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ARTICLE · 29 JUNE 2017

Motorists Beware! New Guideline Means Tougher Sentence

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Following the introduction earlier in the year of stricter penalties for using hand held mobile phones whilst driving, recent changes to the sentencing guidelines for more serious road traffic offences...

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Nathan Buckley
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Following the introduction earlier in the year of stricter penalties for using hand held mobile phones whilst driving, recent changes to the sentencing guidelines for more serious road traffic offences (the "Guideline") show there is no let up in the trend towards increasingly harsher punishments for drivers who fall foul of their legal duties.

What are the changes?

The changes apply to all those who are sentenced on or after 24 April 2017, regardless of the date of the offence.

The Guideline now requires the Court to categorise the offence before deciding the most appropriate sentence. To do so, the Court must first consider the culpability of the offender before going on to consider the degree of harm caused. The offences are categorised as follows:

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