Road Traffic Act 1988
Sections and provisions with full text and the judgments that cite each one.
Section 99A — Authorisation to drive in Great Britain.
Authorisation to drive in Great Britain. 99A 1 A Community licence holder may drive, and a person may cause or permit a Community licence holder to drive, in Great Britain, a motor vehicle of any…
Section 99ZA — Compulsory driver training courses.
Compulsory driver training courses. 99ZA Regulations may make provision about training in the driving of motor vehicles by means of courses provided in accordance with the regulations (“driver…
Section 99B — Information about resident Community licence holders.
Information about resident Community licence holders. 99B 1 A Community licence holder who— a is normally resident in Great Britain, and b is authorised by his Community licence to drive medium-sized…
Section 99ZB — Requirements to complete training courses.
Requirements to complete training courses. 99ZB 1 Regulations under section 99ZA of this Act may provide that persons who have not successfully completed a driver training course— a may not take a…
Section 99C — Revocation of authorisation conferred by Community licence because of disability or prospective disability.
Revocation of authorisation conferred by Community licence because of disability or prospective disability. 99C 1 If the Secretary of State is at any time satisfied on inquiry— a that a Community…
Section 99ZC — Driver training courses: supplementary.
Driver training courses: supplementary. 99ZC 1 Regulations under section 99ZA of this Act may include— a provision about the nature of driver training courses, b provision for the approval by the…
Section 99D — Information relating to disabilities etc.
Information relating to disabilities etc. 99D Section 94 of this Act shall apply to a Community licence holder who is normally resident in Great Britain as if— a in subsection (1), for the words from…
Section 99E — Return of Community licences delivered to Secretary of State.
Return of Community licences delivered to Secretary of State. 99E 1 This section applies where a Community licence is delivered to the Secretary of State in pursuance of section 99C or 115A of this…
Section 100 — Appeals relating to licences.
Appeals relating to licences. 100 1 A person who is aggrieved by the Secretary of State’s— a refusal to grant or revocation of a licence in pursuance of section 92 or 93 of this Act, or b…
Section 101 — Disqualification of persons under age.
Disqualification of persons under age. 101 1 A person is disqualified for holding or obtaining a licence to drive a motor vehicle of a class specified in the following Table if he is under the age…
Section 102 — Disqualification to prevent duplication of licences.
Disqualification to prevent duplication of licences. 102 A person is disqualified for obtaining a licence authorising him to drive a motor vehicle of any class so long as he is the holder of another…
Section 102A — Disqualification while disqualified in Northern Ireland, Isle of Man, Channel Islands or Gibraltar
Disqualification while disqualified in Northern Ireland, Isle of Man, Channel Islands or Gibraltar 102A 1 A person is disqualified for holding or obtaining a licence to drive a motor vehicle of any…
Section 103 — Obtaining licence, or driving, while disqualified.
Obtaining licence, or driving, while disqualified. 103 1 A person is guilty of an offence if, while disqualified for holding or obtaining a licence, he— a obtains a licence, or b drives a motor…
Section 104 — Conduct of proceedings in certain courts by or against the Secretary of State.
Conduct of proceedings in certain courts by or against the Secretary of State. 104 1 Any proceedings by or against the Secretary of State in a magistrates’ court or the county court under this Part…
Section 105 — Regulations.
Regulations. 105 1 The Secretary of State may make regulations for any purpose for which regulations may be made under the provisions of this Part of this Act and the relevant provisions of the Road…
Section 106 — Destination of fees for licences, etc.
Destination of fees for licences, etc. 106 1 All fees received by the Secretary of State for licences under this Part of this Act shall be paid into the Consolidated Fund. 2 Fees in respect of tests…
Section 107 — Service of notices.
Service of notices. 107 A notice authorised to be served on any person under this Part or Part IV of this Act or a Community licence required to be returned to its holder by section 99B, 99E or 109A…
Section 108 — Interpretation.
Interpretation. 108 1 In this Part of this Act— “agricultural or forestry tractor” means a motor vehicle which— has two or more axles, is constructed for use as a tractor for work off the road in…
Section 109 — Provisions as to Northern Ireland drivers’ licences.
Provisions as to Northern Ireland drivers’ licences. 109 1 The holder of a Northern Ireland driving licence may drive, and a person may cause or permit the holder of such a licence to drive, in Great…
Section 109A — Information about Northern Ireland licence holders
Information about Northern Ireland licence holders 109A 1 The Secretary of State may endorse the driving record of a Northern Ireland licence holder who delivers to him a Northern Ireland licence…
Section 109B — Revocation of authorisation conferred by Northern Ireland licence because of disability or prospective disability
Revocation of authorisation conferred by Northern Ireland licence because of disability or prospective disability 109B 1 If the Secretary of State is at any time satisfied on inquiry— a that a…
Section 109C — Information relating to disabilities etc
Information relating to disabilities etc 109C Section 94 of this Act shall apply to a Northern Ireland licence holder who is normally resident in Great Britain as if— a in subsection (1), for the…
Section 110
110 1 Licences under Part III of this Act to drive motor vehicles of classes which include large goods vehicles or passenger-carrying vehicles or large goods vehicles or passenger-carrying vehicles…
Section 111 — Functions of traffic commissioners.
Functions of traffic commissioners. 111 1 A traffic commissioner shall exercise the functions conferred by the following provisions of this Part of this Act relating to the conduct of a applicants…
Section 112 — Grants of licences: fitness as regards conduct.
Grants of licences: fitness as regards conduct. 112 The Secretary of State shall not grant to an applicant a large goods vehicle driver’s licence or a passenger-carrying vehicle driver’s licence…
Section 113 — Grant of licences: referral of matters of conduct to traffic commissioners.
Grant of licences: referral of matters of conduct to traffic commissioners. 113 1 Any question arising under section 112 of this Act relating to the conduct of an applicant for a licence may be…
Section 114 — Conditions of certain licences.
Conditions of certain licences. 114 1 The following licences, that say - a a large goods vehicle or passenger-carrying vehicle driver’s licence issued as a provisional licence, b a full large goods…
Section 115 — Revocation or suspension of licences.
Revocation or suspension of licences. 115 1 A large goods vehicle or passenger-carrying vehicle driver’s licence— a must be revoked if there come into existence, in relation to its holder, such…
Section 115A — Community licence holders: cessation of authorisation, etc.
Community licence holders: cessation of authorisation, etc. 115A 1 Where, in relation to a holder of a LGV Community licence or PCV Community licence who is normally resident in Great Britain— a…
Section 116 — Revocation or suspension of licences: referral of matters of conduct to traffic commissioners.
Revocation or suspension of licences: referral of matters of conduct to traffic commissioners. 116 1 Any question arising— a under section 115(1)(b) of this Act as to whether a person is or is not,…
Section 117 — Disqualification on revocation of licence.
Disqualification on revocation of licence. 117 1 Where in pursuance of section 115(1)(a) of this Act the Secretary of State revokes a person’s large goods vehicle or passenger-carrying vehicle…
Section 117A — Community licences: disqualification etc.
Community licences: disqualification etc. 117A 1 Where a notice is served on a Community licence holder in pursuance of section 115A(1)(a) of this Act, the Secretary of State must, in accordance with…
Section 118 — Revoked or suspended licences: surrender, return and endorsement.
Revoked or suspended licences: surrender, return and endorsement. 118 1 Where, in pursuance of section 115 of this Act, the Secretary of State revokes a licence, he must serve notice on the holder of…
Section 119 — Appeals to magistrates’ court or sheriff
Appeals to magistrates’ court or sheriff 119 1 A person who, being the holder of, or an applicant for, a large goods vehicle or passenger-carrying vehicle driver’s licence or the holder of a LGV…
Section 120 — Regulations.
Regulations. 120 1 The Secretary of State may make regulations for any purpose for which regulations may be made under this Part of this Act and for prescribing anything which may be prescribed under…
Section 121 — Interpretation.
Interpretation. 121 1 In this Part of this Act— “ conduct ” means— in relation to an applicant for or the holder of a large goods vehicle driver’s licence or the holder of a LGV Community licence,…
Section 122 — Provisions as to Northern Ireland licences.
Provisions as to Northern Ireland licences. 122 1 In this section “ Northern Ireland driving licence ” has the same meaning as in Part III of this Act. 2 The Secretary of State may exercise as…
Section 123 — Driving instruction for payment to be given only by registered or licensed persons.
Driving instruction for payment to be given only by registered or licensed persons. 123 1 No paid instruction in the driving of a motor car shall be given unless— a the name of the person giving the…
Section 124 — Exemption of police instructors from prohibition imposed by section 123.
Exemption of police instructors from prohibition imposed by section 123. 124 1 Section 123(1) and (2) of this Act does not apply to the giving of instruction by a police instructor in pursuance of…
Section 125 — The register of approved instructors.
The register of approved instructors. 125 1 The compilation and maintenance of the register shall continue by virtue of this Act. 2 An application for the entry of a person’s name in the register…
Section 125A — Registration of disabled persons.
Registration of disabled persons. 125A 1 A person who— a suffers from a relevant disability or a prospective disability, b holds a current disabled person’s limited driving licence, and c holds a…
Section 125B — Provisions supplementary to section 125A.
Provisions supplementary to section 125A. 125B 1 A person who fulfils the conditions mentioned in section 125A(1)(a) and (b) of this Act may, for the purpose of obtaining an emergency control…
Section 126 — Duration of registration.
Duration of registration. 126 1 Unless previously removed under the following provisions of this Part of this Act, the name of a person shall, subject to subsection (2) below, be removed from the…
Section 127 — Extension of duration of registration.
Extension of duration of registration. 127 1 A person may, before the time when his name is required under section 126(1) of this Act to be removed from the register, apply to the Registrar, in…
Section 128 — Removal of names from register.
Removal of names from register. 128 1 The Registrar may remove the name of a person from the register if he is satisfied that— a in a case where his name has not been retained in the register under…
Section 129 — Licences for giving instruction so as to obtain practical experience.
Licences for giving instruction so as to obtain practical experience. 129 1 A licence under this section is granted for the purpose of enabling a person to acquire practical experience in giving…
Section 130 — Revocation of licences.
Revocation of licences. 130 1 The registrar may revoke a licence granted under section 129 of this Act— a if the person to whom the licence was granted fails to comply with any of the conditions…
Section 131 — Appeals.
Appeals. 131 A1 A relevant person who is aggrieved by the failure of the Registrar to notify the person of a decision in relation to an application for entry of the person’s name in the register…
Section 131A — Compensation in respect of suspension
Compensation in respect of suspension 131A 1 The Secretary of State must by regulations make a scheme for the making of payments by the Secretary of State to persons in respect of one or more of the…
Section 132 — Examinations and tests of ability to give driving instruction.
Examinations and tests of ability to give driving instruction. 132 1 Regulations may make provision with respect to— a the nature of examinations of the ability of persons to give instruction in the…