Wilkinson's Road Traffic Offences

This work offers analysis and expert guidance on what the law in the area of road traffic offences means and what procedures practitioners should follow. It contains flow charts for fixed-penalty notice procedures, tabular summaries for complex areas and relevant sources. EC law is also covered.

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This work offers analysis and expert guidance on what the law in the area of road traffic offences means and what procedures practitioners should follow. It contains flow charts for fixed-penalty notice procedures, tabular summaries for complex areas and relevant sources. Full coverage of increasingly pervasive EC legislation and case law is also provided. This edition updates practitioners on: all recent case law developments, including DPP v McKeown and DPP v Jones; the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1996, the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act 1995 and regulations on the carriage and packing of dangerous goods; the Finance Acts 1997-97; new Magistrates' Association's Sentencing Guidelines; implementation of the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996; introduction of a new Appendix on Driving Offences Charging Standard; and comprehensive updating of statutory sources.