Road Traffic Act 1988 (c. 52)

Part VII E+W+S Miscellaneous and General

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Pt. VII modified (16.8.2006) by The Dover Harbour Revision Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/2167), art. 27

Other duties to give information or documents E+W+S

171 Duty of owner of motor vehicle to give information for verifying compliance with requirement of compulsory insurance F1 ... . E+W+S

(1) For the purpose of determining whether a motor vehicle was or was not being driven in contravention of section 143 of this Act on any occasion when the driver was required under section 165(1) or 170 of this Act to produce such a certificate of insurance F2 ... or other evidence, as is mentioned in section 165(2)(a) of this Act, the owner of the vehicle must give such information as he may be required, by or on behalf of a chief officer of police, to give.

(2) A person who fails to comply with the requirement of subsection (1) above is guilty of an offence.

(3) In this section “owner”, in relation to a vehicle which is the subject of a hiring agreement, includes each party to the agreement.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 171 heading omitted (1.11.2019) by virtue of The Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1047), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 25(2) (with reg. 5)

F2 Words in s. 171(1) omitted (1.11.2019) by virtue of The Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1047), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 25(3) (with reg. 5)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C2 S. 171 excluded (23.6.1999) by S.I. 1999/1736, art. 8(1)(b)(2)(b)