Offence
Drive on motorway, fail to comply with red / green arrow / lane closure signals - automatic equipment
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
- 78
- Upcoming hearings
- 1
- Next listed date
- Mon, 26 October 2026
- Courts listing it
- 32
- Heard in
- Magistrates' Court (78)
- Sentencing guideline
- Fail to comply with traffic sign (endorsable)
- Official offence code
- RT88974
- The law
- Contrary to section 36(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1988, the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016 and Schedule 2 to the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988.
- Can lead to prison
- No
Courts that list it most
- Sheffield Magistrates' Court (9 hearings)
- Bradford and Keighley Magistrates' Court (8 hearings)
- Cannock Magistrates' Court (8 hearings)
- Slough (7 hearings)
- Bath (4 hearings)
- Birmingham Magistrates' Court (4 hearings)
- Guildford Magistrates' Court (4 hearings)
- Leamington Spa Magistrates' Court (3 hearings)
- Loughborough (3 hearings)
- Reading Magistrates' Court (3 hearings)
- High Wycombe Magistrates' Court (2 hearings)
- Milton Keynes Magistrates' Court (2 hearings)
- St Albans Magistrates' Court (2 hearings)
- Aldershot Justice Centre (1 hearing)
- Bolton Magistrates' Court (1 hearing)
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