§ Mr. Oramasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will state in respect of the Metropolitan
PROSECUTIONS, CONVICTIONS AND WRITTEN CAUTIONS IN 1969 FOR ROAD TRAFFIC OFFENCES Metropolitan Police cases Other cases‡ Lower Courts Higher Courts Offences Prosecutions* Convictions Prosecutions† Convictions Written cautions Prosecutions Convictions Involving motor vehicles Mopeds 1,358 1,268 2 2 307 — — Motor scooters 10,629 10,103 13 10 2,465 — — Motor cycles 12,378 11,689 12 9 1,827 5 4 Motor cycle, scooter and moped combinations 612 568 1 1 46 — — Private motor cars 180,350 167,160 2,362 1,657 21,373 634 496 Motor hackney carriages 1,389 1,251 4 4 381 2 — All goods vehicles 29,866 27,934 96 56 5,064 886 823 Public service vehicles and other motor vehicles (including fire engines, ambulances, tractors, locomotives, rollers, sweepers, gulley cleaners, invalid carriages) 1,263 1,146 1 — 664 25 23 Not involving motor vehicles 7,435 7,055 — — 383 — — All offences 245,280 228,174 2,491 1,739 32,510 1,552 1,346 * Summonses and arrests. † Included in lower court prosecutions at commital stage (perhaps in previous year). ‡ Ministries, Local Authorities. PLA, private persons, etc.