article_snippet: But Suzette Davenport claimed ministers were too scared of losing votes in May’s election to act against the estimated 500,000 motorists who break the law every day.
article_snippet: If we don’t do something fundamentally different we are going to have lost this. '
article_snippet: An election is not too far away
article_snippet: so I’m sure they’re not likely to pick up and run with anything that they feel is not likely to be helpful to they in the next election.
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  Warns tougher sanctions would be unpopular with voters before election .
  