This statistic shows the number of court cases for speeding driving offences in England and Wales between 2004 and 2016 which have ended with guilty verdicts, fixed penalties and written warnings. The number of such offences has been increasing since 2010.
Speed limit offences found guilty in court in England and Wales from 2004 to 2016 (in 1,000 offences)
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GOV.UK. (November 23, 2017). Speed limit offences found guilty in court in England and Wales from 2004 to 2016 (in 1,000 offences) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 22, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/324144/guilty-verdicts-for-speed-limit-offences-in-england-and-wales-uk/
GOV.UK. "Speed limit offences found guilty in court in England and Wales from 2004 to 2016 (in 1,000 offences)." Chart. November 23, 2017. Statista. Accessed March 22, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/324144/guilty-verdicts-for-speed-limit-offences-in-england-and-wales-uk/
GOV.UK. (2017). Speed limit offences found guilty in court in England and Wales from 2004 to 2016 (in 1,000 offences). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 22, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/324144/guilty-verdicts-for-speed-limit-offences-in-england-and-wales-uk/
GOV.UK. "Speed Limit Offences Found Guilty in Court in England and Wales from 2004 to 2016 (in 1,000 Offences)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Nov 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/324144/guilty-verdicts-for-speed-limit-offences-in-england-and-wales-uk/
GOV.UK, Speed limit offences found guilty in court in England and Wales from 2004 to 2016 (in 1,000 offences) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/324144/guilty-verdicts-for-speed-limit-offences-in-england-and-wales-uk/ (last visited March 22, 2023)
Speed limit offences found guilty in court in England and Wales from 2004 to 2016 (in 1,000 offences) [Graph], GOV.UK, November 23, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/324144/guilty-verdicts-for-speed-limit-offences-in-england-and-wales-uk/