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Driving Offences: Insurance

Answer

The number of findings of guilt for using a motor vehicle uninsured against third party risks in England and Wales from 2003 to 2007 is shown in the following table.An amendment to the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988, s. 143 made driving a motor vehicle while uninsured against third party risks a fixed penalty offence as from 1 June 2003. Initially, offenders are, when appropriate, offered a £200 fixed penalty; this can be increased to a maximum of £5,000 if the matter goes to court.2008 data will be available in the autumn of 2009.

Number of findings of guilt for using a motor vehicle uninsured against third party risks at all courts, England and Wales, 2003 to 2007¹,²,³
	Proceeded against
2003	323,372
2004	322,816
2005	289,348
2006	267,673
2007	232,811
¹ Includes offences under the Road Traffic Act 1988 s. 143 (2).
² 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.
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 limitations are taken into account when those data are used.
Source:
Office for Criminal Justice Reform—Evidence and Analysis unit.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

497 c106-7W; 289333

Session

2008-09

Subjects

Insurance Road traffic offences

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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