Current status: Answered by Keith Brown on 22 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many people aged (a) 25 to 50 and (b) 51 to 75 have been convicted of dangerous driving in each of the last five years; how many have had their licence removed, and what the average period of disqualification was.
The available information is provided in the following tables.
People aged 25-50 and 51-75, convicted for Dangerous and careless driving offences (where main crime), 2015-16 to 2019-20.
2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | ||||||
25-50 | 51-75 | 25-50 | 51-75 | 25-50 | 51-75 | 25-50 | 51-75 | 25-50 | 51-75 | |
Dangerous driving offences | 349 | 62 | 389 | 73 | 521 | 76 | 458 | 70 | 545 | 90 |
Driving carelessly | 1,500 | 575 | 1,557 | 599 | 1,518 | 593 | 1,235 | 494 | 1,283 | 539 |
Source: Scottish Government Criminal Proceedings database
People convicted for Dangerous and careless driving offences (where main crime) receiving driving disqualification, 2015-16 to 2019-20.
2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | ||||||
25-50 | 51-75 | 25-50 | 51-75 | 25-50 | 51-75 | 25-50 | 51-75 | 25-50 | 51-75 | |
Dangerous driving offences | 335 | 57 | 368 | 67 | 496 | 68 | 432 | 63 | 521 | 85 |
Driving carelessly | 228 | 37 | 259 | 35 | 256 | 50 | 177 | 42 | 181 | 27 |
Source: Scottish Government Criminal Proceedings database
Average period of driving disqualification (in months), received by people aged 25-50 and 51-75, convicted for Dangerous and careless driving offences (where main crime), 2015-16 to 2019-20.
2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | ||||||
25-50 | 51-75 | 25-50 | 51-75 | 25-50 | 51-75 | 25-50 | 51-75 | 25-50 | 51-75 | |
Dangerous driving offences | 27 | 17 | 25 | 20 | 26 | 19 | 26 | 18 | 25 | 18 |
Driving carelessly | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 10 |
Average total | 19 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 14 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 16 |
Source: Scottish Government Criminal Proceedings database
Please note: Averages exclude lifetime driving bans.