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StatuteRoad Traffic Act 1988

Section 87 — Road Traffic Act 1988: Drivers of motor vehicles to have driving licences.

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Drivers of motor vehicles to have driving licences. 87 1 It is an offence for a person to drive on a road a motor vehicle of any class otherwise than in accordance with a licence authorising him to drive a motor vehicle of that class.

2 It is an offence for a person to cause or permit another person to drive on a road a motor vehicle of any class otherwise than in accordance with a licence authorising that other person to drive a motor vehicle of that class. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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