Cameron orders review of serious motoring offences amid concerns from victims' families PM is responding to fears from families of victims of dangerous drivers He talked about a serial driving offender who killed a married couple The PM ordered the review amid concern from the families of victims that some drivers are escaping too lightly Killer drivers could face longer sentences as part of a review of serious motoring offences, David Cameron said yesterday. The Prime Minister said the Sentencing Council had been ordered to review guidelines for offences such as causing death by dangerous driving, amid concern from the families of victims that some drivers are escaping too lightly. Mr Cameron also suggested that a 10-year sentence handed to a banned driver who killed a couple riding a tandem earlier this year should be increased. His comments came after Tory MP Chris Skidmore raised the deaths of Ross and Clare Simons in his Bristol constituency, who were knocked from their tandem bike by Nicholas Lovell. In May, Lovell, 38, who had 11 previous convictions for driving while disqualified, was jailed for 10 years and six months after admitting killing the pair. Lovell, a drug addict, had fled the scene of the crime and gave false information to the police about who had been driving the car. Mr Skidmore said more than 8,000 people in the area had signed a petition calling for a change in the law. Speaking in the Commons, Mr Cameron said Lovell had "snuffed out" the lives of Mr and Mrs Simons. This is the most appalling crime... someone with 10 previous convictions, who is disqualified at the time, driving dangerously and killing two people, and snuffing out their lives. "The sentence was 10 years and as I understand it, the maximum sentence available for a crime like this is 14 years," he said. I can also tell him that the justice secretary has asked the Sentencing Council to review the sentencing guidelines for serious driving offences. A court artist sketch of Nicholas Lovell, 38, the motorist who killed a couple in a hit-and-run near Bristol And I think we should look at this specific case in the light of that. Cycling groups have campaigned for years for killer drivers to be given longer sentences. The review is expected to look at the sentences for causing deathby careless driving and causing death or serious injury by dangerous driving. Justice Secretary Chris Grayling said: "We remain committed to road safety. As well as asking the Sentencing Council to review the sentencing guidelines for serious dangerous driving offences we keep the law in this area under close review and where changes are required to the law we will bring forward proposals.