Offence
Use a motor vehicle / trailer with equipment 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
- 68
- Upcoming hearings
- 1
- Next listed date
- Mon, 26 October 2026
- Courts listing it
- 28
- Heard in
- Magistrates' Court (68)
- Sentencing guideline
- Condition of vehicle/accessories/ equipment involving danger of injury
- Official offence code
- RT88457
- The law
- Contrary to section 40A 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
- City of London Magistrates' Court (6 hearings)
- Lavender Hill Magistrates' Court (5 hearings)
- Sheffield Magistrates' Court (5 hearings)
- Bromley Magistrates' Court (4 hearings)
- Plymouth Magistrates' Court (4 hearings)
- Wirral Magistrates' Court (4 hearings)
- Bradford and Keighley Magistrates' Court (3 hearings)
- Croydon Magistrates' Court (3 hearings)
- Hendon Magistrates' Court (3 hearings)
- Northampton Magistrates' Court (3 hearings)
- St Albans Magistrates' Court (3 hearings)
- Stevenage Magistrates' Court (3 hearings)
- Stratford Magistrates' Court (3 hearings)
- Bexley Magistrates' Court (2 hearings)
- Luton and South Bedfordshire Magistrates' Court (2 hearings)
Related offences
- Use a motor vehicle / trailer in a condition likely to cause danger of injury
- Use a motor vehicle / trailer the number of passenger / manner carried likely to cause danger
- Use on a road a motor vehicle / trailer in such a condition it caused / was likely to cause danger
- Use a motor vehicle / trailer with tyre with any of the ply / cord exposed
- Use on a road a motor vehicle / trailer - danger of injury due to weight / position / distribution / security of load
- Cause use of motor vehicle with no insurance
- Motor vehicle fail to comply with solid white line road markings - manned equipment
- Drive motor vehicle with a proportion of a specified controlled drug above the specified limit