Practical Road Traffic Law

Simon Cooper is a Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Sunderland where he teaches Criminal Law and Evidence. Previously he was a serving police officer with the Greater Manchester Police from 1976 to 1983, the majority of this time being spent on Road Traffic duties. He was then a lecturer in law at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne from 1990 to 2002, specialising in Criminal Law and Evidence. He has published widely in numerous legal journals and is the co-author of Elliott & Wood's: Cases and Material on Criminal Law. Michael Orme retired from Greater Manchester Police in November 2004 having completed 30 years police service. He specialised in Road Traffic Policing in his career having spent over 25 years on Road Policing Units both on inner city and territorial divisions

1. Definitions and Basic Concepts; 2. Accidents; Dangerous and careless Driving; 3. Notices of Intended Prosecution and Driver Identification; 4. Driving with Drink or Drugs; 5. Insurance and Vehicle Test Certificates; 6. Driver Licensing; 7. Construction and Use and Vehicle Lighting; 8. Traffic Signs and Pedestrian Crossings; 9. Operators Licenses, Driver Hours and Tachographs; 10. Vehicle Excise Licences and Registration; 11. Fixed Penalties; 12. Speeding and Miscellaneous Offences; APPENDIX 1: ROAD TRAFFIC OFFENCES ACT 1988, SCHEDULES 2 AND 3; APPENDIX 2: ROAD VEHICLES LIGHTING REGULATIONS 1989, REGULATION 27; APPENDIX 3: MOTOR VEHICLE (DRIVING LICENCES) REGULATIONS 1999, SCHEDULE 2 AND REGULATION 11 AND 19; APPENDIX 4: DRIVING LICENCE INFORMATION CODES; APPENDIX 5: DRIVING LICENCE ENDORSEMENT OFFENCE CODES