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Statistical Bulletin CrJ/2005/4: Criminal Justice Series: CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS IN SCOTTISH COURTS, 2003: page 25

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CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS IN SCOTTISH COURTS, 2003

Amount of fine imposed by type of offence and level of fine, 2003(£)

Table 21

Type of offence

Up to £25

£26-£50

£51-£100

£101-£200

£201-£300

£301-£400

£401-£500

Over £500

No separate figure

Total

Average fine 1

Total offences

1,162

8,259

17,569

17,843

8,633

3,249

2,109

1,254

480

60,558

175

Serious Driving Offences

Dangerous driving

-

-

42

133

153

107

129

94

3

661

383

Careless driving

16

172

944

1,361

834

294

158

83

11

3,873

210

Drunk Driving of which:

1

35

236

1,363

2,599

1,783

1,266

727

23

8,033

357

Driving while unfit through drink or drugs

-

-

9

79

125

56

38

14

3

324

314

In charge while unfit through drink or drugs

-

-

4

17

17

1

6

2

-

47

271

Driving with excess blood alcohol

1

14

121

944

2,086

1,475

1,089

644

10

6,384

371

In charge with excess blood alcohol

-

3

7

101

113

85

33

21

-

363

313

Failing to provide breath specimen at the roadside

-

14

55

68

27

6

6

-

4

180

172

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

-

4

40

154

231

160

94

46

6

735

322

Failing to stop after accident

21

140

393

370

118

24

14

3

20

1,103

143

Driving while disqualified

-

13

97

263

324

128

133

109

18

1,085

352

Speeding Offences

Speeding in restricted areas

1

68

1,385

1,327

241

43

10

6

-

3,081

133

Other speeding offences 2

4

77

2,758

3,924

1,713

438

201

142

8

9,265

182

Signal and Direction Offences

Traffic direction offences

14

218

541

118

21

1

5

1

7

926

87

Pedestrian crossing offences

2

45

159

22

3

-

-

-

-

231

80

Lighting, Construction & Use Offences

Lighting offences

100

391

202

10

1

1

-

-

11

716

53

Construction & use regulations

183

582

742

400

163

61

45

31

68

2,275

125

Documentation Offences

Vehicle excise licence offences

82

1,027

1,634

142

3

1

-

1

4

2,894

69

No test certificate

195

1,023

555

65

2

-

1

-

24

1,865

60

Driving licence offences

350

2,277

2,517

683

88

4

1

2

65

5,987

81

Third party insurance offences

39

695

3,894

7,022

2,223

339

122

39

103

14,476

166

Registration/identification offences

12

77

67

17

1

-

-

-

3

177

69

Other Offences

Failure to provide information to identify driver

22

50

46

44

19

2

2

2

8

195

119

Tachograph etc offences

36

142

267

444

88

18

7

8

95

1,105

146

Seat belt offences

48

1,127

825

10

2

1

-

-

4

2,017

55

Parking offences

8

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

9

26

Other offences

28

99

265

125

37

4

15

6

5

584

121

1 Excludes fines for which no separate figure given.
2 Includes motorway and clearway offences

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