[Defra advice] assured good night reading :)

For all those people who ride off road and want to know what the actual law is and the offence that you may or may not commit please read the link below, i promise you will find it a good read and very informative :smoke:

www.defra.gov.uk/wildlife-countryside/cl/mpv/pdf/regulating-motorvehicles.pdf

Statemts like

" 14. Can I drive on a footpath, bridleway and restricted byway if the landowner gives me 'lawful authority'?

Yes, that is the legal term which covers permission. Whilst having been given 'lawful authority' by the landowner may avoid an offence being committed under section 34 of the Road Traffic Act 1988, you should consider whether vehicular use of the way might amount to a public nuisance. Both you, and your vehicle, should [FONT=Frutiger-Light][COLOR=#231f20]be road legal for all public roads, even if your use
involves only a short section of footpath.
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This is what really fucks the bobble hats off regardless of what they think if you have the permission they can get fooked

Mark.


www.defra.gov.uk/wildlife-countryside/cl/mpv/pdf/bestofbyways.pdf
is worth a read too.

brokenlegs wrote

For all those people who ride off road and want to know what the actual law is and the offence that you may or may not commit please read the link below, i promise you will find it a good read and very informative :smoke:

www.defra.gov.uk/wildlife-countryside/cl/mpv/pdf/regulating-motorvehicles.pdf

i think this should be a sticky thingy and stay at the top for all to read

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http://www.trailridingtours.co.uk

Is it me or is the Defra site having issues recently?
I can hardly ever get anything to load.

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lanerboy wrote

i think this should be a sticky thingy and stay at the top for all to read

Good call.
Mark, if you can be arsed I know you must know some other good links from defra, might as well add them as well. I will stick it.
Or I might just add em for ya.

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