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Table B: Average fine imposed( 1) at magistrates courts for the offence of using a motor vehicle uninsured against third party risks( 2) by police force area, England and Wales, 1997 to 2005
£
Police force area 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003( 3) 2004 2005

Avon and Somerset

259

204

165

182

130

133

138

154

154

Bedfordshire

314

293

274

226

164

169

137

143

156

Cambridgeshire

221

209

215

182

119

118

131

152

171

Cheshire

274

248

237

211

149

153

167

179

190

Cleveland

162

167

170

179

167

173

171

189

202

Cumbria

150

171

220

265

152

151

159

169

171

Derbyshire

270

279

283

296

337

355

367

367

376

Devon and Cornwall

184

185

178

179

133

132

127

134

145

Dorset

295

302

301

261

121

114

125

158

171

Durham

181

177

194

160

118

122

121

116

123

Essex

174

149

140

123

101

104

112

164

182

Gloucestershire

154

202

247

240

91

86

133

147

143

Greater Manchester

245

226

236

232

152

151

157

167

176

Hampshire

132

135

138

136

119

122

124

131

138

Hertfordshire

193

164

173

204

155

166

181

198

208

Humberside

159

148

143

137

122

132

137

150

180

Kent

246

241

227

271

209

192

191

197

204

Lancashire

332

296

237

219

111

113

141

156

169

Leicestershire

318

318

276

254

134

135

138

150

145

Lincolnshire

159

197

209

188

133

134

148

179

185

London, City of

332

314

346

375

369

368

334

230

198

Merseyside

200

203

200

207

163

167

148

137

141

Metropolitan Police

202

185

184

169

139

140

143

147

165

Norfolk

242

256

265

210

99

107

139

152

152

Northamptonshire

243

286

310

280

280

339

245

183

156

Northumbria

136

146

148

144

130

135

135

137

142

North Yorkshire

249

236

230

211

130

136

141

166

177

Nottinghamshire

164

165

153

150

152

156

152

188

138

South Yorkshire

194

206

191

170

128

137

146

125

147

Staffordshire

251

228

234

198

152

163

166

186

230

Suffolk

193

192

192

183

128

138

133

136

156

Surrey

243

242

215

218

201

215

221

197

195

Sussex

218

186

181

167

118

117

138

162

170

Thames Valley

292

257

268

250

134

135

158

198

206

Warwickshire

228

175

177

188

156

168

164

210

200

West Mercia

268

282

282

263

176

180

165

193

208

West Midlands

207

190

189

201

169

192

200

206

207

West Yorkshire

255

242

242

209

120

123

134

144

144

Wiltshire

152

182

186

204

283

286

280

200

208

Dyfed-Powys

183

182

175

169

155

166

172

187

184

Gwent

253

225

225

208

148

154

171

157

171

North Wales

210

226

272

230

144

150

149

154

163

South Wales

190

180

183

188

159

173

158

154

149

England and Wales

224

214

212

203

150

155

160

169

177

(1) Magistrates courts data only. Fines given at the Crown court total nationally (England and Wales) less than 10 each year.
(2) An offence under the Road Traffic Act 1988 s. 143 (2)
(3) As from 1 June 2003, ‘driving a motor vehicle while uninsured against third party risks’ became a fixed penalty offence.
Notes:
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.
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 limitations are taken into account when those data are used.

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