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CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS IN SCOTTISH COURTS, 2003

Vehicles, offences and penalties, 1994 - 2003

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

Police conditional offers of fixed penalties sent

Vehicle defect rectification scheme

Police fixed penalties issued: stationary motor vehicle offences

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 3

439

1998

2,073

362

175

78

9

152

35 3

397

1999

2,131

353

166

74

9

168 3

31 3

296 3

2000

2,188

346

158

68

8

160 3

n/a

186 3

2001

2,262

362

160

68

8

175

n/a

180 3

2002

2,330

341

146

74

6

161

n/a

164 3

2003

2,383

409

172

78

8

231

n/a

138

1 Estimates from the Vehicle Information Database.
2 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.
3 Includes estimated data.

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