The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986

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(i) to raise alarm as to the theft or attempted theft of the vehicle or its contents;or
(ii) in the case of a bus, to summon help for the driver, the conductor or an inspector.
(6) Subjectto the provisions of section 62of the Controlof Pollution Act 1974 and notwithstanding
theprovisions of paragraphs (1) and (4) above, a person may, between 12.00 hoursand 19.00 hours,
sound or cause or permit to be sounded an instrument or apparatus,other than a two-tone horn, fitted
to or otherwise carried on a vehicle, beingan instrument or apparatus designed to emit a sound for the
purpose of informingmembers of the public that the vehicle is conveying goods for sale, if, whenthe
apparatus or instrument is sounded, it is sounded only for that purpose.
(7) For thepurposes of this regulation the expressions which are referred to in regulation 37(10)
have the meaningsthere given to them and the expression “restricted road”in paragraph (1) means a
road which is a restrictedroad for the purpose of section 81of the 1984 Act.
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AVOIDANCE OF DANGER
Maintenance and use of vehicle so as not to be a danger, etc
100.—(1) A motorvehicle, every trailer drawn thereby and all parts and accessories of
suchvehicle and trailer shall at all times be in such condition, and the numberof passengers carried
by such vehicle or trailer, the manner in which anypassengers are carried in or on such vehicle or
trailer, and the weight, distribution,packing and adjustment of the load of such vehicle or trailer shall
at alltimes be such, that no danger is caused or is likely to be caused to any personin or on the vehicle
or trailer or on a road.
Provided thatthe provisions of this regulation with regard to the number of passengerscarried shall
not apply to a vehicle to which the Public Service Vehicles (Carrying Capacity) Regulations 1984
apply.
(2) The loadcarried by a motor vehicle or trailer shall at all times be so secured, ifnecessary
by physical restraint other than its own weight, and be in sucha position, that neither danger nor
nuisance is likely to be caused to anyperson or property by reason of the load or any part thereof
falling or beingblown from the vehicle or by reason of any other movement of the load or anypart
thereof in relation to the vehicle.
(3) No motorvehicle or trailer shall be used for any purpose for which it is so unsuitableas to
cause or be likely to cause danger or nuisance to any person in or onthe vehicle or trailer or on a road.
Parking in darkness
101.—(1) Saveas provided in paragraph (2) no person shall, except with the except withthe
permission of a police officer in a uniform, cause or permit any motorvehicle to stand on a road at
any time between half an hour after sunset andhalf an hour before sunrise unless the near side of the
vehicle is as closeas may be to the edge of the carriageway.
(2) The provisionsof paragraph (1) do not apply in respect of any motor vehicle—
(a) being used for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes or for defence
purposes(including civil defence purposes) if compliance with those provisions
wouldhinder or be likely to hinder the use of the vehicle for the purpose for whichit is
being used on that occasion;
(b) being used in connection with—
(i) any building operation or demolition;
(ii) the repair of any other vehicle;
(iii) the removal of any obstruction to traffic;
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