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Statistical Bulletin CrJ/1999/2: Motor Vehicle Offences in Scotland 1997

Motor vehicle offences with a fine imposed by type of offence and level of fine, 1997(Ł)

Table 9

Type of offence	Up to Ł25	Ł26-Ł50	Ł51-Ł100	Ł101-Ł200	Ł201-Ł300	Ł301-Ł400	Ł401-Ł500	Over Ł500	No separate figure	Total	Average fine⁽¹⁾

Total offences	3,891	16,687	21,832	16,634	5,853	2,033	1,422	842	450	69,644	132

Serious Driving Offences
Dangerous or reckless driving	-	11	79	194	223	89	109	81	3	789	332
Careless driving	45	510	1,810	1,959	567	107	76	32	31	5,137	149
Drunk Driving of which:	10	121	689	2,541	2,533	1,337	802	458	64	8,555	291

Driving while unfit through drink or drugs	-	2	42	127	124	47	40	20	3	405	287
In charge while unfit through drink or drugs	-	3	11	14	12	2	3	1	-	46	224
Driving with excess blood alcohol	1	31	358	1,983	2,079	1,154	682	401	51	6,740	305
In charge with excess blood alcohol	-	3	32	61	73	29	15	5	-	218	256
Failing to provide breath specimen at the roadside	7	66	123	92	20	3	3	3	3	320	129
Failing to provide breath, blood or urine specimen at a police station	2	16	123	264	225	102	59	28	7	826	252

Failing to stop after accident	282	465	583	483	133	21	18	2	28	2,015	106
Driving while disqualified	4	22	130	257	273	104	124	106	27	1,047	334

Speeding Offences
Speeding in restricted areas	23	1,018	3,974	1,447	131	31	15	7	7	6,653	97
Other speeding offences	6	295	2,080	2,601	649	131	79	30	3	5,874	149

Signal and Direction Offences
Traffic direction offences	121	659	766	205	40	3	-	2	-	1,796	78
Pedestrian crossing offences	4	200	293	25	2	1	1	-	2	528	70

Lighting, Construction & Use Offences
Lighting offences	268	618	214	43	8	2	-	2	11	1,166	52
Construction & use regulations	345	1,341	1,222	565	191	46	36	29	27	3,802	99

Documentation Offences
Vehicle excise licence offences	511	3,061	1,606	175	13	2	3	2	5	5,378	56
No test certificate	663	1,778	622	82	4	2	1	6	13	3,171	52
Driving licence offences	701	2,195	1,411	241	22	1	4	9	22	4,606	64
Third party insurance offences	210	1,410	5,025	5,049	883	101	116	39	144	12,977	132
Registration/identification offences	69	162	68	34	3	-	-	1	3	340	63

Other Offences
Failure to provide information to identify driver	2	15	36	27	4	3	-	-	-	87	124
Tachograph etc offences	98	354	654	631	154	46	31	25	56	2,049	142
Seat belt offences	322	1,949	345	12	2	-	-	1	3	2,634	43
Parking offences	62	297	64	6	1	-	-	-	-	430	45
Motorway and Clearway offences	-	5	19	11	-	-	2	-	-	37	126
Other offences	145	201	142	46	17	6	5	10	1	573	89

(1) Fines for which no separate figure was available are excluded