Road Traffic Act 1988
Sections and provisions with full text and the judgments that cite each one.
Section 63 — Obligatory type approval certificates, certificates of conformity and Minister’s approval certificates.
Obligatory type approval certificates, certificates of conformity and Minister’s approval certificates. 63 1 If— a any person at any time on or after the day appointed by regulations made by the…
Section 63A — Alteration of plated weights for goods vehicles without examination.
Alteration of plated weights for goods vehicles without examination. 63A 1 The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision— a for the determination, in such circumstances as may be…
Section 64 — Using goods vehicle with unauthorised weights as well as authorised weights marked on it.
Using goods vehicle with unauthorised weights as well as authorised weights marked on it. 64 1 If there is fixed to a goods vehicle a plate containing plated weights of any description— a determined…
Section 64A — Failure to hold EC certificate of conformity for unregistered motor cycle or tractor
Failure to hold EC certificate of conformity for unregistered motor cycle or tractor 64A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Section 65 — Vehicles and parts not to be sold without required certificate of conformity or Minister’s approval certificate.
Vehicles and parts not to be sold without required certificate of conformity or Minister’s approval certificate. 65 1 If— a any person at any time on or after the day appointed by regulations under…
Section 65A — Motor cycles not to be sold without EC certificate of conformity
Motor cycles not to be sold without EC certificate of conformity 65A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Section 66 — Regulations prohibiting the grant of excise licences for certain vehicles except on compliance with certain conditions.
Regulations prohibiting the grant of excise licences for certain vehicles except on compliance with certain conditions. 66 1 The Secretary of State may by regulations provide that where— a…
Section 66B — Appointment of stopping officers
Appointment of stopping officers 66B 1 The Secretary of State shall appoint such officers as the Secretary of State considers necessary for the purpose of exercising the powers conferred on them by—…
Section 66C — Stopping officers: offences
Stopping officers: offences 66C 1 A person commits an offence if the person, with intent to deceive, impersonates a stopping officer or makes any statement or does any act calculated falsely to…
Section 67 — Testing of condition of vehicles on roads.
Testing of condition of vehicles on roads. 67 1 An authorised examiner may test a motor vehicle on a road for the purpose of— a ascertaining whether the following requirements, namely— i the…
Section 67A — Remedying defects discovered on roadside test.
Remedying defects discovered on roadside test. 67A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Section 67B — Tests to check whether defects have been remedied.
Tests to check whether defects have been remedied. 67B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Section 68 — Inspection of public passenger vehicles and goods vehicles.
Inspection of public passenger vehicles and goods vehicles. 68 1 A vehicle examiner— a may at any time, on production if so required of his authority, inspect any vehicle to which this section…
Section 69 — Power to prohibit driving of unfit vehicles.
Power to prohibit driving of unfit vehicles. 69 1 If on any inspection of a vehicle under section 41, 45, 49, 61, 67, 68 or 77 of this Act it appears to a vehicle examiner or authorised inspector…
Section 69A — Prohibitions conditional on inspection etc.
Prohibitions conditional on inspection etc. 69A 1 Where it appears to the person imposing a prohibition under section 69 of this Act that the vehicle is adapted to carry more than eight passengers,…
Section 70 — Power to prohibit driving of overloaded goods vehicles.
Power to prohibit driving of overloaded goods vehicles. 70 1 Subsections (2) and (3) below apply where a goods vehicle , or a motor vehicle adapted to carry more than eight passengers, has been…
Section 71 — Unfit and overloaded vehicles: offences.
Unfit and overloaded vehicles: offences. 71 1 A person who— a drives a vehicle in contravention of a prohibition under section 69 or 70 of this Act, or b causes or permits a vehicle to be driven in…
Section 72 — Removal of prohibitions.
Removal of prohibitions. 72 1 Subject to the following provisions of this section, a prohibition under section 69 or 70 of this Act may be removed by any vehicle examiner or authorised constable if…
Section 72A — Official testing stations.
Official testing stations. 72A The Secretary of State may provide and maintain stations (in this Part of this Act referred to as “ official testing stations ”) where inspections of goods vehicles for…
Section 73 — Provisions supplementary to sections 69 to 72.
Provisions supplementary to sections 69 to 72. 73 1 Where it appears to a person giving a notice under section 69(6) or 70(2) of this Act that the vehicle concerned is , he must as soon as…
Section 74 — Operator’s duty to inspect, and keep records of inspections of, goods vehicles.
Operator’s duty to inspect, and keep records of inspections of, goods vehicles. 74 1 The Secretary of State may make regulations requiring the operator for the time being of a goods vehicle to which…
Section 75 — Vehicles not to be sold in unroadworthy condition or altered so as to be unroadworthy.
Vehicles not to be sold in unroadworthy condition or altered so as to be unroadworthy. 75 1 Subject to the provisions of this section no person shall supply a motor vehicle or trailer in an…
Section 76 — Fitting and supply of defective or unsuitable vehicle parts.
Fitting and supply of defective or unsuitable vehicle parts. 76 1 If any person— a fits a vehicle part to a vehicle, or b causes or permits a vehicle part to be fitted to a vehicle, in such…
Section 77 — Testing condition of used vehicles at sale rooms, etc.
Testing condition of used vehicles at sale rooms, etc. 77 1 An authorised examiner may at any reasonable hour enter premises where used motor vehicles or trailers are supplied in the course of a…
Section 78 — Weighing of motor vehicles.
Weighing of motor vehicles. 78 1 Subject to any regulations made by the Secretary of State, an authorised person may, on production of his authority, require the person in charge of a motor vehicle—…
Section 79 — Further provisions relating to weighing of motor vehicles.
Further provisions relating to weighing of motor vehicles. 79 A1 A stopping officer may direct the driver of a vehicle to stop the vehicle for the purpose of it being weighed under section 78 if the…
Section 80 — Approval marks.
Approval marks. 80 1 Where any international agreement to which the United Kingdom is a party or an EU obligation provides— a for markings to be applied— i to motor vehicle parts of any description…
Section 81 — Regulation of brakes, bells etc., on pedal cycles.
Regulation of brakes, bells etc., on pedal cycles. 81 1 The Secretary of State may make regulations as to the use on roads of cycles, their construction and equipment and the conditions under which…
Section 82 — Regulation of brakes on horse-drawn vehicles.
Regulation of brakes on horse-drawn vehicles. 82 1 The Secretary of State may make regulations for regulating the number, nature and use of brakes, including skid pans and locking-chains, in the case…
Section 83 — Offences to do with reflectors and tail lamps.
Offences to do with reflectors and tail lamps. 83 A person who sells, or offers or exposes for sale, any appliance adapted for use as a reflector or tail lamp to be carried on a vehicle in accordance…
Section 84 — Appointment of officials and destination of fees.
Appointment of officials and destination of fees. 84 1 Subject to the consent of the Treasury as to number, the Secretary of State may appoint such officers and servants as he considers necessary for…
Section 85 — Interpretation of Part II.
Interpretation of Part II. 85 In this Part of this Act— ... ... “ EEA Agreement” means the Agreement on the European Economic Area signed at Oporto on 2nd May 1992 as adjusted by the Protocol signed…
Section 86 — Index to Part II.
Index to Part II. 86 The expressions listed in the left-hand column below are respectively defined or (as the case may be) fall to be construed in accordance with the provisions of this Part of this…
Section 87 — Drivers of motor vehicles to have driving licences.
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…
Section 88 — Exceptions.
Exceptions. 88 1 Notwithstanding section 87 of this Act, a person may drive or cause or permit another person to drive a vehicle of any class at any time if— a the driver has held— i a licence under…
Section 89 — Tests of competence to drive.
Tests of competence to drive. 89 1 A licence authorising the driving of motor vehicles of any class shall not be granted to any person unless he ... satisfies the Secretary of State — a that at some…
Section 89A — The alternative requirements to those in section 89.
The alternative requirements to those in section 89. 89A 1 The alternative requirements referred to in section 89(1) of this Act are the following. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .…
Section 90 — Review of conduct of test.
Review of conduct of test. 90 1 On the application of a person who has submitted himself for a test of competence to drive— a a magistrates’ court . . . , or b in Scotland, the sheriff within whose…
Section 91 — Repayment of test fees.
Repayment of test fees. 91 The whole or any part of a fee paid in pursuance of regulations made by virtue of section 89(4) of this Act on application for an appointment for a test may be repaid in…
Section 92 — Requirements as to physical fitness of drivers.
Requirements as to physical fitness of drivers. 92 1 An application for the grant of a licence must include a declaration by the applicant, in such form as the Secretary of State may require, stating…
Section 93 — Revocation of licence because of disability or prospective disability.
Revocation of licence because of disability or prospective disability. 93 1 If the Secretary of State is at any time satisfied on inquiry— a that a licence holder is suffering from a relevant…
Section 94 — Provision of information, etc. relating to disabilities.
Provision of information, etc. relating to disabilities. 94 1 If at any time during the period for which his licence remains in force, a licence holder becomes aware— a that he is suffering from a…
Section 94A — Driving after refusal or revocation of licence.
Driving after refusal or revocation of licence. 94A 1 A person who drives a motor vehicle of any class on a road otherwise than in accordance with a licence authorising him to drive a motor vehicle…
Section 95 — Notification of refusal of insurance on grounds of health.
Notification of refusal of insurance on grounds of health. 95 1 If an authorised insurer refuses to issue to any person such a policy of insurance as complies with the requirements of Part VI of this…
Section 96 — Driving with uncorrected defective eyesight.
Driving with uncorrected defective eyesight. 96 1 If a person drives a motor vehicle on a road while his eyesight is such (whether through a defect which cannot be or one which is not for the time…
Section 97 — Grant of licences.
Grant of licences. 97 1 Subject to the following provisions of this section and section 92 of this Act and, in the case of licences to drive large goods vehicles or passenger-carrying vehicles, to…
Section 97A — Residence requirement
Residence requirement 97A 1 For the purposes of an application under section 97, a person meets the relevant residence requirement if, on the date the application is made— a in the case of an…
Section 98 — Form of licence.
Form of licence. 98 1 A licence shall be in the form of a photocard of a description specified by the Secretary of State or such other form as he may specify and— a the licence shall state whether,…
Section 98A — Compulsory surrender of old-form licences
Compulsory surrender of old-form licences 98A 1 The Secretary of State may by order require the holders of licences of a specified description, or any specified description of the holders of such…
Section 99 — Duration of licences.
Duration of licences. 99 1 In so far as a licence authorises its holder to drive motor vehicles of classes other than any prescribed class of goods vehicle or any prescribed class of…