Q One of my drivers who had driven his vehicle under ,
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a low bridge and caused it to come into contact with the masonry has been told by the police that he will be . reported and possibly prosecuted. I thought that there was no height limit for vehicles in the UK. If this is so, with what offence will he be charged ?
A It is quite true that there is no height limitation on vehicles in the United Kingdom. Consideration is being given to imposing a limit of four metres (13ft) as prevails on the Continent.
However, prosecution is possible under the Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1973. Regulation 90 lays down that a vehicle must not be used on a road for a purpose for which it is so unsuitable as to cause or likely to cause danger to any person in or on the vehicle or trailer or on a road. It is quite possible for your driver—and your company too—to be prosecuted for the incident you describe, under this Regulation.