Offence
Keep a motor vehicle which does not meet insurance requirements
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
- 1,698
- Upcoming hearings
- 16
- Next listed date
- Mon, 26 October 2026
- Courts listing it
- 26
- Heard in
- Magistrates' Court (1,698)
- Sentencing guideline
- Keeping a vehicle which does not meet insurance requirements
- Official offence code
- RT88569
- The law
- Contrary to section 144A of the Road Traffic Act 1988 and Schedule 2 to the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988.
- Can lead to prison
- No
Courts that list it most
- Redditch Magistrates' Court (162 hearings)
- Swansea Magistrates' Court (133 hearings)
- Ipswich Magistrates' Court (131 hearings)
- Kirklees (Huddersfield) Magistrates' Court (121 hearings)
- Barnsley (108 hearings)
- Highbury Corner Magistrates' Court (107 hearings)
- Teesside Magistrates' Court (97 hearings)
- Crawley Magistrates' Court (93 hearings)
- Preston Magistrates' Court (81 hearings)
- Slough (77 hearings)
- Southampton (West Hampshire) Magistrates' Court (76 hearings)
- Bodmin (72 hearings)
- Lavender Hill Magistrates' Court (61 hearings)
- Cambridge Magistrates' Court (58 hearings)
- Tameside (58 hearings)
Related offences
- Use a motor vehicle on a road / public place without third party insurance
- Keep a vehicle without a valid vehicle licence
- Vehicle interference - motor vehicle
- Permit use of motor vehicle with no insurance
- Use / keep a motor vehicle - fail to comply with off-road notification
- Drive a motor vehicle which had been taken without the owner's consent
- Use a motor vehicle on a road when there was insufficient transmission of light through the vehicle glass
- Cause use of motor vehicle with no insurance