So who tops table for speeding?

PROFESSIONAL footballers lead the field for drivers most likely to have a speeding conviction, figures show.

Men across every age group are more likely to have speeding convictions than women, with twice as many having a fine, Admiral Insurance has announced.

Bristol, Aberdeen and Taunton are the postcode areas most likely to have those with speeding offences, analysis of data from six million drivers reveals.

Drivers aged 25 to 34 are the group with the highest number of convictions.

The Mini Countryman is the vehicle most commonly associated with speeding, followed by the Audi S5 and the Audi R8.

Not surprisingly, white van men, such as scaffolders and joiners, are most likely to use their mobile phones while driving, the insurer’s Cost of a Conviction Report reveals. The area with the highest proportion of people convicted for using a mobile is Dumfries, with Southend- on-Sea and Uxbridge joint second, then Romford.

Using a mobile at the wheel can also be very expensive.

For example, a 27-year-old female sales assistant from Cardiff, who drives a 2015 Ford Fiesta, would see her premium soar from £809 to £1,471 if she was convicted of using one while driving. Ignoring a traffic light would see it increase to £1,190.