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2003( 2) 2004
Findings of guilt Average fine(£) Findings of guilt Average fine(£)

Avon and Somerset

10,633

138

10,925

154

Bedfordshire

3,524

137

3,220

143

Cambridgeshire

2,728

131

2,678

152

Cheshire

5,414

167

5,412

179

Cleveland

4,017

171

5,124

189

Cumbria

2,868

159

2,762

169

Derbyshire

4,956

367

5,557

367

Devon and Cornwall

6,635

127

6,217

134

Dorset

4,276

125

3,634

158

Durham

4,535

121

4,065

116

Essex

5,487

112

5,368

164

Gloucestershire

2,599

133

2,451

147

Greater Manchester

29,826

157

26,939

167

Hampshire

8,148

124

7,509

131

Hertfordshire

5,099

181

5,401

198

Humberside

4,460

137

4,348

150

Kent

7,485

191

8,377

197

Lancashire

13,770

141

10,011

156

Leicestershire

8,114

138

7,822

150

Lincolnshire

4,298

148

4,781

179

London, City of

1,606

334

1,125

230

Merseyside

10,756

148

10,555

137

Metropolitan Police

31,702

143

36,707

147

Norfolk

4,485

139

3,750

152

Northamptonshire

3,261

245

4,671

183

Northumbria

9,904

135

9,159

137

North Yorkshire

2,369

141

2,537

166

Nottinghamshire

7,730

152

7,833

188

South Yorkshire

9,965

146

8,571

125

Staffordshire

6,128

166

6,370

186

Suffolk

3,594

133

3,548

136

Surrey

2,900

221

2,604

197

Sussex

3,694

138

3,102

162

Thames Valley

9,759

158

9,208

198

Warwickshire

2,905

164

3,438

210

West Mercia

6,051

165

5,540

193

West Midlands

25,557

200

27,734

206

West Yorkshire

17,101

134

20,308

144

Wiltshire

3,022

280

2,794

200

Dyfed-Powys

2,243

172

1,650

187

Gwent

3,465

171

2,980

157

North Wales

4,542

149

4,797

154

South Wales

11,756

158

11,232

154

England and Wales

323,367

160

322,814

169

(1) An offence under the Road Traffic Act 1988 s. 143(2).
(2) As from 1 June 2003, ‘driving a motor vehicle while uninsured against third party risks’ became a fixed penalty offence.
Note:
1. It is known that for some police force areas, the reporting of court proceedings in particular those relating to summary motoring offences, may be less than complete. Work is underway to ensure that the magistrates courts' case management system currently being implemented by the Department for Constitutional Affairs reports all motoring offences to the Office for Criminal Justice Reform. This will enable more complete figures to be disseminated.
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.

John Battle: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many drivers were prosecuted for driving without insurance in each year since 1990. [131123]

Mr. Coaker: Information on proceedings for ‘using motor vehicle uninsured against third party risks’ can be found in the annual Home Office publication “Offences relating to motor vehicles, England and Wales, Supplementary tables” (latest available covers 2004). Copies are available in the Library. The publication is available on the Research Development and Statistics (RDS) website.

The link to the publication on the main website is:

2005 data will be available later this year.

Driving Under Influence

Mr. Carmichael: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the (a) maximum, (b) minimum and (c) average penalty imposed for the offence of drink driving in each police authority was in the most recent year for which figures are available. [128918]


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Mr. Coaker: Available information taken from the court proceedings database held by the Office for Criminal Justice Reform, for 2004 (latest available) is given in the following table.

Data for 2005 will be available later in the year.


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Court imposed maximum, minimum and average fine for driving etc. after consuming alcohol or taking drugs( 1) , by police force area, England and Wales, 2004
Rounded
Police force area Total number of fines Of which: the maximum fine given (£) Of which: the minimum fine given (£) Average fine( 2) (£)

Avon and Somerset

2,000

1,200

25

180

Bedfordshire

700

800

20

200

Cambridgeshire

800

1,000

30

200

Cheshire

1,600

1,000

(3)10

200

Cleveland

600

1,000

25

210

Cumbria

600

350

30

190

Derbyshire

1,200

2,000

(3)10

320

Devon and Cornwall

1,800

2,000

(3)10

200

Dorset

900

1,200

30

210

Durham

800

750

(3)10

170

Essex

1,700

1,200

20

200

Gloucestershire

700

1,500

(3)10

170

Greater Manchester

3,100

2,500

(3)10

200

Hampshire

2,600

4,000

(3)10

190

Hertfordshire

1,300

2,000

(3)10

230

Humberside

1,100

1,500

50

210

Kent

2,200

2,500

20

250

Lancashire

1,900

2,000

20

210

Leicestershire

1,100

1,000

(3)10

200

Lincolnshire

900

1,500

40

200

London, City of

100

1,500

(3)10

250

Merseyside

1,700

4,500

15

190

Metropolitan Police

9,500

5,000

10

260

Norfolk

900

1,200

(3)10

190

Northamptonshire

600

2,500

30

250

Northumbria

1,800

2,000

30

190

North Yorkshire

800

2,500

10

210

Nottinghamshire

1,000

2,000

25

260

South Yorkshire

1,500

1,500

10

190

Staffordshire

1,200

2,500

25

220

Suffolk

900

3,000

20

230

Surrey

1,100

2,000

10

240

Sussex

1,600

2,500

(3)10

210

Thames Valley

2,500

4,000

30

240

Warwickshire

600

1,000

(3)10

230

West Mercia

1,200

2,000

(3)10

230

West Midlands

3,800

2,000

(3)10

220

West Yorkshire

2,600

3,000

(3)10

170

Wiltshire

800

1,500

30

240

Dyfed-Powys

700

2,000

25

210

Gwent

800

1,500

30

200

North Wales

1,000

1,000

(3)10

180

South Wales

1,900

2,500

35

210

(1) Offences under the Road Traffic Act 1988 ss. 4 (1) and (2); 5 (1) and (b); 6 (4); 7 (6) and s7A as added by Police Reform Act 2006 s56.
(2) Rounded to the nearest 10.
(3) Or less.
Notes:
1. Standard Rate maximum fine is Level 5 (£5,000)
2. It is known that for some police force areas, the reporting of court proceedings in particular those relating to summary motoring offences, may be less than complete. Work is under way to ensure that the magistrates courts case management system being implemented by the Department for Constitutional Affairs reports all motoring offences to the Office for Criminal Justice Reform. This will enable more complete figures to be disseminated.
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.

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