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Available information held by my Department for the offences of ‘using a motor vehicle uninsured against third party risks’ and ‘driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence’, from 1997-2006 (latest available) are contained in the following tables. Data for 2007 should be available at the end of November 2008.
Total proceedings Average fine (£) 1997 397,133 224 1998 390,074 214 1999 387,419 212 2000 391,659 203 2001 388,298 150 2002 410,398 155 2003 447,267 160 2004 441,819 169 2005 392,763 177 2006 353,481 185 1 Offence under the Road Traffic Act 1988 s. 143 (2). Notes: 1. As from 1 June 2003, ‘driving a motor vehicle while uninsured against third party risks’ became a fixed penalty offence. 2. It is known that for some police force areas, the reporting of court proceedings in particular those relating to summary motoring offences is 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.
Total proceedings Average fine (£) 1997 217,490 65 1998 225,324 59 1999 236,188 58 2000 254,077 61 2001 259,742 61 2002 277,107 64 2003 305,339 66 2004 311,006 68 2005 272,954 69 2006 230,647 71 1. Offence under the Road Traffic Act 1988 s. 87 (1) and (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 is 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 inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.