The Scottish Government

Motor vehicle offences with a charge proved by type of offence, 1993 - 2002

Table 19

Type of offence

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

% change 2001 -2002

Total offences

94,300

95,402

92,226

86,271

85,753

78,137

74,031

68,039

67,585

74,284

10

Serious Driving Offences

Dangerous driving

1,198

1,231

1,194

1,243

1,277

1,022

963

866

943

1,102

17

Careless driving

6,944

6,062

6,299

6,089

5,794

4,860

4,148

3,481

3,769

3,907

4

Drunk Driving of which:

9,132

8,774

9,014

9,495

9,861

8,395

7,962

7,762

7,738

9,978

29

Driving while unfit through drink or drugs

145

144

268

506

546

404

401

441

477

596

25

In charge while unfit through drink or drugs

55

35

20

50

56

92

65

58

61

64

5

Driving with excess blood alcohol

6,900

6,699

6,774

7,065

7,503

6,520

6,169

5,762

5,795

7,721

33

In charge with excess blood alcohol

287

248

314

269

241

285

246

334

281

409

46

Failing to provide breath specimen at the roadside

810

652

656

523

476

323

308

278

270

261

-3

Failing to provide breath, blood or urine specimen at a police station

935

996

982

1,082

1,039

771

773

889

854

927

9

Failing to stop after accident

3,128

2,780

2,695

2,889

2,749

2,611

2,174

1,681

1,505

1,492

-1

Driving while disqualified

3,519

3,659

3,608

3,537

3,559

3,297

3,205

3,303

3,419

3,802

11

Speeding Offences

Speeding in restricted areas

9,959

10,959

8,871

6,706

6,705

6,837

7,730

5,980

3,791

2,658

-30

Other speeding offences

6,223

6,220

6,779

6,491

5,935

6,082

6,964

5,727

6,577

7,291

11

Signal and Direction Offences

Traffic direction offences

2,476

2,052

2,946

2,066

2,006

1,663

1,572

1,496

1,499

1,481

-1

Pedestrian crossing offences

591

717

617

627

549

399

253

249

232

201

-13

Lighting, Construction & Use Offences

Lighting offences

1,338

1,290

1,217

1,205

1,466

1,438

1,073

922

1,075

1,102

3

Construction & use regulations

4,265

4,518

4,685

4,356

4,391

3,557

3,009

2,337

1,732

2,242

29

Documentation Offences

Vehicle excise licence offences

6,653

6,039

4,189

4,516

5,706

5,993

4,733

4,931

4,413

3,837

-13

No test certificate

5,114

5,660

5,533

5,035

4,647

3,503

3,000

3,076

3,342

3,544

6

Driving licence offences

6,664

6,809

7,122

7,135

6,687

6,036

5,758

5,822

6,614

8,372

27

Third party insurance offences

18,034

19,249

19,504

18,463

17,431

15,479

14,520

14,711

16,206

18,706

15

Registration/identification offences

499

659

659

350

417

307

516

229

159

147

-8

Other Offences

Failure to provide information to identify driver

326

237

254

148

119

98

96

55

178

267

50

Tachograph etc offences

1,735

1,940

1,745

1,909

2,353

1,990

1,740

1,338

858

918

7

Seat belt offences

3,306

3,796

2,541

2,458

2,812

2,978

2,941

2,730

2,289

2,270

-1

Parking offences

1,519

799

682

476

441

302

390

159

35

17

-51

Other offences

1,677

1,952

2,072

1,077

848

1,290

1,284

1,184

1,211

949

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