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Annex 5 - Penalties

  1. Penalties and the Highway Code
  2. Penalty points and disqualification
  3. Penalty table
4.  New Drivers
5. Other consequences of offending

Information and rules about penalties, including points and disqualification, a penalty table, new drivers and other consequences of offending.

1. Penalties and the Highway Code


Parliament sets the maximum penalties for road traffic offences. The seriousness of the offence is reflected in the maximum penalty. It is for the courts to decide what sentence to impose according to circumstances.

The penalty table indicates some of the main offences, and the associated penalties. There is a wide range of other more specific offences which, for the sake of simplicity, are not shown here. The penalty points and disqualification system is described below.


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Annex 4 - The road user and the law
Annex 5 - Penalties

Annex 6 - Vehicle maintenance, safety and security

Annex 7 - First aid on the road
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Annex 8 - Safety code for new drivers

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