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Fewer legal cases for motoring offences are reaching court, according to figures from the Ministry of Justice, which revealed a drop of 12.6% between 2010 and 2011, when the total number for motoring offences fell from one million to 888,000.
According to the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM), the number of drivers facing prosecution dropped by 10%, down from 630,900 to 566,800 over the same period.
Prosecutions for serious offences including offences that resulted in death and death by dangerous driving dropped by 11.5% and 28.7% respectively, while magistrates' court cases for failing to stop at an accident, speeding detected by cameras and using a phone at the wheel reduced by 10.5%, 10% and 11.5% respectively.
Chief executive of the IAM and BusinessCar columnist Simon Best said: "The recession and the expansion of awareness courses for offences like speeding could well be having an impact on these figures - more people are opting for courses rather than points and this improves driving.
"We need to know why fewer drivers are being prosecuted for the more serious offences. The Government needs to explain the reasons for such a dramatic fall."
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