Britain’s dangerous driver hot spots named: the cities with the most 12-point offenders

Almost 8,600 drivers in Britain have 12 or more points on their licence, with one motorist racking up a staggering 68 penalty points.

New analysis of government data shows that more than 2.6 million drivers have at least one penalty point but more than 8,500 have enough points to be banned from driving.

Usually, accruing 12 points on your licence leads to disqualification but the courts can choose to overrule this in “exceptional cases” and allow a motorist to continue driving.

The figures show that Birmingham