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Written question asked by Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 3 May 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 8 May 2006. It was answered by Lord Coaker (Labour) on Thursday, 11 May 2006 on behalf of the Home Office.

Uninsured Drivers

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the average fine for uninsured drivers was in each year since 1997.
Answer

Available information taken from the Court Proceedings Database held by the Office for Criminal Justice Reform, from 1997 to 2004 (latest available), is in the following table. 2005 data will be available early in 2007.

Average fines imposed at all courts for the offence of using a vehicle uninsured against third party risks1 England and Wales, 1997-2004
Average fines imposed at all courts for the offence of using a vehicle uninsured against third party risks1 England and Wales, 1997-2004 Average fine (£)
1997 224
1998 214
1999 212
2000 203
2001 150
2002 155
2003 160
2004 169
1 Offence under the Road Traffic Act 1988 s. 143 (2). Notes: Coverage and recording practice affecting the statistics: 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. Since 1990, due to the delays in implementing new counting procedures, corrective action on non-keying errors was reduced resulting in deterioration in the quality of data on summary motoring proceedings.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
446 c518W; 68870
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Insurance Road traffic offences
Link
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