Part 2Vehicles

Nuisance parking offences

3Exposing vehicles for sale on a road

1

A person is guilty of an offence if at any time—

a

he leaves two or more motor vehicles parked within 500 metres of each other on a road or roads where they are exposed or advertised for sale, or

b

he causes two or more motor vehicles to be so left.

2

A person is not to be convicted of an offence under subsection (1) if he proves to the satisfaction of the court that he was not acting for the purposes of a business of selling motor vehicles.

3

A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.

4

In this section—

  • motor vehicle” has the same meaning as in the Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978 (c. 3);

  • road” has the same meaning as in the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (c. 27).