Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988

Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to the prosecution and punishment (including punishment without conviction) of road traffic offences, with amendments to give effect to recommendations of the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission.
Citation1988 c. 53
Territorial extent 
  • England and Wales
  • Scotland
Dates
Royal assent15 November 1988
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (c. 53) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom consolidating legislation governing the prosecution, conviction, and punishment of road traffic offences, including fixed penalties, disqualification, and endorsement of driving licences. It covers the English, Welsh, and Scottish territories.

For Scotland, it introduced the new schedule (Schedule 5, Section 75) which added new laws to the pre-existing Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 and Roads (Scotland) Act 1984.