Offence
Use on a road a motor vehicle / trailer - danger of injury due to weight / position / distribution / security of load
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
- 74
- Upcoming hearings
- 5
- Next listed date
- Mon, 26 October 2026
- Courts listing it
- 43
- Heard in
- Magistrates' Court (74)
- Official offence code
- RT88521
- 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
- Birmingham Magistrates' Court (7 hearings)
- North Staffordshire Justice Centre (5 hearings)
- Luton and South Bedfordshire Magistrates' Court (4 hearings)
- Stratford Magistrates' Court (4 hearings)
- Bexley Magistrates' Court (3 hearings)
- Peterborough Magistrates' Court (3 hearings)
- Romford Magistrates' Court (3 hearings)
- High Wycombe Magistrates' Court (2 hearings)
- Lavender Hill Magistrates' Court (2 hearings)
- Lincoln Magistrates' Court (2 hearings)
- Loughborough (2 hearings)
- Manchester Magistrates' Court (2 hearings)
- Northampton Magistrates' Court (2 hearings)
- Salisbury (2 hearings)
- Wigan and Leigh 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 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 a motor vehicle on a road when there was insufficient transmission of light through the vehicle glass
- Use a motor vehicle on a road / public place without third party insurance
- Use a handheld mobile phone / device while driving a motor vehicle on a road - endorsable offence
- Use a motor vehicle on a road without a valid test certificate