VICIn ForceRegulation
Road Safety (Vehicles) Regulations 2021
227Offences for failing to comply with certain pilot vehicle requirements
Start here
Get a plain-English read of 227
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Road Safety (Vehicles) Regulations 2021.
227 Offences for failing to comply with certain pilot vehicle requirements
(1) A person must not use on a highway a class O vehicle that is accompanied by a pilot vehicle—
(a) if the highway is in an area, or on a route, where the class O vehicle is not permitted to be used under Schedule 6, a class O notice or class O permit; or
(b) at a time at which the class O vehicle is not permitted to be used on that highway under a class O notice or class O permit; or
(2) A person must not drive on a highway a pilot vehicle that is accompanying a class O vehicle—
(a) if the highway is in an area, or on a route, where the class O vehicle is not permitted to be used under Schedule 6, a class O notice or class O permit; or
(b) at a time at which the class O vehicle is not permitted to be used on that highway under a class O notice or class O permit; or
(3) The registered operator of a class O vehicle must take reasonable steps to ensure that the class O vehicle is not used on highway while the class O vehicle is accompanied by a pilot vehicle—
(a) in an area, or on a route, where the class O vehicle is not permitted to be used under Schedule 6, a class O notice or class O permit; or
(b) at a time at which the class O vehicle is not permitted to be used on that highway under a class O notice or class O permit; or