Little-known driving rule will hit hundreds NEXT WEEK – know the law to avoid hefty £300 fine and JAIL

• Published: 19:34, 1 Nov 2024
• Updated: 19:35, 1 Nov 2024

Not clearing your windscreen

• Under Regulation 30 of The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986, drivers are warned they indispensable support each solid wide of obstruction.
• Furthermore, Section 6 of the Highway Code states that windscreens and windows indispensable beryllium kept cleanable and escaped from obstructions to imaginativeness - which tin beryllium pugnacious successful the pb up to winter.

Driving with a hangover

• The current drink thrust limit in England, according to the authorities is 35 micrograms per 100 millilitres of breath, 80 milligrammes per 100 millilitres of blood, oregon 107 milligrammes per 100 millilitres of urine.
• The limits are little successful Scotland.

The operator sleeping successful the car drunk

• Under the Road Traffic Act 1988, a motorist tin beryllium recovered blameworthy of the offence if they are "in complaint of a centrifugal conveyance connected a roadworthy oregon different nationalist spot aft consuming truthful overmuch intoxicant that the proportionality of it successful his breath, humor oregon urine exceeds the prescribed limit".

Supervising a learner operator without being astatine slightest 21

• The punishment tin beryllium a good up to £1,000 and it volition besides effect the learner operator who volition find six points connected their licence.

Placing your Sat Nav successful the car truthful it obstructs your view

• The Highway Code has new rules connected the obstruction of windscreens and the usage of mobile phones which impact immoderate motorist that relies connected immoderate signifier of representation bundle to get astir the UK.
• Breaking this regularisation could outgo you £1,000 and 3 points connected your licence.

Flashing your headlights to pass different drivers of speeding

• Rule 110 of the Highway Code states: "Only flash your headlights to fto different roadworthy users cognize that you are there."
• And 111 adds: "Never presume that flashing headlights is simply a awesome inviting you to proceed.
• "Use your ain judgement and proceed carefully."

Swearing oregon shouting astatine different drivers

• If you find yourself having an occurrence of roadworthy rage that results successful you losing power of the vehicle, you tin beryllium fined £1,000.

Parking connected the incorrect broadside of the roadworthy astatine night

• Rule 248 of The Highway Code states: "You indispensable not parkland connected a roadworthy astatine nighttime facing against the absorption of the postulation flow unless successful a recognised parking space."

Using your telephone astatine a Drive Thru

• This offence carries a lesser good but inactive risks having to fork retired £200 and six points connected your licence.
• But if you've passed successful the past 2 years, it could pb to a driving disqualification.

Not restraining your pets successful the car

• Rule 57 of the Highway Code states: “When successful a conveyance marque definite dogs or other animals are suitably restrained so they cannot distract you portion you are driving oregon injure you, oregon themselves if you halt quickly.
• "A spot loop harness, favored carrier, canine cage oregon canine defender are ways of restraining animals successful cars.”