Traffic Flashcards
Stopping Vehicles
‘163 stop for me’
S.163 Road Traffic Act 1988:
A person driving a mechanically propelled vehicle on a road must stop the vehicle on being required to do so by a constable in uniform (or a traffic officer).
Driving License Number
CHARACTERS 1-5: These are the first five characters of the driver’s surname and if it’s less than five, it’s filled up with nines
CHARACTER 6: The decade digit from the year of birth. For example, 1983 would be 8
CHARACTERS 7-8: These are the month of birth, so December would be 12. For female drivers, the seventh character is incremented by a 5 – so 51-62 instead of 01-12
CHARACTERS 9-10: The date within the month of birth – this would be 01-31
CHARACTER 11: The year digit from the year of birth. For example, 1993 would be 3
CHARACTERS 12-13: The first two initials of the first names – if driver has no middle name, the character is replaced with a 9
REST OF CHARACTERS: Random
Require Driving License
‘164 show me more’
S.164 (1) Road Traffic Act 1988:
The driver (or supervisor) of a motor vehicle on a road, or who you have RGB was the driver (supervisor) at the time of an accident or an offence relating to the use of a vehicle on a road, was believed to have been committed must, on being required by a constable, produce their licence for examination to ascertain name and address of holder, their date of birth and issuing authority
Require Date of Birth
S.164 (2) Road Traffic Act 1988:
You may require the same persons to state their date of birth if they failed to produce a licence or they have produced a licence but you suspect;
it was not granted to them
it was granted in error
it contains alterations
They were supervisor at the time of an accident/offence and you suspect they are under 21 years of age
No License
‘87 license-less cretin’
S.87 (1) Road Traffic Act 1988:
It is an offence for a person to drive, (cause or permit to drive) on a road a motor vehicle of any class otherwise than in accordance with a licence authorising him/her to drive a motor vehicle of that class
UK Driving License Components
1,2,3. Holder’s personal details (surname, forenames, date and place of birth)
4a. Date the photo card was issued
4b. Date the photo card expires
4c. Issuing authority
5. Driver number
6. Photograph
7. Licence holder’s signature
8. Licence holder’s address
9. Entitlement categories
9. Entitlement categories
10. Date licence valid from
11. Date licence valid to
12. Information codes
Disqualified Driving
‘103 D D’
Section 103(1) Road Traffic Act 1988:
A person is guilty of an offence if, whilst disqualified from holding or obtaining a licence they drive a motor vehicle on a road
or obtain a licence.
Vehicle Seizure
‘165 this car is mine’
Section 165A Road Traffic Act 1988
A police officer in uniform has a power to seize motor vehicles that are suspected of being used on roads without insurance or by drivers without valid driving licences.
Can include failure to stop with RGB no insurance or license
No M.O.T
‘47 no certification’
Section 47 Road Traffic Act 1988:
It is an offence for a person to use on a road at any time, or cause to be used, or permit to be used a motor vehicle without a valid test certificate.
No Tax
S.29 Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994:
The registered keeper of a vehicle is guilty of an offence if it is unlicensed unless:
He is no longer the keeper and has notified DVLA. He is the keeper and has made a SORN declaration. The vehicle is stolen and reported as such. He renews the licence within 1 month.
