Driving Offences: Insurance

(asked on 4th December 2014) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prosecutions for offences related to driving without insurance there were in each year since 2010; and what the average fine imposed for driving without insurance was in each year since 2010.


Answered by
Mike Penning Portrait
Mike Penning
This question was answered on 10th February 2015

Driving offences can have very serious and sometimes devastating consequences for victims and their families. That is why the Government is reviewing driving offences and penalties.

The number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates' court for offences relating to using motor vehicle uninsured against third party risks, with average fine imposed, in England and Wales, from 2010 to 2013 (the latest available) can be viewed in the table.

Court proceeding data for calendar year 2014 is planned for publication in May 2015.

Defendants proceeded against at magistrates' court for offences relating to using motor vehicle uninsured against third party risks, with average fine imposed, England & Wales, 2010-2013(1)(2)
Offence Outcome2010201120122013
Using motor vehicle uninsured against third party risks(3) Proceeded against129,010109,98794,97691,944
Average fine (£)285.58288.50322.41346.29
(1) The figures given in the table on court proceedings relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences it is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe.
(2) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.
(3) An offence under S.143(2) Road Traffic Act 1988
Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice.
Ref: PQ 217244
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