Driver stop a heavy or long vehicle on a road in a built-up area for longer than 1 hour

Legislation: Road Safety Rules 2017 (Vic) r 200(2)

Maximum penalty: 3 penalty units

Period: 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2023

Jurisdiction: Magistrates' Court

Charges

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Cases

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All outcomes

Males

Females

Aged 18 to 24

Aged 25 to 54

Aged 55 and over

*Note: unavailable options have under 10 cases

Charge data

In the Magistrates' Court, 449 charges of driver stop a heavy or long vehicle on a road in a built-up area for longer than 1 hour were sentenced in the three years to 30 June 2023. The most common sentence for a charge of this offence was a fine (94.2% or 423 charges).

On SACStat, a charge is a single count of a sentenced offence. Charge data is most useful in understanding how a specific crime is usually sentenced.

Case data

In 143 cases sentenced in the Magistrates' Court in the three years to 30 June 2023, each case included at least one charge of driver stop a heavy or long vehicle on a road in a built-up area for longer than 1 hour. Among the 143 cases, 63 people were male and 3 people were female. The most common outcome for cases was a fine (95.8% or 137 cases).

A case is a collection of one or more charges against a person or company sentenced at the one hearing. Case data is most useful in understanding the total sentence usually imposed on people found guilty of a particular crime.

Bar graph showing sentence types imposed for charges of driver stop a heavy or long vehicle on a road in a built-up area for longer than 1 hour — **Figure 1**: Sentencing outcomes for all charges of driver stop a heavy or long vehicle on a road in a built-up area for longer than 1 hour
**Number: 449 charges**

Bar graph showing fine amounts for charges of driver stop a heavy or long vehicle on a road in a built-up area for longer than 1 hour — **Figure 4**: Fine amounts for charges of driver stop a heavy or long vehicle on a road in a built-up area for longer than 1 hour
**Number: 33 charges**
**Note**: The graph only includes fines that were not part of an aggregate sentence (non-aggregate fines).

Stacked bar graph showing sentences imposed each year for charges of driver stop a heavy or long vehicle on a road in a built-up area for longer than 1 hour — **Figure 5**: Sentencing outcomes for all charges of driver stop a heavy or long vehicle on a road in a built-up area for longer than 1 hour by financial year
**Number: 449 charges**

Bar graph showing the number of charges each year for the offence of driver stop a heavy or long vehicle on a road in a built-up area for longer than 1 hour — **Figure 6**: Number of charges of driver stop a heavy or long vehicle on a road in a built-up area for longer than 1 hour by financial year
**Number: 449 charges**

Bar graph showing fines amounts each year for charges of driver stop a heavy or long vehicle on a road in a built-up area for longer than 1 hour — **Figure 8**: Average fine amounts for charges of driver stop a heavy or long vehicle on a road in a built-up area for longer than 1 hour by financial year
**Number: 33 charges**
**Note**: The graph only includes fines that were not part of an aggregate sentence (non-aggregate fines).

Bar graph showing sentence types for all offenders for cases of driver stop a heavy or long vehicle on a road in a built-up area for longer than 1 hour — **Figure 9A**: Sentencing outcomes for all people for cases of driver stop a heavy or long vehicle on a road in a built-up area for longer than 1 hour
**Number: 143 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for male offenders for cases of driver stop a heavy or long vehicle on a road in a built-up area for longer than 1 hour — **Figure 9B**: Sentencing outcomes for males for cases of driver stop a heavy or long vehicle on a road in a built-up area for longer than 1 hour
**Number: 63 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for female offenders for cases of driver stop a heavy or long vehicle on a road in a built-up area for longer than 1 hour — **Figure 9C**: Sentencing outcomes for females for cases of driver stop a heavy or long vehicle on a road in a built-up area for longer than 1 hour
**Number: 3 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for offenders aged 25 to 54 for cases of driver stop a heavy or long vehicle on a road in a built-up area for longer than 1 hour — **Figure 9E**: Sentencing outcomes for people aged 25 to 54 for cases of driver stop a heavy or long vehicle on a road in a built-up area for longer than 1 hour
**Number: 6 cases**

Stacked bar graph showing sentences imposed each year for cases of driver stop a heavy or long vehicle on a road in a built-up area for longer than 1 hour — **Figure 13**: Sentencing outcomes for all cases of driver stop a heavy or long vehicle on a road in a built-up area for longer than 1 hour by financial year
**Number: 143 cases**

Bar graph showing the number of cases each year for cases of driver stop a heavy or long vehicle on a road in a built-up area for longer than 1 hour — **Figure 14**: Number of cases of driver stop a heavy or long vehicle on a road in a built-up area for longer than 1 hour for all people by financial year
**Number: 143 cases**