This Act includes revisions and additions to UK road safety legislation including: payments for road safety; fixed penalties; new system of endorsement; deposits and prohibition on driving; drink-driving; speeding; new offences; increase in penalties; other provisions about offences; attendanceon courses; driving standards; regulation of registration plate suppliers; [administrative] information; level crossings; hackney carriages and private hire vehicles; miscellaneous; supplementary. Seven schedules are provided on: giving of fixed penalty notices by vehicle examiners; endorsement- unlicensed and foreign drivers; endorsement - all drivers; prohibitionon driving - immobilisation, removal and disposal of vehicles; New Schedule 2A to the Road Traffic Act 1988; driving instruction; and repeals and revocations.
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