Introduce a new offence of causing serious injury by careless driving

Closed 433 signatures

What the petition asks

There is a major gap in the law regarding causing serious injury by careless driving - the charge does not exist and so offenders can only be convicted of a careless driving offence. The Department of Justice acknowledged this gap four years ago, however the government has still taken no action.

There are too many examples of victims suffering life-changing injuries (such as paralysis and permanent brain damage) yet the offender only receiving a few penalty points and a fine of several hundred pounds - a slap on the wrist in comparison. There is an offence of causing serious injury by dangerous driving (five years imprisonment with a mandatory minimum period of disqualification of twelve months), so there should also be an offence of causing serious injury by careless driving.

Timeline

21 Jan 2021	Petition opened for signatures
21 Jul 2021	Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 433

Status Closed

Department Ministry of Justice

Opened 21 Jan 2021

Closed 21 Jul 2021

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