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Dangerous and careless driving (no death/serious injury)Verified against official source
This range was checked against the official legal text. Last verified: 2026-10-19.
Statutory range
Summary — s. 2 dangerous driving
- Imprisonment
- 0 (no mandatory prison) – 6 months
- 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.
On indictment — s. 2 dangerous driving
- 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.
Summary only — s. 3 careless/inconsiderate driving
- Imprisonment
- No imprisonment
- Fine
- Level 5 on the standard scale (unlimited)
Fine only.
Verified from Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 Sch. 2. Endorsement (3–11 points for s. 2; 3–9 for s. 3) and discretionary/obligatory disqualification are not a fine or imprisonment and are not in the tiers.