Offence
Use on a road a motor vehicle / trailer in such a condition it caused / was likely to cause danger
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
- 64
- Courts listing it
- 33
- Heard in
- Magistrates' Court (64)
- Official offence code
- RC86532
- The law
- Contrary to regulation 100(1) of the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986, section 42 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 (14 hearings)
- Bromley Magistrates' Court (4 hearings)
- Lavender Hill Magistrates' Court (4 hearings)
- Willesden Magistrates' Court (4 hearings)
- Wirral Magistrates' Court (4 hearings)
- Stratford Magistrates' Court (3 hearings)
- Barkingside Magistrates' Court (2 hearings)
- Derby Magistrates' Court (2 hearings)
- Great Yarmouth Magistrates' Court (2 hearings)
- Staines Magistrates' Court (2 hearings)
- Barnstaple (1 hearing)
- Bexley Magistrates' Court (1 hearing)
- Cannock Magistrates' Court (1 hearing)
- Chelmsford Magistrates' Court (1 hearing)
- Chesterfield Justice Centre (1 hearing)
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 a motor vehicle / trailer with equipment likely to cause danger of injury
- Use on a road a motor vehicle / trailer - danger of injury due to weight / position / distribution / security of load
- 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