Carter Moore Solicitors are specialist road traffic solicitors dedicated to successfully defending drivers charged with all types of road traffic and driving offences.
Below is a table of UK driving offence penalties, fines and driving offences that may result in a driving ban.
| Driving Offence | Imprisonment | Fine | Driving Ban | How Many Penalty Points? |
| Death by Dangerous or Reckless Driving | 14 years | Unlimited Fine | Obligatory Driving Ban Minimum 2 Years Compulsory Driving Re-test |
3-11 Penalty Points (if not disqualified) |
| Dangerous Driving | 2 Years | Unlimited Fine | Obligatory or Compulsory Driving Ban Driving Re-Test |
3-11 Penalty Points (if not disqualified) |
| Death by Careless Driving while under influence of alcohol or drugs | 14 years | Unlimited Fine | Obligatory Driving Ban Min 2 Years Driving Ban |
3-11 Penalty points (if not disqualified) |
| Careless Driving Driving without Due Care and Attention |
£2,500 | Discretionary Driving Ban | 3-9 Penalty Points | |
| Driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs Failing to provide specimen for Analysis |
6 months | £5,000 | Obligatory Driving Ban | 3-11 Penalty Points (if not disqualified) |
| Failing to stop after accident Failing to report accident |
6 months | £5,000 | Discretionary Driving Ban | 5-10 Penalty Points |
| Driving while Disqualified | 6 months | £5,000 | Discretionary Driving Ban | 6 Penalty Points |
| Driving after revocation of driving licence due to medical grounds | 6 months | £5,000 | Discretionary Driving Ban | 3-6 Penalty Points |
| Driving without car insurance | £5,000 | Discretionary Driving Ban | 6-8 Penalty Points | |
| Speeding | £1,000 - £2,500 | Discretionary Driving Ban | 3-6 Penalty Points | |
| Traffic light offences | £1,000 | Discretionary Driving Ban | 3 Penalty Points | |
| No valid MOT certificate | £1,000 | |||
| Not wearing seat belt Seat belt offences |
£500 | |||
| Failure to identify vehicle driver | £1,000 | Discretionary Driving Ban | 6 Penalty points | |
| Driving while using a mobile phone | £1,000 | 3 Penalty Points |
CM Solicitors have road traffic offence solicitors on hand 24 hours a day who will provide you with free initial advice on any driving offence or prosecution for driving that you may be facing.