Offence
Fail to provide specimen for analysis - vehicle driver
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
- 5,401
- Upcoming hearings
- 80
- Next listed date
- Mon, 26 October 2026
- Courts listing it
- 142
- Heard in
- Magistrates' Court (5,401)
- Sentencing guideline
- Fail to provide specimen for analysis (drive/attempt to drive) (Revised 2017)
- Official offence code
- RT88010
- The law
- Contrary to section 7(6) 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
- Manchester Magistrates' Court (209 hearings)
- Birmingham Magistrates' Court (141 hearings)
- Liverpool & Knowsley Magistrates' Court (119 hearings)
- Leeds District Magistrates' Court (105 hearings)
- Sheffield Magistrates' Court (100 hearings)
- Bristol Magistrates' Court (91 hearings)
- Croydon Magistrates' Court (76 hearings)
- Leicester Magistrates' Court (76 hearings)
- Nottingham Magistrates' Court (73 hearings)
- Teesside Magistrates' Court (72 hearings)
- Staines Magistrates' Court (69 hearings)
- Blackburn Magistrates' Court (68 hearings)
- Chelmsford Magistrates' Court (68 hearings)
- Preston Magistrates' Court (68 hearings)
- Highbury Corner Magistrates' Court (65 hearings)
Related offences
- Driver of a vehicle fail to stop after road accident - give name and address of self and owner / vehicle details
- Fail to provide specimen - person in charge of vehicle
- Fail to give information relating to the identification of the driver / rider of a vehicle when required
- Driver of a vehicle fail to stop after a road accident
- Driver of a vehicle involved in a road accident fail to report that accident
- Fail to stop a mechanically propelled vehicle when required by constable / traffic warden
- Keep a vehicle without a valid vehicle licence
- Fail to co-operate with a preliminary test - motor vehicle offence