Mr Bartlett warned of a "massive deterrence" aimed at catching repeat traffic offenders and high speedsters, and hinted at legislative action in the spring session of Parliament.

He also foreshadowed plans to make driver training a compulsory core TCE unit at college, along with maths and English.

"If it is data based and shown that it will reduce the road toll we will do it. If the data supported lifting the (maximum) fine to $1700 for those exceeding the speed limit by 46kmh we would countenance that," Mr Bartlett said.

"Really, we need to target the idiots on our roads. On confiscation of vehicles I can see the periods for vehicles doubling or tripling, particularly for repeat offenders."

A tripling of vehicle confiscation periods would extend the first offence confiscation time to three weeks and extend confiscation time for a second offence to nine months. Third offences are determined by a court, and can involve permanent confiscation of a vehicle.

Mr Bartlett said he had asked his police and infrastructure ministers Jim Cox and Graeme Sturges to provide him with advice on the various options within a month. The House of Assembly resumes for a two-week session on August 18.

Mr Bartlett said the Government had already started work on accrediting driver training points to the TCE, because there was now no guarantee that teenagers were learning from driver training.

"We would ensure they could apply driver training to their TCE. It would be up there with maths and English," he said.

Last week the State Opposition gained state council approval to make a driver's licence conditional on school records, such as absenteeism, being suspended or expelled. A licence could be delayed for two years if the student had a bad school record.

Almost two weeks ago it was revealed that fines in Tasmania for high speeds were much lower than other states. For instance, exceeding the speed limit by 46kmh in NSW attracts a $1674 fine, $1000 in Western Australia and $933 in Queensland, but only $400 in Tasmania.

Tasmania's road toll stands at 50, or 10 more than for all of last year.