This is a list of the main motoring offences, and provides a guide as to how the courts may deal with them in terms of bans, fines, points and even, occasionally, prison sentances.

Offence	Minimum	Maximum
Dangerous driving	Compulsory ban of 12 months	6 months in prison at Magistrates Court or two years in prison at Crown Court
Causing death by dangerous driving	Compulsory ban of 12 months	Up to 14 years in prison
Causing death whilst under the influence	Compulsory ban of 12 months	Up to 10 years in prison
Driving under the influence	Compulsory ban of 12 months	Up to 6 months in prison
Under the influence in charge of a vehicle	3-11 points/up to £5000 fine	discretionary ban/ 6 months in prison
Failure to provide specimen	Compulsory ban of 12 months
Failure to provide a road side breath test	4 points	Up to £1000 fine
Driving without insurance	6-8 points	Up to £5000 fine
Failure to stop to give details or report to police	5-10 points	Up to £5000 fine
Speeding	3-6 points	Up to £1000 fine/discretionary ban
Careless driving	3-9 points	Up to £2500-£5000 fine

For all endorsable offences a ban is discretionary unless you total more than 12 points on your licence. At that point the ban is compulsory unless you successfully argue exceptional hardship.