Road policing Flashcards
Section 114 Power to…
Power to stop drivers and give full particulars.
You must be wearing … or…
Uniform, wearing a hat displaying badge of authority OR
Displaying flashing blue and red lights or sounding siren.
7 Particulars..
Full name, full address, D.O.B, occupation, phone number, if they own the car, if not those particulars of the owner.
Section 114 (3) The driver must be remained stopped for…
The driver must be remained stopped for as long as is reasonably necessary for you to :
obtain particulars
exercise any other power conferred under this act
Section 114 (5) If you stop a driver soley for…
If you stop a driver solely for the purpose of establishing their particulars you can delay them for up to 15 minutes.
Section 114 (6) You can arrest anyone withou…
You can arrest anyone without warrant who:
fails to stop
refuses to supply details
supplies details that you have good cause to suspect are false or misleading
Powers under the Land transport Act 1998
Stopping vehicles and asking for details of drivers and passengers
Using powers to keep the roads clear and safe
Taking keys off unsafe drivers
Suspending licenses and forbidding people to dirve
Seizing vehicles and impounding them
Section 113 Officers may…
Enforcement officers may enforce transport legislation
Section 113 (1)
Local Government Act 1974, Local Government Act 2002, Road User Charges Act 2012, Government Roading Powers Act 1989, Railways Act 2005, Land Transport Management Act 2003, Land Transport Act 1998
Section 113 (2) An officer at any time may…
An officer at any time may:
Direct a person on a road to give full particulars
Inspect parts of vehicle and wof/reg documents
Move or authorise another person to move any vehicle
Direct the driver of a vehicle to remove it from the road
Forbid an unlicensed driver to drive another motor vehicle
Forbid a person who is operating a transport service without a license to operate that transport service
Direct a person using a vehicle to proceed in a particular direction/route.
Section 114 and 113 differences
114 Allows you to stop vehicles, 113 does not.
114 Allows you to demand details from driver you have stopped, 113 allows you to obtain a persons details on a road who has committed an offence against specified acts reffered to in section 113 (1)
Section 115 Bann…
Banning vehicles from the road
Section 115 (1) If you believe on reasonable grounds that a vehicle fails to …
If you believe on reasonable grounds that a vehicle fails to comply with regualtions and rules you can give notice in writing to the owner that it must not be driven on the road until new evidence of WOF has been obtained.
POL650 -Green Sticker
Section 115(3)(b) If you believe vehicle is…
If you believe vehicle is not in a safe condition to be driven on a road you give notice in writing - POL 555 Pink Sticker.
Cant be driven again until:
Inspected by authorised vehicle inspection agency
Owner is given approval to operate on road
New evidence of vehicle inspection is displayed on vehicle
Power of arrest section 115
S 116, If a person fails to comply with any of your directions from section 115