The definitive guidelines on the sentencing of motoring offences were issued on 15 June 2023 and came into force on 1 July 2023.

On 19 February 2025 the Council published revised guidelines on motoring offence committed while driving vehicles without the owner’s consent. These guidelines came into force on 1 April 2025.

On 24 June 2025 the Council published a revised guideline on careless driving. The guideline came into force on 1 July 2025.

Related documents

To support the guidelines and consultations, the Council also publishes a range of documents. These documents may include consultation responses, statistical bulletins, resource and equality impact assessments and guideline assessments.

Related documents: Motoring offences

Archived

Previous archived versions of guidelines can be found below: