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Number of offences
Female
Aged 10-17 Aged 18 and over
No. Offence description Total proceedings Total findings of guilt Fined Immediate custody Total proceedings Total findings of guilt Fined Immediate custody

1

Speed limit offences

—

—

—

—

2,539

2,294

2,286

—

2

Using motor vehicles uninsured against third party risks

21

18

5

—

731

586

483

—

3

Motor vehicle licence - failing to pay appropriate duty

—

—

—

—

933

798

772

—

4

Driving, or causing or permitting another person to drive other than in accordance with licence

26

21

3

—

535

363

141

—

5

Other vehicle registration offences (excluding fraud & forgery)((1))

—

—

—

—

665

536

504

—

6

Vehicle test offences

1

1

—

—

329

233

86

—

7

Driving with alcohol in the blood above the prescribed limit

7

6

1

—

285

269

177

9

8

Other offences of neglect of traffic directions(2)

—

—

—

—

348

326

316

—

9

Other miscellaneous motoring offences(3)

1

1

—

—

283

152

145

—

10

Careless driving - without due care and attention or reasonable consideration for others

3

2

1

—

219

182

165

—

— = Nil.
(1) Includes offences under SS34, 35, 37, 42, 43 46 & 59 of the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994; S28A, S43C and S46A of the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 as added by the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005; Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) Regulations 2002; and Reg 35 of the End-of-Life Vehicles Regulations 2003.
(2) Includes offences under SS35(1) & (2), 36(1) & 163(3) of the Road Traffic Act 1988; S28(3) Road Traffic Regulations Act 1984; and S6 Traffic Management Act 2004.
(3) Includes offences under SS 13(1), 17(2), 18(4), 34(1), 71(1), 75(5), 76(1), 76(3), 83, 123(4), 135, 177 & Sch 1(6) of the Road Traffic Act 1988; SS 3(1)(a) & (b) of the Road Traffic (Foreign Vehicles) Act 1972; SS 35A(2),47(1), 47(3), 104, 112(4), 117 & Sch 12 Para 3(5) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1994; Regs 3, 9, 22, 33, 83, 86 & 89 of the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986; Regs 7, 8, 23 27 & 28 of the End-of-Life Vehicle Regulations 2003; and S4BD of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970.
Notes:
1. A person appearing in court can be dealt with for more than one offence at that appearance. The table shows the number of offences dealt with and not the number of persons appearing in court.
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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Table B2: 10 most common motoring offences proceeded against at the magistrates courts by result at all courts, sex and age-group for England and Wales police force area, 2005
Number of offences
Male
All persons Aged 10-17 Aged 18 and over
No. Offence description Total proceedings Total proceedings Total findings of guilt Fined Immediate custody Total proceedings Total findings of guilt Fined Immediate custody

1

Using motor vehicles uninsured against third party risks

392,635

19,704

16,498

6,474

—

336,534

246,030

181,328

—

2

Vehicle test offences

277,843

8,037

4,496

739

—

242,540

124,939

57,920

—

3

Driving, or causing or permitting another person to drive other than in accordance with licence

272,778

16,348

13,360

2,800

—

229,992

152,989

82,955

—

4

Speed limit offences

191,417

385

328

278

—

155,902

130,489

128,616

—

5

Motor vehicle licence - failing to pay appropriate duty

153,028

181

83

50

—

125,895

110,356

107,958

—

6

Other miscellaneous motoring offences(1)

112,157

360

225

100

—

89,895

58,256

54,024

—

7

Other vehicle insurance offences (except forgery etc)(2)

106,531

2,237

387

73

—

93,889

29,270

4,819

—

8

Driving with alcohol in the blood above the prescribed limit

81,805

1,464

1,405

242

66

70,811

67,530

49,054

3,852

9

Failing to produce driving licence

80,761

1,480

304

61

—

71,840

30,652

8,864

—

10

Driving whilst disqualified from holding or obtaining a licence

50,899

2,700

2,404

54

740

45,806

40,900

2,250

16,710


Number of offences
Female
Aged 10-17 Aged 18 and over
No. Offence description Total proceedings Total findings of guilt Fined Immediate custody Total proceedings Total findings of guilt Fined Immediate custody

1

Using motor vehicles uninsured against third party risks

730

621

228

—

35,667

26,125

20,788

—

2

Vehicle test offences

252

150

23

—

27,014

14,654

6,355

—

3

Driving, or causing or permitting another person to drive other than in accordance with licence

680

589

100

—

25,758

17,368

9,134

—

4

Speed limit offences

25

21

19

—

35,105

29,553

29,313

—

5

Motor vehicle licence - failing to pay appropriate duty

12

8

4

—

26,940

23,438

22,840

—

6

Other miscellaneous motoring offences(1)

34

25

8

—

21,868

13,743

12,652

—

7

Other vehicle insurance offences (except forgery etc)(2)

72

15

—

—

10,333

3,042

384

—

8

Driving with alcohol in the blood above the prescribed limit

107

102

10

1

9,423

9,071

6,951

132

9

Failing to produce driving licence

42

8

1

—

7,399

3,231

813

—

10

Driving whilst disqualified from holding or obtaining a licence

23

19

—

—

2,370

2,163

158

447

— = Nil.
(1) Includes offences under SS 13(1), 17(2), 18(4), 34(1), 71(1), 75(5), 76(1), 76(3), 83, 123(4), 135, 177 & Sch 1(6) of the Road Traffic Act 1988; SS 3(1)(a) & (b) of the Road Traffic (Foreign Vehicles) Act 1972; SS 35A(2),47(1), 47(3), 104, 112(4), 117 & Sch 12 Para 3(5) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1994; Regs 3, 9, 22, 33, 83, 86 & 89 of the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986; Regs 7, 8, 23 27 & 28 of the End-of-Life Vehicle Regulations 2003; and S4BD of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970.
(2) Includes offences under SS147, 154(2), 165(3), 170(7) & 171(2); and the Motor Vehicles (Third Party Risks) Regulations 1972.
Notes:
1. A person appearing in court can be dealt with for more than one offence at that appearance. The table shows the number of offences dealt with and not the number of persons appearing in court.
2. It is known that for some police force areas, the reporting of court proceedings in particular those relating to summary motoring offences are less than complete.
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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