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Information held by the Office for Criminal Justice Reform on the numbers of court proceedings and fixed penalty notices issued (where appropriate) for offences of ‘driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence’; ‘using a motor vehicle uninsured against third party risks’ and ‘using or keeping an unlicensed vehicle on a public road’, from 1997-2004 (latest available) is provided in the tables.
The motoring offences of ‘causing or permitting use of vehicle without test certificate’ contrary to the Road Traffic Act 1988, s. 47 are not separately identifiable, on the court proceedings database, from other similarly grouped motoring offences.
2005 data will be available later this year.
Number of offences 1997 1998 1999 2000 Police force area Total proceedings Fixed penalty notices issued Total proceedings Fixed penalty notices issued Total proceedings Fixed penalty notices issued Total proceedings Fixed penalty notices issued Avon and Somerset 9,392 63 11,635 59 10,744 64 11,026 94 Bedfordshire 2,179 11 2.184 5 1,907 13 2,225 16 Cambridgeshire 1,650 — 1,668 — 1,549 — 1,630 9 Cheshire 2,269 6 2,613 18 3,123 1 3,728 12 Cleveland 2,166 8 2,504 9 2,853 7 3,071 9 Cumbria 2,049 15 1,958 9 2,061 — 2,010 5 Derbyshire 2,857 33 2,653 30 2,783 27 3,123 49 Devon and Cornwall 4,097 115 3,772 107 4,103 80 5,598 — Dorset 2,269 49 1,703 63 2,225 75 2,923 100 Durham 2,062 5 2,455 13 3,613 6 3,131 4 Essex 3,141 32 3,516 25 3,931 28 4,702 49 Gloucestershire 1,931 — 2,560 — 2.882 8 2,981 40 Greater Manchester 16,991 23 18,826 32 21,789 32 23,920 46 Hampshire 5,938 48 6,012 84 6,593 95 6,216 77 Hertfordshire 1,909 16 2,962 6 2,539 15 3,380 39 Humberside 2,313 59 2,345 74 2,779 38 3,040 82 Kent 3,108 34 3,182 41 2,924 43 4,759 48 Lancashire 16,371 40 15,008 45 14,425 55 15,671 94 Leicestershire 5,022 27 6,403 26 7,417 14 7,303 28 Lincolnshire 2,375 36 2,763 43 3,115 — 2,903 — London, City of 1,312 32 1,704 40 1,456 28 1,064 20 Merseyside 6,217 20 5,573 27 5,421 101 6,577 125 Metropolitan Police 23,317 644 19,864 711 18,664 695 18,765 376 Norfolk 1,800 33 1,548 45 1,726 57 2,091 36 Northamptonshire 2,481 — 2,515 4 3,161 6 2,321 4 Northumbria 7,024 41 6,696 28 7,744 61 7,841 125 North Yorkshire 2,004 34 1,995 29 2,254 29 2,149 32 Nottinghamshire 3,752 — 4,395 5 4,199 2 4,381 4 South Yorkshire 5,747 37 6,057 70 6,847 62 7,538 88 Staffordshire 4,029 46 4,326 39 4,515 25 5,391 31 Suffolk 1,526 29 1,863 38 2,369 67 2,303 41 Surrey 1,806 11 1,312 33 1,793 42 2,230 37 Sussex 5,397 26 5,303 32 4,814 18 4,643 45 Thames Valley 6,600 51 6,775 58 8,323 52 8,074 76 Warwickshire 2,109 10 1,965 19 1,775 11 2,274 25 West Mercia 3,910 54 4,654 45 4,477 34 4,657 48 West Midlands 17,343 33 18,914 32 17,541 38 19,624 28 West Yorkshire 14,431 34 14,605 50 17,184 41 19,312 71 Wiltshire 1,582 56 2,255 60 2,338 33 3,226 41 Dyfed-Powys 1,488 19 1,410 25 1,620 19 1,686 21 Gwent 2,158 28 2,541 42 2,463 31 2,752 24 North Wales 2,593 17 2,373 16 2,242 19 2,102 21 South Wales 8,775 20 9,959 17 9,907 11 9,736 22 England and Wales 217,490 1,895 225,324 2,154 236,188 2,083 254,077 2,142
2001 2002 2003 2004 Police force area Total proceedings Fixed penalty notices issued Total proceedings Fixed penalty notices issued Total proceedings Fixed penalty notices issued Total proceedings Fixed penalty notices issued Avon and Somerset 9,842 100 11,212 130 13,420 133 14,297 196 Bedfordshire 3,197 13 3,263 23 3,338 24 3,150 48 Cambridgeshire 1,457 14 1,737 9 1,855 23 2,016 73 Cheshire 3,140 33 3,615 52 3,992 32 3,925 71 Cleveland 3,274 23 4,390 35 3,893 33 4,673 45 Cumbria 2,017 10 2,053 10 2,041 20 2,101 25 Derbyshire 3,230 80 3,387 130 3,252 153 4,038 164 Devon and Cornwall 5,361 — 6,026 — 5,988 — 5,330 — Dorset 3,033 104 3,843 87 4,361 100 3,743 92 Durham 3,589 8 3,886 33 3,993 27 3,628 40 Essex 4,609 61 4,703 59 4,291 49 4,319 141 Gloucestershire 3,347 45 3,078 32 2,857 25 2,320 50 Greater Manchester 27,631 88 26,437 106 28,490 87 26,887 180 Hampshire 6,288 128 6,942 112 6,530 108 6,258 313 Hertfordshire 3,816 46 5,039 71 5,225 116 4,967 157 Humberside 3,082 66 2,984 82 3,567 77 3,648 158 Kent 5,358 102 5,700 68 6,114 108 6,770 153 Lancashire 13,667 104 14,452 104 16,797 132 13,280 134 Leicestershire 7,573 33 7,205 50 7,512 95 7,204 168 Lincolnshire 2,541 — 2,643 9 3,826 50 4,540 — London, City of 959 23 1,504 34 1,651 122 2,280 86 Merseyside 5,987 106 6,936 86 8,847 75 8,938 103 Metropolitan Police 20,465 443 23,486 579 29,248 1,096 33,533 1,314 Norfolk 2,762 37 3,442 38 3,921 36 3,164 35 Northamptonshire 1,157 1 670 2 2,588 5 3,843 1 Northumbria 7,859 219 7,738 255 8,368 285 7,402 381 North Yorkshire 1,949 45 2,000 23 2,261 16 2,410 24 Nottinghamshire 4,648 5 4,583 13 5,656 100 5,909 123 South Yorkshire 9,081 144 9,016 102 8,957 125 7,091 143 Staffordshire 3,576 34 4,045 54 4,176 49 4,586 84 Suffolk 2,685 47 3,103 67 3,724 41 3,712 48 Surrey 2,386 68 2,555 61 2,008 104 2,032 102 Sussex 4,901 38 4,714 37 3,875 68 2,879 132 Thames Valley 7,520 91 8,023 100 8,948 170 7,813 247 Warwickshire 2,311 24 2,121 26 2,234 46 2,695 65 West Mercia 4,827 120 4,844 76 4,837 81 4,732 107 West Midlands 18,946 52 24,022 63 28,179 100 31,643 145 West Yorkshire 22,328 70 19,839 105 22,421 123 28,752 247 Wiltshire 3,810 57 3,765 71 3,525 55 3,396 62 Dyfed-Powys 1,711 11 1,840 28 1,789 28 1,250 31 Gwent 2,817 18 2,754 16 2,304 25 1,984 19 North Wales 1,990 27 2,473 30 3,755 89 3,614 103 South Wales 9,015 18 11,039 19 10,725 18 10,254 41 England and Wales 259,742 2,756 277,107 3,087 305,339 4,249 311,006 5,851 1 May include cases where fixed penalty notices were originally issued but not paid and subsequently referred to court. 2 Only covers tickets paid where there is no further action. 3 Offence under the Road Traffic Act 1988, S,87 (1) & (2) as amended. 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. 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 limitations are taken into account when these data are used.
Number of offences Police force area 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Avon and Somerset 15,354 16,892 15,098 14,609 13,022 15,124 Bedfordshire 4,724 4,449 3,479 3,594 4,651 4,731 Cambridgeshire 3,440 3,425 3,058 2,929 2,508 2,875 Cheshire 4,838 4,961 5,463 5,729 4,975 5,765 Cleveland 3,925 4,204 4,331 4,793 4,789 5,994 Cumbria 4,223 3,787 3,597 3,507 3,595 3,540 Derbyshire 5,565 5,137 5,120 5,318 5,429 5,614 Devon and Cornwall 8,422 7,232 7,493 9,234 8,648 9,598 Dorset 5,271 4,198 4,776 6,035 5,262 6,176 Durham 3,992 4,261 5,899 5,470 5,394 5,840 Essex 7,161 7,025 7,336 7,898 7,708 7,811 Gloucestershire 3,577 4,465 4,443 4,174 4,683 4,417 Greater Manchester 30,655 30,836 33,228 33,783 37,088 36,337 Hampshire 11,768 11,557 11,553 10,559 10,349 10,912 Hertfordshire 4,580 5,799 4,748 5,258 5,816 6,612 Humberside 4,408 4,279 4,894 5,024 4,730 4,464 Kent 6,935 6,958 6,151 9,033 9,592 10,059 Lancashire 20,334 18,794 18,111 18,354 16,280 17,555 Leicestershire 9,706 9,481 11,054 10,263 10,475 10,699 Lincolnshire 4,589 5,000 5,345 4,500 4,083 4,242 London, City of 2,671 3,127 2,521 1,738 1,826 2,353 Merseyside 10,896 9,747 8,932 10,054 9,467 10,360 Metropolitan Police 42,283 35,064 31,285 29,649 32,032 36,485 Norfolk 3,932 3,434 3,468 3,951 4,744 5,563 Northamptonshire 4,999 4,849 5,571 3,949 2,028 1,211 Northumbria 12,470 11,837 13,296 13,195 12,504 12,309 North Yorkshire 3,926 3,744 4,003 3,905 3,545 3,340 Nottinghamshire 8,078 8,726 7,957 7,748 7,856 7,460 South Yorkshire 11,228 11,553 11,763 12,690 14,623 13,859 Staffordshire 8,180 8,210 8,021 8,777 6,027 7,056 Suffolk 3,258 3,743 4,189 3,923 4,123 4,759 Surrey 4,942 3,908 4,436 4,941 5,101 5,554 Sussex 9,333 8,202 7,415 6,796 6,814 6,413 Thames Valley 11,887 11,948 13,543 12,816 11,728 12,842 Warwickshire 4,316 3,769 3,523 4,135 4,204 3,711 West Mercia 7,082 8,207 7,450 7,686 7,787 7,849 West Midlands 29,878 30,928 27,409 28,148 27,010 32,339 West Yorkshire 23,980 23,549 25,776 26,529 27,618 24,873 Wiltshire 3,463 4,820 4,708 4,901 5,292 5,326 Dyfed-Powys 3,079 2,852 3,017 3,072 2,953 3,316 Gwent 4,097 4,478 4,451 4,680 4,758 4,508 North Wales 4,859 4,452 4,102 3,697 3,376 4,048 South Wales 14,829 16,187 15,406 14,615 13,805 16,499 England and Wales 397,133 390,074 387,419 391,659 388,298 410,398
20031 2004 Police force area Court proceedings3 Fixed penalty notices issued Court proceedings3 Fixed penalty notices issued Avon and Somerset 17,163 5 17,489 47 Bedfordshire 5,041 — 4,534 — Cambridgeshire 3,301 — 3,120 63 Cheshire 6,385 — 6,515 40 Cleveland 5,575 48 6,597 70 Cumbria 3,488 — 3,446 — Derbyshire 5,793 — 6,326 — Devon and Cornwall 9,676 — 8,943 — Dorset 7,034 — 6,075 — Durham 5,802 — 5,300 — Essex 7,489 — 7,132 — Gloucestershire 4,412 — 3,695 — Greater Manchester 38,208 9 34,942 44 Hampshire 10,619 — 9,750 111 Hertfordshire 7,216 11 7,463 177 Humberside 5,509 — 5,170 — Kent 9,788 10 10,673 12 Lancashire 21,229 37 16,065 91 Leicestershire 11,304 34 10,833 62 Lincolnshire 5,883 — 6,621 — London, City of 2,563 2 2,812 21 Merseyside 12,776 — 13,023 — Metropolitan Police 43,100 43 47,806 147 Norfolk 6,322 — 5,084 — Northamptonshire 4,157 5 5,804 40 Northumbria 12,951 38 11,685 7 North Yorkshire 3,774 33 4,065 95 Nottinghamshire 9,224 21 9,224 42 South Yorkshire 13,745 — 11,416 — Staffordshire 7,214 36 7,439 122 Suffolk 5,808 — 5,718 — Surrey 4,657 — 3,927 — Sussex 5,808 — 4,371 — Thames Valley 14,516 — 12,920 — Warwickshire 3,756 31 4,160 50 West Mercia 7,735 — 7,249 — West Midlands 36,409 — 39,696 37 West Yorkshire 26,966 3 32,404 46 Wiltshire 4,794 — 4,641 — Dyfed-Powys 3,094 — 2,244 — Gwent 4,083 — 3,474 — North Wales 5,968 78 6,022 139 South Wales 16,932 — 15,946 — England and Wales 447,267 444 441,819 1,463 1 Fixed penalty of £200 introduced as from 1 June 2003. 2 Only covers tickets paid where there is no further action. 3 May include cases where fixed penalty notices were originally issued but not paid and subsequently referred to court. 4 An offence under the Road Traffic Act 1988 s. 143 (2) 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. Work is under way 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 limitations are taken into account when these data are used.
Number of offences Police force area 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Avon and Somerset 8,090 9,329 7,676 6,786 5,893 7,963 7,027 6,513 Bedfordshire 2,392 2,132 1,488 1,166 846 1,308 2,149 275 Cambridgeshire 1,338 489 23 13 48 13 22 68 Cheshire 2,612 1,549 1,211 3,534 4,078 3,782 4,826 4,368 Cleveland 3,206 2,282 2,265 2,319 1,990 1,585 2,432 1,984 Cumbria 1,552 745 784 915 78 10 1,085 1,051 Derbyshire 3,489 1,824 1,242 1,090 980 1,131 3,870 2,923 Devon and Cornwall 7,173 6,561 6,162 5,923 5,540 8,827 9,826 6,947 Dorset 2,452 3,075 2,591 2,948 3,376 3,058 3,601 3,479 Durham 1,314 1,236 728 336 162 47 11 10 Essex 8,920 9,377 10,784 9,703 6,439 7,091 6,080 5,724 Gloucestershire 2,206 2,117 1,660 1,627 1,794 1,667 2,230 2,417 Greater Manchester 6,377 5,950 5,502 6,917 5,087 4,570 8,756 13,548 Hampshire 6,190 6,097 7,513 7,813 7,921 8,768 7,714 7,618 Hertfordshire 4,567 4,903 5,068 5,142 4,935 3,559 4,643 5,672 Humberside 4,094 2,400 4,333 4,838 4,532 4,649 5,410 4,106 Kent 998 1,958 189 43 2,250 4,503 5,411 5,831 Lancashire 3,611 5,479 5,146 5,890 7,215 5,351 6,414 4,688 Leicestershire 5,201 5,745 5,460 5,802 5,487 5,881 5,671 4,324 Lincolnshire 3,128 2,753 2,661 2,162 2,078 2,303 2,501 2,042 London, City of 762 1,052 632 344 389 476 408 245 Merseyside 2,036 4,797 2,762 4,656 5,573 4,864 8,252 7,955 Metropolitan Police 19,618 16,980 16,375 15,408 15,603 14,649 26,813 40,086 Norfolk 2,623 972 903 875 1,937 2,059 3,118 2,819 Northamptonshire 3,626 4,100 3,908 4,824 4,408 4,880 4,462 3,435 Northumbria 4,092 3,107 3,619 4,559 4,245 3,618 3,183 2,588 North Yorkshire 1,590 1,309 1,076 924 950 714 846 1,227 Nottinghamshire 4,831 5,185 4,965 4,558 4,001 4,265 3,920 4,439 South Yorkshire 3,382 1,339 981 954 1,249 1,336 3,771 4,292 Staffordshire 2,573 1,696 571 409 146 81 75 167 Suffolk 2,402 2,894 2,923 3,593 2,912 2,911 2,993 2,596 Surrey 1,556 1,442 1,478 2,197 2,269 2,612 2,240 143 Sussex 5,928 7,635 5,330 7,114 6,794 6,803 7,733 317 Thames Valley 2,844 1,581 1,239 2,811 2,456 1,894 3,409 4,935 Warwickshire 2,320 1,227 1,002 942 872 798 983 1,901 West Mercia 2,614 3,383 2,944 3,419 3,122 3,099 3,061 122 West Midlands 17,406 9,389 7,432 6,607 5,035 5,528 14,040 11,350 West Yorkshire 7,572 6,112 5,685 6,246 5,662 5,151 8,547 9,139 Wiltshire 1,503 3,400 2,330 2,146 2,292 2,281 2,425 2,138 Dyfed-Powys 2,463 2,587 2,289 2,067 1,841 1,925 1,784 1,487 Gwent 3,021 2,584 1,985 2,783 3,456 4,330 4,184 3,400 North Wales 2,200 1,400 1,359 1,613 1,941 2,781 3,188 2,240 South Wales 6,686 6,187 4,550 4,155 4,383 4,776 6,362 7,189 England and Wales 182,558 166,359 148,824 158,171 152,265 157,897 205,476 197,798 1 Offence under the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 s. 29 (1) - (3) 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. Work is under way 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.