Offence
Drive motor vehicle with a proportion of a specified controlled drug above the specified limit
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
- 8,110
- Upcoming hearings
- 115
- Next listed date
- Mon, 26 October 2026
- Courts listing it
- 142
- Heard in
- Magistrates' Court (8,110)
- Sentencing guideline
- Driving or Attempting to Drive with a specified drug above the specified limit
- Official offence code
- RT88584
- The law
- Contrary to section 5A(1)(a) and (2) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 and Schedule 2 to the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988.
- Can lead to prison
- Yes
Courts that list it most
- Liverpool & Knowsley Magistrates' Court (332 hearings)
- Staines Magistrates' Court (287 hearings)
- Manchester Magistrates' Court (220 hearings)
- Portsmouth Magistrates' Court (170 hearings)
- Sefton Magistrates' Court (162 hearings)
- Ipswich Magistrates' Court (140 hearings)
- Southampton (West Hampshire) Magistrates' Court (140 hearings)
- Guildford Magistrates' Court (137 hearings)
- Preston Magistrates' Court (135 hearings)
- High Wycombe Magistrates' Court (133 hearings)
- Basingstoke (124 hearings)
- Chelmsford Magistrates' Court (121 hearings)
- Teesside Magistrates' Court (118 hearings)
- Telford Magistrates' Court (114 hearings)
- Colchester Magistrates' Court (113 hearings)
Related offences
- In charge of a motor vehicle with proportion of specified controlled drug above specified limit
- Drive motor vehicle when alcohol level above limit
- Drive a motor vehicle otherwise than in accordance with a licence - endorsable offence
- In charge of motor vehicle - alcohol level above limit
- Drive a motor vehicle otherwise than in accordance with a licence - non-endorsable offence
- Use a motor vehicle / trailer with tyre with any of the ply / cord exposed
- Drive motor vehicle on a road with child passenger aged 3 to 13 years sat in rear and not wearing a seat belt
- Drive a motor vehicle dangerously