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Statistical Bulletin CrJ/1999/2: Motor Vehicle Offences in Scotland 1997
 
 
Vehicles, offences and penalties, 1987 - 1997

Table 1

Thousands

Year

Number of vehicles currently licensed at 31 December

Recorded offences

Recorded offences per 1,000 vehicles licensed

Offences proceeded against

Fiscal conditional offers of fixed penalties sent

Police conditional offers of fixed penalties sent

Vehicle defect rectification scheme

Police fixed penalties issued: stationary motor vehicle offences

1987

1,575

250

159

112

62

-

16

515(1)

1988

1,657

261

158

110

73

-

19

467

1989

1,729

284

164

108

92

-

21

507

1990

1,787

296

166

116

101

-

22

591

1991

1,830

306

167

121

103

-

21

515

1992

1,884

306

163

115

107

-

21

514

1993

1,874(2)

315

168(2)

106

46

90

21

486

1994

1,900(2)

331

174(2)

107

9

112

23

478

1995

1,910(2)

318

166(2)

106

10(3)

110

30

459

1996

1,966(2)

306

156(2)

99

11(3)

124

25

440

1997

2,023(2)

331

164(2)

99

12(3)

124

24(3)

439

(1) December 1986 to December 1987 inclusive
(2) Up to 1992 information on the number of vehicles currently licensed was provided by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency from the annual vehicle census. From 1993 onwards an estimate was provided by the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions information database and is not consistent with the previous data.
(3) Estimated data.
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