Offence
Take a motor vehicle without the owners consent
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
- 517
- Upcoming hearings
- 12
- Next listed date
- Mon, 26 October 2026
- Courts listing it
- 118
- Heard in
- Magistrates' Court (517)
- Sentencing guideline
- Vehicle taking, without consent (Revised 2017)
- Official offence code
- TH68050
- The law
- Contrary to section 12(1) of the Theft Act 1968.
- Where it can be tried
- Magistrates' court only
- Can lead to prison
- Yes
Courts that list it most
- Birmingham Magistrates' Court (24 hearings)
- Croydon Magistrates' Court (23 hearings)
- Manchester Magistrates' Court (19 hearings)
- Bromley Magistrates' Court (16 hearings)
- Dudley Magistrates' Court (13 hearings)
- Coventry Magistrates' Court (12 hearings)
- Uxbridge Magistrates' Court (12 hearings)
- Wolverhampton Magistrates' Court (12 hearings)
- Willesden Magistrates' Court (11 hearings)
- Leeds District Magistrates' Court (10 hearings)
- Sheffield Magistrates' Court (10 hearings)
- Teesside Magistrates' Court (10 hearings)
- Bexley Magistrates' Court (9 hearings)
- Highbury Corner Magistrates' Court (9 hearings)
- Liverpool & Knowsley Magistrates' Court (9 hearings)
Related offences
- Carried in / on a motor vehicle taken without the owners consent
- Drive a motor vehicle which had been taken without the owner's consent
- Use a motor vehicle on a road / public place without third party insurance
- Keep a vehicle without a valid vehicle licence
- Use a motor vehicle on a road without a valid test certificate
- Vehicle interference - motor vehicle
- Use a vehicle without a valid vehicle licence
- Use a motor vehicle on a road when there was insufficient transmission of light through the vehicle glass