The Sentencing Council’s new sentencing guidelines significantly increase the sentences which can be imposed when an adult motorist is convicted of certain motoring offences in England and Wales. Under the revised sentencing guidelines, any adult offender convicted of causing death by dangerous or careless driving faces up to life imprisonment, which is an increase from the previous maximum tariff of 14 years.
From 1st July 2023, a series of new sentencing guidelines will also come into force for the offences of causing serious injury by dangerous driving; careless or inconsiderate driving and causing serious injury when driving while disqualified. The maximum custodial sentence for each offence is 5 years, 2 years and 4 years, respectively.
New sentencing guidelines have also been published for offences of causing injury by wanton or furious driving, driving or attempted to drive with a specific drug above the specified limit and being in charge of a motor vehicle with a specified drug above the specified limit. The new guidelines allows offenders to be handed maximum custodial sentences for 2 years, 26 weeks and 12 weeks, respectively, upon conviction.
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