Motoring Offences Mr. Amess To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the 10 most common motoring offences were for which men were (a) prosecuted, (b) convicted, (c) fined and (d) sent to prison in England and Wales in the last year for which figures are available, broken down by age group. Mr. Sutcliffe Available information taken from the Court Proceedings Database held by the Office for Criminal Justice Reform on the 10 most common motoring offences for which men were (a) prosecuted, (b) convicted, (c) fined and (d) sent to prison in 2004 (latest available) is given in the following tables. Data for 2005 will be available early in 2007. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Rounded | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Offence description |Total proceedings| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Using motor vehicle uninsured against third party risks |311,900| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Vehicle test offences |251,500| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Driving, or causing or permitting another person to drive other than in accordance with licence|213,300| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Motor vehicle licence - failing to pay appropriate duty |156,700| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Speed limit offences |134,900| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Other insurance offences (excluding fraud and forgery) |96,700| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Other miscellaneous motoring offences |91300| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Failing to produce driving licence |73,600| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Driving with alcohol in the blood above the prescribed limit |65,300| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Driving while disqualified |43,600| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Offence description |Total findings of guilt| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Using motor vehicle uninsured against third party risks |222,500 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Driving, or causing or permitting another person to drive other than in accordance with licence|135,900 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Motor vehicle licence - failing to pay appropriate duty |133,500 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Vehicle test offences |130,600 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Speed limit offences |112,000 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Driving with alcohol in the blood above the prescribed limit |62,000 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Other miscellaneous motoring offences |59,400 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Driving while disqualified |38,700 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Failing to produce driving licence |30,800 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Other insurance offences (excluding fraud and forgery) |28,300 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Offence description |Total fined| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Using motor vehicle uninsured against third party risks |162,500 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Motor vehicle licence - failing to pay appropriate duty |130,800 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Speed limit offences |110,300 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Driving, or causing or permitting another person to drive other than in accordance with licence|75,200 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Vehicle test offences |61,100 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Other miscellaneous motoring offences |54,800 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Driving with alcohol in the blood above the prescribed limit |44,300 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Other vehicle registration offences (excluding fraud & deception) |18,300 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Driving without due care and attention |17,000 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Failing to produce driving licence |8,300 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Offence description |Total immediate custody| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Driving while disqualified |16,500 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Driving with alcohol in the blood above the prescribed limit |3,800 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Dangerous driving |2,100 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle etc |1,800 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Driving and failing to provide specimen for analysis (breath, blood or urine) |900 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Causing injury and damage by aggravated vehicle taking |800 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Theft of a motor vehicle |500 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Failing to stop after accident, etc |400 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Causing criminal damage of £5,000 or under by aggravated vehicle taking |300 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Unfit to drive through drink and drugs (impairment) |200 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Note: A person appearing in court can be dealt with for more than one offence at that appearance. The tables show the number of offences dealt with and not the number of persons appearing in court.| | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------