Road Policing Flashcards
3 examples of mechanically propelled vehicle
engine taken out of a car to be replaced
broken down vehicle which can be repaired
grass cutters
a towed vehicle which can not be driven
3 examples of driving
driving in normal sense
being towed by another vehicle and in control of steering and breaking
pushing a car and jumping in as gathers speed
Insurance - name first second and third party
1st insurance co
2nd driver who held the motor vehicle
3rd person injured or whose property is damaged
3 examples of people who don’t require 3rd party insurance
local authority vehicles
police authority vehicles
vehicle driven for police purposes by or under the direction of a constable
vehicles owned by a person who has deposited £500,000 with the supreme court
vehicles owned by the crown
statutory defence for no insurance:
when a person can prove
vehicle did not belong to the driver AND
was not hired to the driver AND
vehicle was being driven by them in the course of their employment AND
the person neither knew or had reason to believe no insurance
Circumstances when you can request insurance certificate / DOT test certificate / driving license
a person is driving a motor vehicle on a road OR
reasonable cause to believe they were driving a motor vehicle when it was involved in a crash OR
reasonable cause to believe they have committed an offence when using a motor vehicle on the road
for driving license can also request for a person supervising a learner
what must be produced personally at police station with HORT1 form
driving license within 7 days
insurance - powers under S165A RTA1988
where a vehicle has failed to stop or has driven off, power to seize vehicle within 24 hours. reasonable force can be used and can enter anywhere apart from private dwelling house
When does a vehicle require a DOT test certificate
when vehicle is 3 years from registration
OR
if vehicle used on road prior to registration, 3 years old from manufacture date
classes of vehicle which require a DOT test certificate
motor cars
motor cycles
goods vehicles not exceeding 3500kg gross
Exemptions from requirement to produce DOT test certificate
vehicles travelling to or from prearranged test
after a test, taking a vehicle to a place of repair
vehicles moved or seized by official bodies i.e. police, customs and excise
police vehicles
foreign vehicles - temporary in uk
vehicle subject to other testing requirements
details on a DOT test certificate
mot test number registration number expiry date issue date and time testing station number inspection authority
circumstances for seizing a vehicle
no insurance
Information on a driving license
driver number endorsements name and address of holder type of license entitlements date of issue / expiry
when driving license requested what must be produced:
driving license or receipt for license under fixed penalty scheme
police powers for disqualified drivers
constable in uniform arrest without warrant (only need reasonable cause to suspect)
explain ANPR and 3 areas it is used
technology which allows number plates to be automatically identified by number plate recognition. matched against PNC. often used to update intelligence or target vehicles
- installed on patrol cars or unmarked vehicles to monitor traffic on general patrol or specific operations
- ANPR enabled CCTV for viewing videos to monitor slow moving traffic
- strategically placed fixed ANPR cameras covering high flow, to read large number of VRMs
cars which use Q plates
vehicles temporarily brought into country
kit cars
vehicles that the original registration date is unknown
exemptions from requiring a vehicle excise license
vehicles used by invalids
hm forces and crown vehicles (must display identity disc)
vehicles being taken to or from a pre-arranged MOT
vehicles being used under trade license
vehicles for agricultural, forestry or horticultural purposes being driven from and to land owned by same person and where journey does not exceed 1.5kilometres
state the police powers for section 2 and 3 offences
dangerous driving and careless driving - carries conditional power of arrest when:
offence is committed within their view
the person does not give their name and address or
produce their driving license
state the police powers for section 1, 2b, 3a and 3zb offences
causing death by dangerous driving, causing death by careless driving, causing death by careless driving when under the influence of drink or drugs and causing death by driving whilst disqualified
silent in relation to arrest, but can arrest when it is in the interests of justice to do so
state police powers in relation to section 28 and 29 offences - cycling
arrest without warrant if they see the offence being committed and the person will not provide their name and address
State the offence under section 5 rta 1988
offence for any person to
drive, attempt to drive or be in charge of a motor vehicle
on a road or other public place
having consumed alcohol in such quantity
the the proportion of alcohol in their breath, blood or urine
exceeds the prescribed limit
powers under section 6 rta 1988 to require a specimen of breath
a constable in uniform may require a person who is or has been driving, attempting to drive or in charge of a motor vehicle on a road or other public place to supply a specimen of breath for a breath test if the constable has reasonable cause to suspect that:
the person has alcohol in their body OR
the person has committed a moving traffic offence OR
the person was involved in a road traffic crash (uniform not required)
