The available information relates to the offence of ‘use of a motor vehicle uninsured against third party risks’. Tables A and B provide data on prosecutions, convictions (findings of guilt) and court imposed fines from 1997 to 2006 (latest available). Table C covers fixed penalty notices issued from 1 June 2003 to 2006. Data for 2007 will be available later this year.
Number of offences 1997 1998 1999 2000 Police force area Total proceedings Total findings of guilt Total proceedings Total findings of guilt Total proceedings Total findings of guilt Total proceedings Total findings of guilt Avon and Somerset 15,354 9,424 16,892 9,875 15,098 9,357 14,609 9,515 Bedfordshire 4,724 2,951 4,449 2,992 3,479 2,328 3,594 2,307 Cambridgeshire 3,440 2,395 3,425 2,507 3,058 2,233 2,929 2,216 Cheshire 4,838 3,499 4,961 3,658 5,463 3,872 5,729 4,075 Cleveland 3,925 2,798 4,204 2,908 4,331 3,027 4,793 3,573 Cumbria 4,223 3,089 3,787 2,866 3,597 2,772 3,507 2,684 Derbyshire 5,565 3,830 5,137 3,522 5,120 3,613 5,318 3,914 Devon and Cornwall 8,422 4,967 7,232 4,263 7,493 4,681 9,234 5,872 Dorset 5,271 3,458 4,198 2,777 4,776 3,013 6,035 3,540 Durham 3,992 2,912 4,261 3,086 5,899 4,475 5,470 4,328 Essex 7,161 4,507 7,025 4,635 7,336 5,035 7,898 5,328 Gloucestershire 3,577 2,115 4,465 2,885 4,443 2,867 4,174 2,539 Greater Manchester 30,655 20,548 30,836 21,430 33,228 23,697 33,783 23,865 Hampshire 11,768 7,844 11,557 8,028 11,553 8,123 10,559 7,535 Hertfordshire 4,580 2,573 5,799 3,056 4,748 2,789 5,258 3,310 Humberside 4,408 3,479 4,279 3,501 4,894 3,920 5,024 4,043 Kent 6,935 4,755 6,958 4,808 6,151 4,232 9,033 6,408 Lancashire 20,334 11,577 18,794 11,198 18,111 10,800 18,354 10,981 Leicestershire 9,706 5,990 9,481 6,265 11,054 7,281 10,263 6,713 Lincolnshire 4,589 3,001 5,000 3,466 5,345 3,744 4,500 3,307 London, City of 2,671 1,382 3,127 1,431 2,521 1,141 1,738 776 Merseyside 10,896 8,435 9,747 7,694 8,932 6,920 10,054 7,708 Metropolitan Police 42,283 25,873 35,064 22,874 31,285 20,893 29,649 20,117 Norfolk 3,932 3,456 3,434 3,060 3,468 3,000 3,951 2,844 Northamptonshire 4,999 3,083 4,849 3,271 5,571 4,151 3,949 2,971 Northumbria 12,470 8,064 11,837 8,079 13,296 9,299 13,195 9,385 North Yorkshire 3,926 2,778 3,744 2,538 4,003 2,656 3,905 2,548 Nottinghamshire 8,078 6,149 8,726 6,658 7,957 6,156 7,748 6,034 South Yorkshire 11,228 7,346 11,553 7,831 11,763 8,424 12,690 8,871 Staffordshire 8,180 5,251 8,210 5,379 8,021 5,725 8,777 6,740 Suffolk 3,258 2,202 3,743 2,283 4,189 2,547 3,923 2,319 Surrey 4,942 2,439 3,908 2,051 4,436 2,278 4,941 2,571 Sussex 9,333 4,726 8,202 4,150 7,415 4,198 6,796 3,777 Thames Valley 11,887 6,258 11,948 6,311 13,543 7,291 12,816 7,426 Warwickshire 4,316 2,595 3,769 2,394 3,523 2,192 4,135 2,309 West Mercia 7,082 4,848 8,207 5,624 7,450 5,224 7,686 5,512 West Midlands 29,878 18,484 30,928 18,969 27,409 16,407 28,148 17,896 West Yorkshire 23,980 15,042 23,549 14,682 25,776 15,903 26,529 15,476 Wiltshire 3,463 2,311 4,820 2,712 4,708 2,558 4,901 2,620 Dyfed-Powys 3,079 1,953 2,852 1,952 3,017 2,044 3,072 2,073 Gwent 4,097 2,899 4,478 3,344 4,451 3,452 4,680 3,777 North Wales 4,859 3,280 4,452 3,309 4,102 3,097 3,697 2,839 South Wales 14,829 9,936 16,187 10,629 15,406 10,467 14,615 10,273 England and Wales 397,133 254,502 390,074 254,951 387,419 257,882 391,659 262,915
2001 2002 20032 Police force area Total proceedings Total findings of guilt Total proceedings Total findings of guilt Total proceedings Total findings of guilt Avon and Somerset 13,022 8,393 15,124 9,700 17,163 10,558 Bedfordshire 4,651 2,895 4,731 3,147 5,041 3,490 Cambridgeshire 2,508 1,967 2,875 2,266 3,301 2,694 Cheshire 4,975 3,885 5,765 4,540 6,385 5,354 Cleveland 4,789 3,606 5,994 4,282 5,575 3,980 Cumbria 3,595 2,887 3,540 2,876 3,488 2,849 Derbyshire 5,429 4,218 5,614 4,670 5,793 4,888 Devon and Cornwall 8,648 5,723 9,598 6,354 9,676 6,608 Dorset 5,262 2,965 6,176 3,371 7,034 4,263 Durham 5,394 4,343 5,840 4,614 5,802 4,518 Essex 7,708 5,388 7,811 5,359 7,489 5,440 Gloucestershire 4,683 2,677 4,417 2,286 4,412 2,579 Greater Manchester 37,088 26,399 36,337 27,527 38,208 29,559 Hampshire 10,349 7,614 10,912 8,063 10,619 8,095 Hertfordshire 5,816 3,672 6,612 4,191 7,216 5,078 Humberside 4,730 3,641 4,464 3,551 5,509 4,411 Kent 9,592 7,042 10,059 7,697 9,788 7,452 Lancashire 16,280 9,748 17,555 11,020 21,229 13,689 Leicestershire 10,475 6,792 10,699 7,372 11,304 8,066 Lincolnshire 4,083 2,956 4,242 3,057 5,883 4,269 London, City of 1,826 1,020 2,353 1,330 2,563 1,605 Merseyside 9,467 7,693 10,360 8,551 12,776 10,627 Metropolitan Police 32,032 22,566 36,485 27,116 43,100 31,463 Norfolk 4,744 3,033 5,563 3,590 6,322 4,461 Northamptonshire 2,028 1,626 1,211 885 4,157 3,242 Northumbria 12,504 9,184 12,309 9,286 12,951 9,826 North Yorkshire 3,545 2,171 3,340 2,096 3,774 2,353 Nottinghamshire 7,856 6,181 7,460 5,922 9,224 7,609 South Yorkshire 14,623 10,079 13,859 9,975 13,745 9,882 Staffordshire 6,027 4,678 7,056 5,723 7,214 6,072 Suffolk 4,123 2,373 4,759 2,845 5,808 3,579 Surrey 5,101 2,804 5,554 3,145 4,657 2,880 Sussex 6,814 3,995 6,413 3,698 5,808 3,665 Thames Valley 11,728 7,092 12,842 8,283 14,516 9,718 Warwickshire 4,204 2,665 3,711 2,389 3,756 2,899 West Mercia 7,787 5,731 7,849 5,812 7,735 6,014 West Midlands 27,010 18,066 32,339 22,010 36,409 25,370 West Yorkshire 27,618 15,842 24,873 13,952 26,966 16,967 Wiltshire 5,292 3,264 5,326 3,162 4,794 3,006 Dyfed-Powys 2,953 1,906 3,316 2,275 3,094 2,236 Gwent 4,758 3,817 4,508 3,660 4,083 3,448 North Wales 3,376 2,551 4,048 2,987 5,968 4,523 South Wales 13,805 9,721 16,499 11,488 16,932 11,650 England and Wales 388,298 264,869 410,398 286,123 447,267 320,935
2004 2005 2006 Police force area Total proceedings Total findings of guilt Total proceedings Total findings of guilt Total proceedings Total findings of guilt Avon and Somerset 17,489 10,862 14,625 8,688 11,834 7,444 Bedfordshire 4,534 3,190 4,776 3,334 4,356 3,137 Cambridgeshire 3,120 2,654 3,371 2,827 4,107 3,432 Cheshire 6,515 5,372 4,592 3,871 4,463 3,803 Cleveland 6,597 5,080 4,611 3,819 4,013 3,383 Cumbria 3,446 2,753 2,855 2,199 2,654 2,098 Derbyshire 6,326 5,505 5,869 5,190 4,352 3,841 Devon and Cornwall 8,943 6,178 7,404 5,241 7,500 5,348 Dorset 6,075 3,618 5,752 3,584 5,177 3,207 Durham 5,300 4,029 4,454 3,186 3,285 2,427 Essex 7,132 5,323 7,035 5,413 6,507 5,340 Gloucestershire 3,695 2,438 3,500 2,042 2,838 1,876 Greater Manchester 34,942 26,722 30,280 22,869 26,516 20,263 Hampshire 9,750 7,467 7,882 6,251 6,529 5,356 Hertfordshire 7,463 5,382 7,763 5,716 7,641 5,849 Humberside 5,170 4,298 4,840 4,136 5,085 4,406 Kent 10,673 8,347 8,535 7,050 8,154 7,055 Lancashire 16,065 9,948 17,960 10,945 15,246 9,448 Leicestershire 10,833 7,790 7,306 5,340 5,912 4,345 Lincolnshire 6,621 4,766 5,644 3,907 5,242 3,873 London, City of 2,812 1,122 1,499 1,068 1,575 1,130 Merseyside 13,023 10,385 10,728 8,757 7,807 6,591 Metropolitan Police 47,806 36,465 47,223 36,033 46,132 37,075 Norfolk 5,084 3,734 4,442 3,436 4,054 3,175 Northamptonshire 5,804 4,641 4,441 3,606 3,859 3,101 Northumbria 11,685 9,106 11,728 9,348 10,347 8,629 North Yorkshire 4,065 2,508 3,865 2,569 3,270 2,298 Nottinghamshire 9,224 7,755 7,358 6,299 5,994 5,097 South Yorkshire 11,416 8,497 11,246 8,484 10,307 7,838 Staffordshire 7,439 6,317 7,224 5,959 6,328 5,399 Suffolk 5,718 3,541 4,279 2,738 3,799 2,499 Surrey 3,927 2,581 4,491 2,874 4,173 2,712 Sussex 4,371 3,068 4,569 3,370 5,074 3,763 Thames Valley 12,920 9,144 11,255 7,887 10,329 7,600 Warwickshire 4,160 3,433 3,469 2,958 3,512 2,981 West Mercia 7,249 5,498 7,144 5,604 7,042 5,679 West Midlands 39,696 27,453 34,786 24,890 29,998 21,378 West Yorkshire 32,404 20,175 26,667 16,220 21,641 13,751 Wiltshire 4,641 2,778 4,599 2,814 4,466 2,793 Dyfed-Powys 2,244 1,645 2,639 1,890 2,413 1,745 Gwent 3,474 2,961 3,241 2,761 3,088 2,670 North Wales 6,022 4,773 4,211 3,331 5,057 3,969 South Wales 15,946 11,143 12,605 8,694 11,805 7,984 England and Wales 441,819 320,445 392,763 287,198 353,481 265,788 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. 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.
£ Police force area 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 20033 2004 2005 2006 Avon and Somerset 259 204 165 182 130 133 138 154 154 155 Bedfordshire 314 293 274 226 164 169 137 143 156 183 Cambridgeshire 221 209 215 182 119 118 131 152 171 182 Cheshire 274 248 237 211 149 153 167 179 190 195 Cleveland 162 167 170 179 167 173 171 189 202 210 Cumbria 150 171 220 265 152 151 159 169 171 186 Derbyshire 270 279 283 296 337 355 367 367 376 372 Devon and Cornwall 184 185 178 179 133 132 127 134 145 150 Dorset 295 302 301 261 121 114 125 158 171 176 Durham 181 177 194 160 118 122 121 116 123 132 Essex 174 149 140 123 101 104 112 164 182 202 Gloucestershire 154 202 247 240 91 86 133 147 143 140 Greater Manchester 245 226 236 232 152 151 157 167 176 181 Hampshire 132 135 138 136 119 122 124 131 138 141 Hertfordshire 193 164 173 204 155 166 181 198 208 216 Humberside 159 148 143 137 122 132 137 150 180 194 Kent 246 241 227 271 209 192 191 197 204 221 Lancashire 332 296 237 219 111 113 141 156 169 183 Leicestershire 318 318 276 254 134 135 138 150 145 152 Lincolnshire 159 197 209 188 133 134 148 179 185 196 London, City of 332 314 346 375 369 368 334 230 198 214 Merseyside 200 203 200 207 163 167 148 137 141 147 Metropolitan Police 202 185 184 169 139 140 143 147 165 179 Norfolk 242 256 265 210 99 107 139 152 152 165 Northamptonshire 243 286 310 280 280 339 245 183 156 172 Northumbria 136 146 148 144 130 135 135 137 142 148 North Yorkshire 249 236 230 211 130 136 141 166 177 185 Nottinghamshire 164 165 153 150 152 156 152 188 138 147 South Yorkshire 194 206 191 170 128 137 146 125 147 143 Staffordshire 251 228 234 198 152 163 166 186 230 256 Suffolk 193 192 192 183 128 138 133 136 156 162 Surrey 243 242 215 218 201 215 221 197 195 217 Sussex 218 186 181 167 118 117 138 162 170 169 Thames Valley 292 257 268 250 134 135 158 198 206 217 Warwickshire 228 175 177 188 156 168 164 210 200 230 West Mercia 268 282 282 263 176 180 165 193 208 218 West Midlands 207 190 189 201 169 192 200 206 207 211 West Yorkshire 255 242 242 209 120 123 134 144 144 146 Wiltshire 152 182 186 204 283 286 280 200 208 228 Dyfed-Powys 183 182 175 169 155 166 172 187 184 191 Gwent 253 225 225 208 148 154 171 157 171 172 North Wales 210 226 272 230 144 150 149 154 163 173 South Wales 190 180 183 188 159 173 158 154 149 158 England and Wales 224 214 212 203 150 155 160 169 177 185 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.
Police force area 20032 2004 2005 2006 Avon and Somerset 5 47 63 115 Bedfordshire 0 0 62 154 Cambridgeshire 0 63 53 138 Cheshire 0 40 101 203 Cleveland 48 70 159 102 Cumbria 0 0 0 0 Derbyshire 0 0 0 112 Devon and Cornwall 0 0 42 80 Dorset 0 0 0 0 Durham 0 0 7 13 Essex 0 0 6 362 Gloucestershire 0 0 0 3 Greater Manchester 9 44 13 3 Hampshire 0 111 125 393 Hertfordshire 11 177 389 532 Humberside 0 0 0 0 Kent 10 12 31 249 Lancashire 42 91 174 409 Leicestershire 34 62 19 212 Lincolnshire 0 0 0 46 London, City of 2 21 9 51 Merseyside 0 0 0 102 Metropolitan Police 43 147 490 1,408 Norfolk 0 0 0 3— Northamptonshire 5 40 93 74 Northumbria 38 7 4 12 North Yorkshire 33 95 92 121 Nottinghamshire 21 42 101 162 South Yorkshire 0 0 0 0 Staffordshire 36 122 152 274 Suffolk 0 0 0 95 Surrey 0 0 0 12 Sussex 0 0 0 115 Thames Valley 0 0 0 0 Warwickshire 31 50 70 146 West Mercia 0 0 32 281 West Midlands 0 37 0 3 West Yorkshire 3 46 104 328 Wiltshire 0 0 0 141 Dyfed-Powys 0 0 0 0 Gwent 0 0 0 0 North Wales 87 139 297 200 South Wales 0 0 0 0 England and Wales 458 1,463 2,688 6,651 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. 3 Force unable to supply data due to technical reasons. Notes: 1. Offenders are subject to a £200 fixed penalty. However this can be increased to a maximum of £5,000 if the matter goes to 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 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.