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Foreign drivers will have a pay on-the-spot fines of up to ￡900 for breaking the traffic law to be carried
our next month.
If they do not have enough cash or a working credit card, their vehicles will clamped (扣留) until they
pay law takes effect, because the money would be returned if the driver went to court and was found not
guilty. In practice, very few foreign drives are likely to return to Britain to deal with their eases.
Foreign drivers are rarely charged because police cannot take action against them if they fail to appear
in court, Instead, officers often merely give warnings.
Three million foreign-registered vehicles enter Britain each year. Polish vehicles s make up 36 percent,
French vehicles 10 percent and German vehicles 9 percent.
Foreign vehicles are 30 percent more vehicles entre Britain each year. Polish vehicles make up 36 percent.
French crashes caused by foreign vehicle rose by 47 percent between 2003 and 2008. There were almost
400 deaths and serious injuries and 3,000 slight injuries form accidents caused by foreign vehicles in 2008.
The new Law is party intended to settle the problem of foreign lorry drivers ignoring limits to weight and
hours at the wheel. Foreign Lorries are three times more likely to be in a crash than British Lorries. Recent
spot checks found that three quarters of Lorries that failed safety teats were registered overseas.
The standard deposit for a careless driving offence -such as driving too close to the vehicle in front or
reading a map at the wheel-will be ￡300. Deposits for speeding offences and using mobile phones will be
￡60. Foreign drivers will not get points as punishment added to their licenses, while British drivers will.
1. The first paragraph serves as a(n) _____.
A. explanation
B. introduction
C. comment
D. background.
2. The foreign drivers who break the traffic law and do not pay on the spot are likely to be forted up to _____.
A. ￡60
B. ￡300
C. ￡900
D. ￡980
3. We can learn from the passage that _____.
A. many foreign drivers have been fined by Britain police
B. 300,000German vehicles enter Britain every year
C. 25percent of foreign vehicles entering Britain have failed safety tests
D. British drivers will be punished with points and fines for breaking the traffic law
4. The new traffic law is mainly intended to _____.
A. limit the number of foreign vehicles entering Britain
B. increase the British movement's additional income
C. lower the rate of traffic accidents and injuries
D. get foreign drives to appear in count
