What UK Road Traffic Act 1988: Driving Offences, Drink and Drug Driving, Licensing and Compulsory Insurance requires
The Road Traffic Act 1988 is the principal statute governing the use of motor vehicles on roads in Great Britain, setting out the main driving offences, the drink and drug driving regime, driver licensing, and compulsory third-party insurance, enforced by the police and the courts. Section 1 creates the offence of causing death by dangerous driving, section 2 the offence of dangerous driving, and section 3 the offence of careless and inconsiderate driving. Section 4 makes it an offence to drive, attempt to drive, or be in charge of a vehicle when unfit through drink or drugs, and section 5 makes it an offence to drive or be in charge with an alcohol concentration above the prescribed limit. Section 7 governs the provision of specimens for analysis and makes failure to provide a specimen without reasonable excuse an offence. Section 87 requires drivers of motor vehicles to hold a driving licence authorising them to drive the class of vehicle. Section 143 imposes the central requirement that users of motor vehicles be insured against third-party risks and makes using or permitting the use of an uninsured vehicle an offence. The Act is the legal foundation of UK road-safety enforcement, the drink-drive limits, and the compulsory motor-insurance regime.
Pillar: Automotive & Mobility · Authority: UK Parliament / police and the courts (Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency for licensing) · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/52/contents
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- Road Traffic Act 1988, section 1 - causing death by dangerous driving.
- Road Traffic Act 1988, section 2 - dangerous driving.
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