Offence
Use a motor vehicle / trailer in a condition likely to cause danger of injury
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
- 296
- Upcoming hearings
- 4
- Next listed date
- Mon, 26 October 2026
- Courts listing it
- 88
- Heard in
- Magistrates' Court (296)
- Official offence code
- RT88253
- The law
- Contrary to section 40A(a) 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
- Birmingham Magistrates' Court (58 hearings)
- Bradford and Keighley Magistrates' Court (23 hearings)
- Bath (9 hearings)
- Guildford Magistrates' Court (9 hearings)
- Staines Magistrates' Court (9 hearings)
- Wirral Magistrates' Court (9 hearings)
- Chelmsford Magistrates' Court (7 hearings)
- Colchester Magistrates' Court (7 hearings)
- North Staffordshire Justice Centre (7 hearings)
- Bristol Magistrates' Court (6 hearings)
- Cannock Magistrates' Court (6 hearings)
- Kirklees (Huddersfield) Magistrates' Court (6 hearings)
- Swindon Magistrates' Court (6 hearings)
- Basildon Magistrates' Court (5 hearings)
- Liverpool & Knowsley Magistrates' Court (5 hearings)
Related offences
- Use a motor vehicle / trailer with equipment likely to cause danger of injury
- Use on a road a motor vehicle / trailer in such a condition it caused / was likely to cause danger
- Use a motor vehicle / trailer the number of passenger / manner carried likely to cause danger
- Use on a road a motor vehicle / trailer - danger of injury due to weight / position / distribution / security of load
- Vehicle interference - motor vehicle
- Use a motor vehicle / trailer with tyre with any of the ply / cord exposed
- Use a motor vehicle on a road when there was insufficient transmission of light through the vehicle glass
- Cause assault / ill treatment / neglect / abandonment of child / young person to cause unnecessary suffering / injury