Table 26 - Motor vehicle offences proceeded against : Amount of fine imposed by type of offence and level of fine, 2007/08
Type of offence | Up to £25 | £26-£50 | £51-£100 | £101-£200 | £201-£300 | £301-£400 | £401-£500 | Over £500 | No
separate
figure | Total | Average
fine(£) 1 |
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Total offences | 254 | 3,681 | 16,154 | 17,732 | 8,672 | 3,848 | 1,930 | 1,165 | 293 | 53,729 | 189 |
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Serious Driving Offences |
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Dangerous driving | - | 2 | 40 | 164 | 249 | 163 | 119 | 123 | 3 | 863 | 382 |
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Careless driving | 3 | 52 | 579 | 1,279 | 928 | 367 | 144 | 67 | 12 | 3,431 | 232 |
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Drunk Driving of which: | 2 | 10 | 142 | 1,128 | 2,246 | 1,996 | 1,188 | 708 | 17 | 7,437 | 341 |
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Driving while unfit through drink or drugs | 1 | - | 8 | 51 | 81 | 46 | 26 | 27 | - | 240 | 341 |
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In charge while unfit through drink or drugs | - | - | - | 6 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 1 | - | 34 | 316 |
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Driving with excess blood alcohol | 1 | 1 | 74 | 807 | 1,742 | 1,616 | 1,008 | 614 | 6 | 5,869 | 377 |
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In charge with excess blood alcohol | - | - | 12 | 82 | 122 | 118 | 43 | 13 | 1 | 391 | 320 |
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Failing to provide breath specimen at the roadside | - | 6 | 32 | 61 | 31 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 149 | 197 |
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Failing to provide breath, blood or urine specimen at a police station | - | 3 | 16 | 121 | 255 | 199 | 103 | 52 | 5 | 754 | 342 |
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Failing to stop after accident | - | 53 | 275 | 404 | 145 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 935 | 170 |
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Driving while disqualified | - | 2 | 52 | 186 | 210 | 104 | 95 | 86 | 12 | 747 | 348 |
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Speeding Offences |
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Speeding in restricted areas | - | 34 | 1,669 | 1,461 | 217 | 25 | 8 | - | 1 | 3,415 | 124 |
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Other speeding offences 2 | - | 41 | 3,511 | 4,892 | 1,768 | 544 | 158 | 65 | 1 | 10,980 | 168 |
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Signal and Direction Offences |
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Traffic direction offences | 3 | 113 | 625 | 174 | 14 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 931 | 90 |
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Pedestrian crossing offences | - | 13 | 184 | 28 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | 231 | 88 |
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Lighting, Construction & Use Offences |
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Lighting offences | 22 | 198 | 163 | 19 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 406 | 61 |
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Construction & use regulations | 25 | 344 | 1,553 | 552 | 169 | 81 | 35 | 31 | 31 | 2,821 | 126 |
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Documentation Offences |
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Vehicle excise licence offences | 11 | 155 | 435 | 142 | 5 | - | - | - | 2 | 750 | 86 |
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No test certificate | 20 | 368 | 832 | 113 | 12 | 3 | - | 1 | 14 | 1,363 | 78 |
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Driving licence offences | 129 | 1,084 | 2,639 | 958 | 110 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 42 | 4,984 | 95 |
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Third party insurance offences | 8 | 205 | 2,125 | 5,734 | 2,463 | 489 | 152 | 65 | 56 | 11,297 | 193 |
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Registration/identification offences | 3 | 73 | 84 | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 170 | 66 |
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Other Offences |
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Failure to provide information to identify driver | 9 | 31 | 50 | 58 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 184 | 147 |
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Tachograph etc offences | 5 | 122 | 293 | 322 | 87 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 77 | 931 | 148 |
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Seat belt offences | 11 | 592 | 623 | 29 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1,257 | 58 |
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mobile phone offences | 1 | 138 | 180 | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | 342 | 66 |
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Parking offences | - | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 8 | 93 |
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Other offences | 2 | 47 | 98 | 61 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 246 | 141 |
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1. Excludes fines for which no separate figure given.
2. Includes motorway and clearway offences