§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list by type the vehicles used by(a) the construction or (b) agriculture industry where drivers using them on the public highway cannot be prosecuted for traffic offences, not being deemed a road vehicle under the current legislation; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Kenneth CarlisleThe main bad driving offences under sections 1, 2, 3, 3A and 4 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 now apply to all mechanically propelled vehicles. Various other road traffic offences apply to "motor vehicles", which are mechanically propelled vehicles intended or adapted for use on roads. Whether a particular vehicle is so intended or adapted depends on the facts in that case.