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CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS IN SCOTTISH COURTS, 2002

Vehicles, offences and penalties, 1993-2002

Table 15

Thousands

Year

Number of vehicles currently licensed at 31 December 1

Offences recorded by the police

Recorded offences per 1,000 vehicles licensed

Offences where charge proved in court

Fiscal conditional offers for motor vehicle offences 2,3

Police conditional offers of fixed penalties sent 2

Vehicle defect rectification scheme

Police fixed penalties issued: stationary motor vehicle offences

1993

1,874

315

168

94

46

90

21

486

1994

1,900

331

174

95

9

112

23

478

1995

1,910

318

166

92

11

110

30

459

1996

1,966

306

156

86

8

124

28

440

1997

2,023

331

164

86

8

124

31 4

439

1998

2,073

362

175

78

9

152

35 4

397

1999

2,131

353

166

74

9

168 4

31 4

296 4

2000

2,188

346

158

68

8

160 4

n/a

186 4

2001

2,262

362

160

67

8

175

n/a

180

2002

2,330

341

146

74

6

161

n/a

164

1 Estimates from the Vehicle Information Database.
2 Police conditional offers for motor vehicle offences were introduced on 1 April 1993.
3 Reports to the Procurators Fiscal disposed of by a conditional offer. From 1 April 1996, these figures relate to offers accepted rather than offers made.
4 Includes estimated data.

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