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| 2003( 2) | 2004 |
| Findings of guilt | Average fine(£) | Findings of guilt | Average fine(£) |
Avon and Somerset
|
10,633
|
138
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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
|
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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.
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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.
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
|
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(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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