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5. Other motoring offences
Other motoring offences accounted for just below 10% of overall motoring convictions. They include:
Causing danger by interfering with a vehicle, road or traffic equipment
Using or causing others to use a mobile phone whilst driving
Careless driving offences, this doesn’t include mobile phone offences
Failing to stop or provide information after accident
Theft of a motor vehicle/aggravated vehicle taking
Work record and employment offences
Fraud
Forgery associated with vehicle or driver records
Defective vehicle parts
Vehicle test offences
Other motoring offences
Causing death by dangerous driving
Causing injury by dangerous driving.
In 2021, over 6,000 motorists were caught using their mobile phone at the wheel. And over 2,200 people received a fine between £200 and £250 for this motoring offence. Vehicle test offences could include driving a car that’s unsafe, for example if your tyres aren’t properly inflated or roadworthy. It could even include driving without a valid MOT. Over 3,000 people committed this offence in 2021.

6. Vehicle registration and excise licence offences
This means driving a vehicle that hasn’t been taxed – it accounted for less than 5% of offences in 2021. But nearly 30,000 people were fined between £200 and £250 for this offence in 2021. If you’re driving your car or park it on a public road, make sure you properly tax your vehicle.
If you don’t use it much and it’s parked off the street in a private garage, you could consider declaring it as SORN.

7. Neglecting road regulations
This accounted for below 5% of all convictions in 2021.
Over 208,000 people were charged with neglecting road regulations in 2021. This offence doesn’t include speeding, but you could be charged with neglecting road regulations if you went through a red light or ignored pedestrian crossings.

8. Driving licence related offences
More than 1,050 people had a fine between £25 and £50
for driving licence related

offences. Driving licence
offences could include:
Driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence
Driving after making a false declaration about fitness when applying for a licence
Driving a vehicle having failed to notify a disability
Driving after a licence has been revoked or refused on medical grounds

9. Dangerous driving
Dangerous driving accounted for less than 5% of offences in 2021. But it’s been at its highest level since 2019, with nearly 4,000 offences recorded. Dangerous driving could include:
Causing serious injury by dangerous driving
Dangerous driving
Causing death by dangerous driving and… furious driving.