Offence
Use / keep a motor vehicle - fail to comply with off-road notification
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
- 261
- Upcoming hearings
- 1
- Next listed date
- Mon, 26 October 2026
- Courts listing it
- 26
- Heard in
- Magistrates' Court (261)
- Sentencing guideline
- Using an untaxed vehicle with a SORN on a public road
- Official offence code
- VE94088
- The law
- Contrary to section 29(1) and (3A) of the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994.
- Where it can be tried
- Magistrates' court only
- Can lead to prison
- No
Courts that list it most
- Redditch Magistrates' Court (51 hearings)
- Slough (18 hearings)
- Swansea Magistrates' Court (18 hearings)
- Barnsley (15 hearings)
- Highbury Corner Magistrates' Court (15 hearings)
- North Somerset Magistrates' Court (15 hearings)
- Lavender Hill Magistrates' Court (14 hearings)
- Kirklees (Huddersfield) Magistrates' Court (13 hearings)
- Southampton (West Hampshire) Magistrates' Court (13 hearings)
- Preston Magistrates' Court (12 hearings)
- Tameside (11 hearings)
- Crawley Magistrates' Court (10 hearings)
- Ipswich Magistrates' Court (10 hearings)
- Warrington Magistrates' Court (9 hearings)
- Teesside Magistrates' Court (8 hearings)
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