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Causing death or serious injury by drivingPossibly — unconfirmed
Reported range, not yet confirmed against official text. Do not rely on this — awaiting confirmation.
Statutory range — reported, not yet confirmed
s. 1 — causing death by dangerous driving (on indictment)Possibly — unconfirmed
- Imprisonment
- Up to life
- Fine
- No fine stated in Sch. 2 line for s. 1
Raised from 14 years to life by the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022.
s. 1A — causing serious injury by dangerous driving (summary)Possibly — unconfirmed
- Imprisonment
- 0 (no mandatory prison) – general limit in a magistrates' court (summary)
- Fine
- Statutory maximum (summary) / Unlimited fine (indictment)
0 = the law sets no minimum prison term. The court is not required to impose prison. Depending on the offence, jurisdiction, and case, it may instead impose a non-custodial sentence — e.g. a suspended sentence, community order / probation, a fine, or a discharge.
s. 1A — causing serious injury by dangerous driving (on indictment)Possibly — unconfirmed
- Imprisonment
- 0 (no mandatory prison) – 5 years
- Fine
- Unlimited fine
0 = the law sets no minimum prison term. The court is not required to impose prison. Depending on the offence, jurisdiction, and case, it may instead impose a non-custodial sentence — e.g. a suspended sentence, community order / probation, a fine, or a discharge.
s. 2B — causing death by careless/inconsiderate driving (summary)Possibly — unconfirmed
- Imprisonment
- 0 (no mandatory prison) – general limit in a magistrates' court
- Fine
- Statutory maximum (unlimited for offences committed on/after 12 Mar 2015)
0 = the law sets no minimum prison term. The court is not required to impose prison. Depending on the offence, jurisdiction, and case, it may instead impose a non-custodial sentence — e.g. a suspended sentence, community order / probation, a fine, or a discharge.
s. 2B — causing death by careless/inconsiderate driving (on indictment)Possibly — unconfirmed
- Imprisonment
- 0 (no mandatory prison) – 5 years
- Fine
- Unlimited fine
0 = the law sets no minimum prison term. The court is not required to impose prison. Depending on the offence, jurisdiction, and case, it may instead impose a non-custodial sentence — e.g. a suspended sentence, community order / probation, a fine, or a discharge.
s. 2C — causing serious injury by careless/inconsiderate driving (summary)Possibly — unconfirmed
- Imprisonment
- 0 (no mandatory prison) – general limit in a magistrates' court
- Fine
- Statutory maximum (unlimited for offences committed on/after 12 Mar 2015)
0 = the law sets no minimum prison term. The court is not required to impose prison. Depending on the offence, jurisdiction, and case, it may instead impose a non-custodial sentence — e.g. a suspended sentence, community order / probation, a fine, or a discharge.
s. 2C — causing serious injury by careless/inconsiderate driving (on indictment)Possibly — unconfirmed
- Imprisonment
- 0 (no mandatory prison) – 2 years
- Fine
- Unlimited fine
0 = the law sets no minimum prison term. The court is not required to impose prison. Depending on the offence, jurisdiction, and case, it may instead impose a non-custodial sentence — e.g. a suspended sentence, community order / probation, a fine, or a discharge.
s. 3ZB — causing death by driving: unlicensed, disqualified or uninsured drivers (summary)Possibly — unconfirmed
- Imprisonment
- 0 (no mandatory prison) – general limit in a magistrates' court
- Fine
- Statutory maximum (unlimited for offences committed on/after 12 Mar 2015)
0 = the law sets no minimum prison term. The court is not required to impose prison. Depending on the offence, jurisdiction, and case, it may instead impose a non-custodial sentence — e.g. a suspended sentence, community order / probation, a fine, or a discharge.
Current Sch. 2 line not retrieved — figure from earlier Sch. 2 version.
s. 3ZB — causing death by driving: unlicensed, disqualified or uninsured drivers (on indictment)Possibly — unconfirmed
- Imprisonment
- 0 (no mandatory prison) – 2 years
- Fine
- Unlimited fine
0 = the law sets no minimum prison term. The court is not required to impose prison. Depending on the offence, jurisdiction, and case, it may instead impose a non-custodial sentence — e.g. a suspended sentence, community order / probation, a fine, or a discharge.
Current Sch. 2 line not retrieved — figure from earlier Sch. 2 version.
s. 3ZC — causing death by driving: disqualified drivers (on indictment)Possibly — unconfirmed
- Imprisonment
- 0 (no mandatory prison) – 10 years
- Fine
- Unlimited fine
0 = the law sets no minimum prison term. The court is not required to impose prison. Depending on the offence, jurisdiction, and case, it may instead impose a non-custodial sentence — e.g. a suspended sentence, community order / probation, a fine, or a discharge.
Figure from 2019 Sch. 2 version; current line not retrieved.
s. 3A — causing death by careless driving when under the influence of drink or drugs (on indictment)Possibly — unconfirmed
- Imprisonment
- Up to life
- Fine
- Unlimited fine
Raised to life by the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022; current Sch. 2 line not retrieved. OVERLAP: the drink/drugs element is the excluded 'dui' category — this tier is the death-result variant only.
PARTIAL: ss. 1 (life), 1A (5 years), 2B (5 years), 2C (2 years) verified from the current Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 Sch. 2. ss. 3ZB (2 years), 3ZC (10 years) and 3A (life, raised by Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022) rely on earlier Sch. 2 versions / amendment history — current Sch. 2 lines not retrieved in this pass. s. 3ZD (serious injury by disqualified driving, 4 years) not tiered — needs a further pass.