Road Traffic Act 1988
Sections and provisions with full text and the judgments that cite each one.
Section 169 — Pedestrian contravening constable’s direction to stop to give name and address.
Pedestrian contravening constable’s direction to stop to give name and address. 169 A constable may require a person committing an offence under section 37 of this Act to give his name and address,…
Section 170 — Duty of driver to stop, report accident and give information or documents.
Duty of driver to stop, report accident and give information or documents. 170 1 This section applies in a case where, owing to the presence of a mechanically propelled vehicle on a road or other…
Section 171 — Duty of owner of motor vehicle to give information for verifying compliance with requirement of compulsory insurance ... .
Duty of owner of motor vehicle to give information for verifying compliance with requirement of compulsory insurance ... . 171 1 For the purpose of determining whether a motor vehicle was or was not…
Section 172 — Duty to give information as to identity of driver etc in certain circumstances.
Duty to give information as to identity of driver etc in certain circumstances. 172 1 This section applies— a to any offence under the preceding provisions of this Act except— i an offence under Part…
Section 173 — Forgery of documents, etc.
Forgery of documents, etc. 173 1 A person who, with intent to deceive— a forges, alters or uses a document or other thing to which this section applies, or b lends to, or allows to be used by, any…
Section 174 — False statements and withholding material information.
False statements and withholding material information. 174 1 A person who knowingly makes a false statement for the purpose— a of obtaining the grant of a licence under any Part of this Act to…
Section 175 — Issue of false documents.
Issue of false documents. 175 If a person issues— a any such document as is referred to in section 174(5)(a) or (b) of this Act, or b a test certificate or certificate of conformity (within the…
Section 176 — Power to seize articles in respect of which offences under sections 173 to 175 may have been committed.
Power to seize articles in respect of which offences under sections 173 to 175 may have been committed. 176 1 If a constable has reasonable cause to believe that a document produced to him— a in…
Section 177 — Impersonation of authorised examiner, etc.
Impersonation of authorised examiner, etc. 177 A person is guilty of an offence if, with intent to deceive, he falsely represents himself— a to be, or to be employed by, a person authorised in…
Section 178 — Taking motor vehicle without authority, etc.
Taking motor vehicle without authority, etc. 178 1 A person who in Scotland— a takes and drives away a motor vehicle without having either the consent of the owner of the vehicle or other lawful…
Section 179 — General power to hold enquiries.
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Section 180 — General provisions as to inquiries.
General provisions as to inquiries. 180 1 Where under any of the provisions of this Act an inquiry is held by the Secretary of State— a notice of the inquiry may be given and published in accordance…
Section 181 — General provisions as to accident inquiries.
General provisions as to accident inquiries. 181 1 Where an accident arises out of the presence of a mechanically propelled vehicle on a road, the Secretary of State may direct inquiry to be made…
Section 182 — Special provisions as to accident inquiries in Greater London.
Special provisions as to accident inquiries in Greater London. 182 1 Where, owing to the presence of a vehicle on a road, an accident occurs within Greater London and it appears to the Secretary of…
Section 183 — Application to the Crown.
Application to the Crown. 183 1 Subject to the provisions of this section— a Part I of this Act, b Part II of this Act, except sections 68 to 74 and 77, c Part III of this Act , except section 103(3)…
Section 184 — Application of sections 5 to 10 to persons subject to service discipline.
Application of sections 5 to 10 to persons subject to service discipline. 184 1 Sections 5 to 10 of this Act, in their application to persons subject to service law and civilians subject to service…
Section 185 — Meaning of “motor vehicle” and other expressions relating to vehicles.
Meaning of “motor vehicle” and other expressions relating to vehicles. 185 1 In this Act— “ heavy locomotive ” means a mechanically propelled vehicle which is not constructed itself to carry a load…
Section 186 — Supplementary provisions about those expressions.
Supplementary provisions about those expressions. 186 1 For the purposes of section 185 of this Act, a side car attached to a motor vehicle, if it complies with such conditions as may be specified in…
Section 187 — Articulated vehicles.
Articulated vehicles. 187 1 Unless it falls within subsection (2) below, a vehicle so constructed that it can be divided into two parts both of which are vehicles and one of which is a motor vehicle…
Section 188 — Hover vehicles.
Hover vehicles. 188 1 For the purposes of the Road Traffic Acts, a hovercraft within the meaning of the Hovercraft Act 1968 (in this section referred to as a hover vehicle)— a is a motor vehicle,…
Section 189 — Certain vehicles not to be treated as motor vehicles.
Certain vehicles not to be treated as motor vehicles. 189 1 For the purposes of the Road Traffic Acts— a a mechanically propelled vehicle being an implement for cutting grass which is controlled by a…
Section 190 — Method of calculating weight of motor vehicles and trailers.
Method of calculating weight of motor vehicles and trailers. 190 1 This section applies for the purposes of the Traffic Acts and of any other enactments relating to the use of motor vehicles or…
Section 191 — Interpretation of statutory references to carriages.
Interpretation of statutory references to carriages. 191 A motor vehicle or trailer— a is to be deemed to be a carriage within the meaning of any Act of Parliament, whether a public general Act or a…
Section 192 — General interpretation of Act.
General interpretation of Act. 192 1 In this Act— “ bridleway ” means a way over which the public have the following, but no other, rights of way: a right of way on foot and a right of way on…
Section 192A — Tramcars and other guided vehicles: drink and drugs.
Tramcars and other guided vehicles: drink and drugs. 192A 1 Sections 4 to 11 of this Act shall not apply (to the extent that apart from this subsection they would) to vehicles on any transport system…
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Section 193A — Tramcars and trolley vehicles.
Tramcars and trolley vehicles. 193A 1 The Secretary of State may by regulations provide that such of the provisions mentioned in subsection (2) below as are specified in the regulations shall not…
Section 194 — General index.
General index. 194 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 Act listed in…
Section 195 — Provisions as to regulations.
Provisions as to regulations. 195 1 Any power conferred by this Act upon the Secretary of State to make regulations shall be exercisable by statutory instrument. 2 Before making any regulations under…
Section 196 — Provision, etc., of weighbridges.
Provision, etc., of weighbridges. 196 1 A highway authority may— a provide, erect, maintain and operate, or join with another highway authority in providing, erecting, maintaining and operating,…
Section 197 — Short title, commencement and extent.
Short title, commencement and extent. 197 1 This Act may be cited as the Road Traffic Act 1988. 2 This Act shall come into force, subject to the transitory provisions in Schedule 5 to the Road…