Offenders cautioned and defendants proceeded against at magistrates courts for using or causing others to use a mobile phone while driving ⁽¹⁾, England and wales, 2010 to 2015 ⁽²⁾⁽³⁾

Outcome

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Cautioned

-

-

-

-

-

-

Proceeded against

35,255

31,390

24,414

19,650

17,431

17,586

'-' = Nil

(1) Offences under RR 110 (1) - 110 (3) of the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986

(2) The figures given in the table 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 or been cautioned for 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.

(3) 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.