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Common road transport offences and maximum penalties

2nd December 1999
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

• Careless driving: £2,500 fine; nine penalty points.

• Dangerous driving: £5,000 fine; six months' imprisonment; 12 months' disqualification.

• Driving without insurance: £5,000 fine; eight penalty points or disqualification.

• Driving while disqualified: £5,000 fine; six months' imprisonment; six penalty points; further disqualification.

• Drink-driving or refusing to give a specimen: £5,000 fine; six months' imprisonment; 12 months' AppIPP-.t disqualification—or

three years for a second offence within 10 years.

• Failing to stop or report an accident: £5,000 fine; six months' imprisonment; 10 penalty points; disqualification.

• Fraudulent use of an excise licence: £5,000 fine and/or imprisonment.

• Speeding: 11,000 fine (£2,500 on a motorway); six penalty points; disqualification.

• Failing to comply with a traffic direction: £1,500 fine; three penalty points.

• Vehicle defects: £5,000 fine; three penalty points.

• Loads/danger of injury: £5,000 fine; three penalty points.

• Overloading: £5,000 fine.

• No 0-licence: £2,500 fine.

• No tachograph: £5,000 fine.

• Tachograph not used properly: £5,000 fine.

0 Tachograph falsification: £5,000 fine; six months' imprisonment.

• No speed limiter: £5,000 fine.

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