking box which can tell when a driver breaks the speed limit, as one solution.

First-time offenders are given the option of a fine and taking an educational course instead of gaining three points on their driving licence, prompting Yeoman to claim that installing the box in vehicles would automatically record speeders' behaviour to ensure they don’t reoffend.

"While educating people is an important initiative, safety on our roads needs to be improved and enforcement is crucial," he observes. "Having the box fitted to cars following a speeding conviction will ensure people stay below the limit and help them get into a routine of driving more responsibly."