Today, I am going clear up the mysteries surrounding the offences of failing to wear a seatbelt. It’s the Road Traffic Act 1988 that specifies the offences of failing to wear a seatbelt. Clearly, the driver, him or herself, failing …
When buying a second-hand car, it can be difficult to validate the details given by a second-hand car seller. However, it is important the information is not misleading. As a second-hand car buyer, the Misrepresentation Act 1967 may help you …
How to check your Notice of Intended Prosecution: If you have been given, or have received a Notice of Intended Prosecution – often referred to as an NIP, you will no doubt want to know whether it is valid, and …
I recently received a question about driving without headlights. Effectively, a young driver had got in a car, and driven quite innocently, but driven home and forgot to put his headlights on. He told me, quite candidly, that the reason …
Transcription: It’s an offence under section 4(1) of the Road Traffic Action 1988 (“RTA 1998”) for a person to drive, or attempt to drive mechanically propelled vehicle on a road or other public place, while unfit to drive through …