# Road Traffic Act 1972, Section 29: Penalisation of tampering with motor vehicles


If, while a motor vehicle is on a road or on a parking place provided by a local authority, a person otherwise than with lawful authority or reasonable cause gets on to the vehicle or tampers with the brake or other part of its mechanism, he shall be guilty of an offence.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1972/20/section/29 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/road-traffic-act-1972/section-29
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