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Road Traffic Act 1960

8 & 9 Eliz. 2 c. 16 · Enacted 22 March 1960 · Extends to England, Wales and Scotland

Up to date with all changes known to legislation.gov.uk, revised to 28 June 2022.

An Act to consolidate, with corrections and improvements made under the Consolidation of Enactments (Procedure) Act 1949, certain enactments relating to road traffic.

[22nd March 1960]C1C2

Annotations to the whole text

Modifications

C1

Act amended (London) by London Government Act 1963 (c. 33), s. 9(6)

C2

Act amended by Road Traffic Act 1988 (c. 52, SIF 107:1), s. 187(3)

Contents

  1. Part I
  2. 1—96. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  3. Part II
  4. 97—116. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  5. Part III
  6. 117—163. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  7. Part IV
  8. 164—182. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  9. 183—185. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  10. 186. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  11. 187. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  12. 188. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  13. 189—191. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  14. Part V
  15. 192—200. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  16. Part VI
  17. 201—216. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  18. Part VII: MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL
  19. 217—221. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  20. 222. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  21. 223—224. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  22. Production of Documents and Furnishing of Information
  23. 225—231. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  24. 232Duty to give information as to identity of driver, &c., in certain cases.
  25. Forgery, false Statements, &c.
  26. 233. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  27. 234. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  28. 235. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  29. 236—238. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  30. 239. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  31. 240. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  32. Legal Proceedings and Destination of Fines
  33. 241. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  34. 242Evidence by certificate.
  35. 243Proof, in summary proceedings, of identity of driver of vehicle.
  36. 244Time for commencing summary proceedings for certain offences.
  37. 245. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  38. 246. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  39. 247Destination of fines.
  40. Inquiries
  41. 248General power to hold inquiries. Repealed
  42. 249General provisions as to inquiries. Repealed
  43. 250. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  44. 251. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  45. Interpretation
  46. 252. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  47. 253Interpretation of expressions relating to motor vehicles and classes or descriptions thereof.
  48. 254. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  49. 255Method of calculating weight of motor vehicles.
  50. 256. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  51. 257General interpretation provisions.
  52. 258. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  53. 259. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  54. 260. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  55. Supplementary
  56. 261, 262. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  57. 263. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  58. 264. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  59. 265. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  60. 266Repeal of provisions as to use of bridges by locomotives. Not yet in force
  61. 267. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  62. 268. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  63. 269Saving for law of nuisance.
  64. 270Commencement. Repealed
  65. 271Short title and extent.
  66. Schedule FIRSTSchedule FIRST
  67. Schedule SECOND, THIRD SCHEDULESSchedule SECOND, THIRD SCHEDULES
  68. Schedule FOURTH TO SEVENTH SCHEDULESSchedule FOURTH TO SEVENTH SCHEDULES
  69. Schedule EIGHTH, NINTH SCHEDULESSchedule EIGHTH, NINTH SCHEDULES
  70. Schedule TENTHSchedule TENTH
  71. Schedule ELEVENTHSchedule ELEVENTH
  72. Schedule TWELFTHSchedule TWELFTH
  73. Schedule THIRTEENTH, FOURTEENTH SCHEDULESSchedule THIRTEENTH, FOURTEENTH SCHEDULES
  74. Schedule FIFTEENTH, SIXTEENTH SCHEDULESSchedule FIFTEENTH, SIXTEENTH SCHEDULES
  75. Schedule SEVENTEENTH: Amendments of other Acts
  76. . . .
  77. The Road Traffic Act, 1930 (20 & 21 Geo. 5. c. 43)
  78. The London Passenger Transport Act, 1933 (23 & 24 Geo. 5.c. 14)
  79. . . .
  80. . . .
  81. . . .
  82. . . .
  83. The Post 0ffice Act, 1953 (1 & 2. Eliz. 2. c. 36)
  84. The Transport Charges &c. (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1954 (2 & 3 Eliz. 2. c. 64)
  85. . . .
  86. . . .
  87. The Highways Act, 1959 (7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. 25)
  88. Schedule EIGHTEENTH SCHEDULE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Schedule EIGHTEENTH SCHEDULE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  89. Schedule NINETEENTH: SAVINGS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
  90. 1Paragraph 1
  91. 2Paragraph 2
  92. 3Paragraph 3
  93. 4Paragraph 4
  94. 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  95. 6Paragraph 6
  96. 7, 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  97. 9Paragraph 9
  98. 10Paragraph 10
  99. 11Paragraph 11
  100. 12—14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  101. 15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  102. 16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  103. 17Paragraph 17
  104. 18Paragraph 18
  105. 19Paragraph 19
  106. Schedule TWENTIETH: SPECIAL PROVISIONS AS TO COMING INTO OPERATION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT
  107. Part
  108. Paragraph Repealed