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Is there ever a defence under Section 172 of the Road Traffic Act?

14
Aug

Section 172 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 is perhaps not the most riveting of subjects in itself.  In brief, Subsection 2 of Section 172 requires the person keeping the vehicle to give information as to the identification of the driver or indeed any other person to give information which is...

Over 50% of road markings in UK ‘barely visible’

07
Mar

The results of the recent Road Safety Markings Association (RSMA) survey may have gone unnoticed by many, and indeed those who read the reports may have simply thought that this was yet another example of austerity measures biting as government bodies cut back on expenditure.  The RMSA...

Not so Kean on the manager’s argument

22
Aug

Last week saw Steve Kean, the Manager of Blackburn Rovers Football Club, appear at Macclesfield Magistrates Court after being found to be over the drink driving limit. Kean, who was stopped whilst driving at 90 miles per hour, claimed that his drink had been spiked, hence being found to be 30 mg...