Wilkinson's Road Traffic Offences

* Explains the law, legal principles and procedure of road traffic offences to show both what the law is and how to proceed with prosecuting or defending a case * Sets out the basic principles and clarifies key terms * Covers specific offences chapter-by-chapter ensuring relevant information is easy to find * Follows through to sentencing and appeals, covering every aspect in chronological order * Sets out the implications of legislative and case law developments * Goes through typical and unusual situations and provides advice on the law relating to them * Provides easy access to core statutory and related primary materials, with annotation to clarify complex areas * Gives full consideration of the Sentencing Guidelines Council's revised Magistrates' Court Sentencing Guidelines as regards each road traffic offence * Covers the newly in force causing death by driving offences and the Sentencing Guidelines Council's definitive sentencing guideline applying to them * Analyses recent cases including DPP v King (2008) (meaning of "motor vehicle") and Al-Khawaja and Tahery v United Kingdom (2009) (hearsay) * Sets out the latest statutory developments including Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008; Finance Act 2008; Transport for London Act 2008; and Local Transport Act 2008 Table of contents: Volume 1: Preface Table of cases Table of Statutes Table of SIS Table of European provisions Table of conventions and International Agreements Service Info Abbreviations Definitions Procedure Evidence Drink/Driving Offences Dangerous, careless and Inconsiderate Driving Driver offences Accidents and Furnishing Information Vehicle Offences Protection of drivers and passengers Insurance Driving Licences Excise and Trade Licences Goods and Passenger Vehicles Drivers' Hours and records Theft, taking conveyances, aggravated vehicle taking, Criminal Damage and Causing danger to road users Forgery, fraudulent use and false statements Fixed penalties Custodial and other penalties Endorsement and penalty points Disqualification Special reasons and mitigating circumstances Appeals Appendix 1 Drink driving Appendix 2 Endorsement and sentence codes Appendix 3 Sentencing guidelines Appendix 4 Table of Stopping Offences Appendix 5 Stopping Distances, etc Volume 2: Section A - Statutes Section B - Statutory Instruments Section C - European Union Legislation Section D - International Agreements