Offence
Ride a motor cycle on a road and fail to wear protective headgear
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
- 88
- Upcoming hearings
- 1
- Next listed date
- Mon, 26 October 2026
- Courts listing it
- 51
- Heard in
- Magistrates' Court (88)
- Official offence code
- MP98001
- The law
- Contrary to regulation 4 of the Motor Cycles (Protective Helmets) Regulations 1998, section 16(4) 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
- Bromley Magistrates' Court (6 hearings)
- Willesden Magistrates' Court (6 hearings)
- Lavender Hill Magistrates' Court (4 hearings)
- Uxbridge Magistrates' Court (4 hearings)
- Exeter (3 hearings)
- Hull and Holderness Magistrates' Court (3 hearings)
- Peterlee Magistrates' Court (3 hearings)
- St Albans Magistrates' Court (3 hearings)
- Bexley Magistrates' Court (2 hearings)
- Birmingham Magistrates' Court (2 hearings)
- Bradford and Keighley Magistrates' Court (2 hearings)
- Crawley Magistrates' Court (2 hearings)
- Croydon Magistrates' Court (2 hearings)
- Derby Magistrates' Court (2 hearings)
- Ipswich Magistrates' Court (2 hearings)
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