Driving Offences: Fines

(asked on 8th December 2014) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average fine imposed for (a) driving without insurance, (b) failure to stop or report a road accident, (c) failure to produce an insurance certificate, (d) failure to produce a test certificate and (e) driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence was in each of the last four years.


Answered by
Mike Penning Portrait
Mike Penning
This question was answered on 11th December 2014

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 average fine (£) for selected offences under the Road Traffic Act 1988, in England & Wales, from 2010 to 2013 (the latest available) can be viewed in the table.

Average fine (£) for selected offences under the Road Traffic Act 1988, England & Wales, 2010-2013(1)(2)
Offence 2010201120122013
Failing to stop after accident - S. 170(4)
190.02198.71211.67222.04
Failing to report accident within 24 hours - S.170(4)&(7)
173.19180.36188.41204.57
Insurer failing to supply police with particulars and other offences under the regulations - S.170(7); S.165(3)
98.90148.13150.76134.44
Using motor vehicle uninsured against third party risks - S.143(2)
285.58288.50322.41346.29
Driver of a prescribed vehicle being absent without permission during examination of the vehicle - S.165(3)
118.00122.01144.80139.79
Driving, causing or permitting a person to drive other than in accordance with a licence (full or provisional) (except HGV) - S.87(1)&(2) & R.16
112.84115.49128.43138.58
(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.
Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice.
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