|
Offence |
Imprisonment |
Fine |
Disqualification |
Penalty points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
*causing death by dangerous driving |
14 years |
Unlimited |
Obligatory – 2 years minimum |
3-11 (if exceptionally not disqualified) |
|
*Dangerous driving |
2 years |
Unlimited |
Obligatory |
3-11 (if exceptionally not disqualified) |
|
*Causing death by careless driving under the influence of drink or drugs |
14 years |
Unlimited |
Obligatory-2 years minimum |
3-11 (if exceptionally not disqualified) |
|
Careless and inconsiderate driving |
- |
£5,000 |
Discretionary |
3-9 |
|
Driving while unfit through drink or drugs or with excess alcohol: or failing to provide a specimen for analysis |
6 months |
£5,000 |
Obligatory |
3-11 (if exceptionally not disqualified) |
|
Failing to stop after an accident or failing to report an accident |
6 months
|
£5,000 |
Discretionary |
5-10 |
|
Driving when disqualified |
6 months (12 months in Scotland) |
£5,000 |
Discretionary |
6 |
|
Driving after refusal or revocation of licence on medical grounds |
6 months |
£5,000 |
Discretionary |
3-6 |
|
Driving without insurance
|
|
£5,000 |
Discretionary |
6-8 |
|
Using a vehicle in a dangerous condition |
- |
LGV £5,000 PCV £5,000 Other £2,500 |
Obligatory if offence committed within 3 years of a previous conviction for the same offence - 6 months minimum otherwise discretionary |
3 in each case |
|
Failure to have proper control of vehicle or full view of the road and traffic ahead, or using a hand-held mobile phone while driving |
- |
£1,000 (£2,500 for PCV or goods vehicle) |
Discretionary |
3 |
|
Driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence |
- |
£1,000 |
Discretionary |
3-6 |
|
Speeding |
- |
£1,000 (£2,500 for motorway offences) |
Discretionary |
3-6 or 3 (fixed penalty) |
|
Traffic light offences |
- |
£1,000 |
Discretionary |
3 |
|
No MOT certificate
|
- |
£1,000 |
|
- |
|
Seat belt offences |
- |
£500 |
|
- |
|
Dangerous cycling |
- |
£2,500 |
|
- |
|
Careless cycling |
- |
£1,000 |
|
- |
|
Cycling on pavement |
- |
£500 |
|
- |
|
Failing to identify driver of a vehicle |
- |
£1,000 |
Discretionary |
6 |
* Where a court disqualifies a person on conviction for one of these offences, it must order an extended retest. The courts also have discretion to order a retest for any other offence which carries penalty points: an extended retest where disqualification is obligatory, and an ordinary test where disqualification is not obligatory.