Road Traffic Act 1930. The Road Traffic Act 1930 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom introduced by the Minister of Transport Herbert Morrison. Context[edit] The last major legislation on road traffic was the Motor Car Act 1903. Clauses[edit] The Act repealed the Locomotive Act of 1865, the Locomotives on Highways Act 1896 and the Motor Car Act 1903 and introduced many new regulations which controversially included the removal of all speed limits on UK roads for motor cars. Relating to motor cars[edit] It included the following provisions:- Abolition of all speed limits for cars[9]Introduction of driving offences - dangerous, reckless and careless driving and driving whilst being unfit and under the influence of drink or drugs[9]Compulsory third-party insurance[9]The first UK driving tests, for disabled drivers only[10]Classification of motor vehicles[9]Construction, weight and equipment of motor vehicles[9]Issue of Highway Code[9] For public service vehicles[edit] Legacy[edit] See also[edit]
Legislation.gov.uk - Road Traffic Act 1988. Legislation.gov.uk - s163 - Power of police to stop vehicles. Legislation.gov.uk - s164 - Power of constables to require production of driving licence and in certain cases statement of date of birth. 164 Power of constables to require production of driving licence and in certain cases statement of date of birth.E+W+S (1)Any of the following persons— (a)a person driving a motor vehicle on a road, (b)a person whom a constable [or vehicle examiner] has reasonable cause to believe to have been the driver of a motor vehicle at a time when an accident occurred owing to its presence on a road, (c)a person whom a constable [or vehicle examiner] has reasonable cause to believe to have committed an offence in relation to the use of a motor vehicle on a road, or (d)a person— (i)who supervises the holder of a provisional licence while the holder is driving a motor vehicle on a road, or must, on being so required by a constable [or vehicle examiner], produce his licence [and its counterpart] for examination, so as to enable the constable [or vehicle examiner] to ascertain the name and address of the holder of the licence, the date of issue, and the authority by which [they were] issued. (3)If—
Legislation.gov.uk - s165 - Power of constables to obtain names and addresses of drivers and others, and to require production of evidence of insurance or security and test certificates. ☠️ MIB. Legislation.gov.uk - s165a - Power to seize vehicles driven without licence or insurance. [165APower to seize vehicles driven without licence or insuranceE+W+S (1)Subsection (5) applies if any of the following conditions is satisfied. (2)The first condition is that— (a)a constable in uniform requires, under section 164, a person to produce his licence and its counterpart for examination, (b)the person fails to produce them, and (c)the constable has reasonable grounds for believing that a motor vehicle is or was being driven by the person in contravention of section 87(1). (3)The second condition is that— (a)a constable in uniform requires, under section 165, a person to produce evidence that a motor vehicle is not or was not being driven in contravention of section 143, (b)the person fails to produce such evidence, and (c)the constable has reasonable grounds for believing that the vehicle is or was being so driven. (4)The third condition is that— (a)a constable in uniform requires, under section 163, a person driving a motor vehicle to stop the vehicle, (9)In this section— Annotations:
Operation Reclaim (MPS) Details of the vehicle being checked - GOV.UK. Ukpga 1988 52 section 47.
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