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The Automobile Association was founded in 1905 by William John Bosworth, to help motorists avoid police speed traps, [4] in response to the Motor Car Act 1903 which introduced new penalties for breaking the speed limit, for reckless driving with fines, endorsements and the possibility of jail for speeding and other driving offences. [5]
Highways Act 1980 (England and Wales); Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 (Scotland); Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984; Road Traffic Act 1988 [1]; Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988; Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions, initially introduced on 1 January 1965
British roads are limited for most vehicles by the National Speed Limit.Road signs in the UK use imperial units, so speed limits are posted in miles per hour.Speed limits are the maximum speed at which certain drivers may legally drive on a road rather than a defined appropriate speed, and in some cases the nature of a road may dictate that one should drive significantly more slowly than the ...
Long title: An Act to make provision for the regulation of traffic on roads and of motor vehicles and otherwise with respect to roads and vehicles thereon, to make provision for the protection of third parties against risks arising out of the use of motor vehicles and in connection with such protection to amend the Assurance Companies Act, 1909, to amend the law with respect to the powers of ...
Its primary law-making powers were enhanced following a Yes vote in the referendum on 3 March 2011, making it possible for it to legislate in the 20 areas that are devolved without having to consult the UK Parliament, nor the Secretary of State for Wales. [7] The Senedd may delegate authority to enact legislation through Welsh Statutory ...
Tramway rules returned to the Code in 1994, after the first modern tram systems in Britain had opened.) Motorway driving was included in the fifth edition. The sixth edition, in 1968, used photographs as well as drawings for the first time, and also updated the illustrations of road signs to take the new 'continental' designs into account.
Legislation.gov.uk provides the revised editions of the legislation of the United Kingdom. Note that some acts consolidate and reorganise prior acts; these are called consolidation acts . Series
Laws of William the Conqueror 1070–1087 [1] One God to be revered throughout the whole realm; peace and security to be preserved between English and Normans; Oath of loyalty; Protection of the King's Peace; Frenchmen to pay "scot and lot" Live cattle to be sold in cities; Defence of French allegations of offences; Hold the law of King Edward