Offence
Cause serious injury by careless / inconsiderate driving
How often this offence appears in the published court listings for England and Wales, which courts list it most and where to read the official sentencing guideline.
- Hearings listed
- 645
- Upcoming hearings
- 12
- Next listed date
- Mon, 26 October 2026
- Courts listing it
- 125
- Heard in
- Magistrates' Court (645)
- Sentencing guideline
- Causing serious injury by careless or inconsiderate driving
- Official offence code
- RA88050
- The law
- Contrary to section 2C of the Road Traffic Act 1988 and Schedule 2 to the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988.
- Where it can be tried
- Magistrates' court or Crown Court
- Can lead to prison
- Yes
Courts that list it most
- Norwich Magistrates' Court (14 hearings)
- Bristol Magistrates' Court (13 hearings)
- Cheltenham Magistrates' Court (13 hearings)
- High Wycombe Magistrates' Court (13 hearings)
- Highbury Corner Magistrates' Court (13 hearings)
- Leicester Magistrates' Court (13 hearings)
- Liverpool & Knowsley Magistrates' Court (13 hearings)
- York Magistrates' Court (13 hearings)
- Coventry Magistrates' Court (12 hearings)
- Hull and Holderness Magistrates' Court (12 hearings)
- Ipswich Magistrates' Court (12 hearings)
- Northampton Magistrates' Court (12 hearings)
- Birmingham Magistrates' Court (11 hearings)
- Dudley Magistrates' Court (11 hearings)
- Newcastle upon Tyne Crown Court and Magistrates' Court (11 hearings)
Related offences
- Cause serious injury by dangerous driving
- Cause death by careless / inconsiderate driving
- Cause assault / ill treatment / neglect / abandonment of child / young person to cause unnecessary suffering / injury
- Use a motor vehicle / trailer in a condition likely to cause danger of injury
- Assault / ill-treat / neglect / abandon a child / young person to cause unnecessary suffering / injury
- Use a motor vehicle / trailer with equipment likely to cause danger of injury
- Cause death by dangerous driving