Rule 29.3 Information to be supplied on order for endorsement of driving record, etc.I1

England and Wales

(1)

This rule applies where the court—

(a)

convicts the defendant of an offence involving obligatory endorsement, and orders there to be endorsed on the defendant’s driving record (and on any counterpart licence, if other legislation requires)—

(i)

particulars of the conviction,

(ii)

particulars of any disqualification from driving that the court imposes, and

(iii)

the penalty points to be attributed to the offence;

(b)

disqualifies the defendant from driving for any other offence; or

(c)

suspends or removes a disqualification from driving.

(2)

The court officer must, as soon as practicable, serve on the Secretary of State notice that includes details of—

(a)

where paragraph (1)(a) applies—

(i)

the local justice area in which the court is acting,

(ii)

the dates of conviction and sentence,

(iii)

the offence, and the date on which it was committed,

(iv)

the sentence, and

(v)

the date of birth, and sex, of the defendant, where those details are available;

(b)

where paragraph (1)(b) applies—

(i)

the date and period of the disqualification, and

(ii)

the power exercised by the court; and

(c)

where paragraph (1)(c) applies—

(i)

the date and period of the disqualification,

(ii)

the date and terms of the order for its suspension or removal,

(iii)

the power exercised by the court, and

(iv)

where the court suspends the disqualification pending appeal, the court to which the defendant has appealed.

[Note. See sections 39(3), 42(5), 44A, 47 and 97A of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988^f1.

Under section 25 of the 1988 Act^f2, the court may order a defendant to disclose his or her date of birth, and sex, where that is not apparent (for example, where the defendant is convicted in his or her absence). Under section 27 of the 1988 Act^f3, and under section 168 of the Sentencing Act 2020^f4, the court may order a defendant to produce his or her driving licence, if not already produced.

For the circumstances in which the court—

(a)

must usually order endorsement, see sections 9, 44 and 96 of, and Schedule 2 to, the 1988 Act;

(b)

may, and in some cases must, order disqualification from driving under the 1988 Act, see sections 26, 34, 35 and 36 of that Act;

(c)

may order disqualification from driving under the 2020 Act, see sections 163 and 164 of that Act;

(d)

may suspend a disqualification from driving pending appeal, see sections 39 and 40 of the 1988 Act^f5 (Part 34 (Appeal to the Crown Court) and Part 35 (Appeal to the High Court by case stated) contain relevant rules);

(e)

may remove a disqualification from driving imposed under section 34 or 35 of the 1988 Act, see section 42 of that Act (rule 29.2 applies).]

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Rule 29.3 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble

Footnotes

f1: 1988 c. 53; section 44A was inserted by section 9(1) and (3) of the Road Safety Act 2006 (c. 49). Section 97A was inserted by section 8 of the Road Safety Act 2006 (c. 49).
f2: 1988 c. 53; section 25 was amended by section 90 of, and paragraphs 140 and 142 of Schedule 13 to, the Access to Justice Act 1999 (c. 22), section 165 of, and paragraph 118 of Schedule 9 to, the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 (c. 6) and section 109 of, and paragraph 311 of Schedule 8 to, the Courts Act 2003 (c. 39).
f3: 1988 c. 53; section 27 was amended by regulations 2 and 3 of, and paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to, S.I. 1990/144, section 48 of, and paragraph 91 of Schedule 4 to, the Road Traffic Act 1991 (c. 40), paragraphs 140 and 144 of Schedule 13 to the Access to Justice Act 1999 (c. 22), paragraph 120 of Schedule 9 to the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 (c. 6), section 16 of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c. 19), paragraph 313 of Schedule 8 to the Courts Act 2003 (c. 39), section 10 of, and paragraphs 30 and 33 of Schedule 3 and Schedule 7 to, the Road Safety Act 2006 (c. 49), and sections 91(3)(a), (b) and 208(1) of, and paragraph 4(2), (3) and (4) of Schedule 10 to, the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (c. 32). It is further amended by paragraphs 52 and 53 of Schedule 32 to the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44) and section 58 of, and Part 4 of Schedule 7 to, the Welfare Reform Act 2009 (c. 24), with effect from dates to be appointed.
f4: 2020 c. 17.
f5: 1988 c. 53; section 40 was amended by sections 40 and 59 of, and paragraph 50 of Schedule 9 and paragraph 1 of Schedule 11 to, the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4).