Driving Law - Helping you with all aspects of motoring legal advice
Maximum
Penalty table
| Offence | Imprisonment | Fine | Disqualification | Penalty Points |
| Careless driving / without due care | No | £2500 | Discretionary | 3-9 |
| Dangerous driving | 2 years | Unlimited | Obligatory | 3-11 (if exceptionally not disqualified) |
| Drink driving(driving whilst unfit through drink or drugs or with excess alcohol) | 6 months | £5000 | Obligatory | 3-11 (if exceptionally not disqualified) |
| Failure to provide specimen of breath | 6 months | £5000 | Obligatory | 3-11 (if exceptionally not disqualified) |
| Failure to notify identity of driver | No | £2500 | Discretionary | 3 |
| Failure to stop at an accident | 6 months | £5000 | Discretionary | 5-10 |
| No Driving licence | No | £1000 | Discretionary | 3 |
| No insurance | No | £5000 | Discretionary | 6-8 |
| Traffic lights | No | £1000 | Discretionary | 3 |
| Mobile phone use | No | £1000 or £2500 for trade vehicles | No | 3-9 |
| Seat belts | No | £500 | Discretionary | No |
| Speeding | No | £1000 or £2500 for motorway offences | Discretionary | 3-6 |
Maximum penalty table for our motoring offences.
Driving Law are able to advise you and represent you in Court to attempt to ensure that you are not sentenced to the maximum fines or prison sentences.
