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Road Traffic· RTA 1988
Section 165 — Power to require production of insurance and test certificate
Power to require production of a certificate of insurance, MOT test certificate, and details of the owner of the vehicle.
Penalty reference
- Mode of trial
- Summary
- Maximum penalty
- Level 3 fine.
- FPN / PND
- £100 (no insurance — IN10) or £100 (no MOT — TS10)
- Endorsement
- 6–8 points (no insurance) or non-endorsable (no MOT)
- Out-of-court eligibility
- ✕ CR✓ Caution✕ Cond. Caution
Note: s.143 RTA 1988 (no insurance) — seize under s.165A. s.47 RTA 1988 (no MOT) — fixed penalty only.
Triage the circumstances
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