Relatives and friends of the victims of drunk driver Graham Travers, sentenced at Lewes Crown Court to five and a half years in jail for killing two nursery nurses in Hove, are rightly disgusted at the sentence.

He left a third victim seriously injured and was driving without insurance or a licence which should have increased the sentence considerably.

Sadly, road victims receive very little justice. Only ten per cent of road deaths lead to a conviction with death mentioned in the charge.

A similar number of offenders who kill are charged and convicted only with traffic offences.

The maximum sentence for death by dangerous driving is ten years (to be raised to 14 years) but, in practice, sentences of more than five years are rare.

Travers could have faced a life driving ban but in the event was banned for five years.

RoadPeace has campaigned for more than a decade for justice for road victims and, together with MPs and government departments, have achieved changes in the law.

Despite these achievements, there is no guarantee that the judiciary will support these changes.

The support of MPs is vital to enforce these laws, so please voice your views to your MP.

RoadPeace has an ongoing petition asking for changes to be made to charges and sentences to ensure justice for road victims. Petitions are regularly taken to the House of Commons.

To date we have collected in excess of 30,000 signatures.

The RoadPeace helpline is open everyday, 9am-9pm. 0845 4500355

-Mrs Pam Manser, RoadPeace Committee