<P> See Dangerous driving #"Dangerously" </P> <P> Causing death by dangerous driving is an indictable - only offence . </P> <P> A person convicted of causing death by dangerous driving is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding fourteen years . Disqualification for a minimum of two years is obligatory on conviction . Endorsement is obligatory on conviction . The offence carries three to eleven penalty points (when the defendant is exceptionally not disqualified). </P> <P> The Court of Appeal in R v Cooksley and others gave guidelines for cases where death is caused by dangerous driving . In R v Richardson the Court of Appeal reassessed the starting point set out in R v Cooksley taking into consideration the increase in the maximum penalty . The relevant starting points identified in Cooksley should be reassessed as follows: </P>

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