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Graduated Fixed Penalties

Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) examiners and the police can issue fixed penalty notices to drivers found to have broken the law.

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	Graduated Fixed Penalties
	Fixed Penalty Options
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Fixed penalties always include a fine (£30-£200), but can also add penalty points on a driving licence.

All drivers who obtain 12 penalty points within a three year period, or new car licence holders who obtain six penalty points within two years of passing their test, will usually be disqualified from driving.

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Offences / Penalties	Description
Parking and stopping £30, £40 or £60 fine with penalty points for some offences	Includes parking offences, obstruction, leaving vehicle in a dangerous position, parking on the pavement or verge, and failing to stop
Use of roads £30 or £60 with penalty points for some offences, i.e: speeding	Breaches of traffic regulation orders, including one-way provision on trunk roads and temporary or experimental orders, together with minimum and maximum road speeds
Safety of driver and passengers £30	Includes seat belt regulations, rules on carrying children in the front or rear of vehicles, together with requirements for motorcyclists to wear helmets and eye protection
Traffic signs and directions £60 and penalty points	Traffic signs and directions, such as traffic lights, one-way streets, give way signs and directions from police officers
Construction and use of vehicles £30, £60, £120, £200 with points for using a dangerous vehicle, or using a vehicle with defective brakes, steering or tyres	Includes using vehicles in a dangerous condition, overloading, insecure loads, control of vehicle, use of hand-held mobile phones, view to front, speed limiters, vehicle testing together with all aspects of vehicle roadworthiness
Driver licensing £60 with penalty points	Failure to hold the correct licence or to comply with relevant conditions, (for example, showing 'L' plates when driving on a provisional entitlement)
Insurance £200 with penalty points	Requirement to have minimum third party insurance for use of motor vehicle on public road
Identity of driver £120 with penalty points in some circumstances	Duty on the vehicle's keeper and others to notify the identity of the driver to the police in the case of certain offences
Vehicle tax and registration £30 or £60	Using incorrectly registered vehicle, failure to display correctly VED disc, trade licence or vehicle registration mark (including a plate obscured by dirt)
Drivers' hours and records £30, £60, £120 or £200	Requirements under both the domestic and EU rules in relation to hours, records and the obstruction of officers
Goods and passenger vehicle operator licensing £30, £60 or £200	Includes failure to hold a licence, or Community Authorisation, and failure to comply with conditions governing their use
Driver CPC £30	Failure to produce evidence of qualification (or training exemption) when required
Vehicle prohibitions £200	Failing to comply with prohibitions for drivers' hours, roadworthiness or deposit scheme

Fixed Penalty Options