ACTIn ForceAct
Road Transport (General) Act 1999
80Power of entry for tracing stolen motor vehicles or
Start here
Get a plain-English read of 80
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Road Transport (General) Act 1999.
80 Power of entry for tracing stolen motor vehicles or
trailers or their parts
A police officer authorised by the chief police officer may—
(a) at any reasonable time, enter any premises or place where the
business of carrying out repairs, resulting from accidents, to
damaged motor vehicles or trailers is ordinarily carried on; and
(b) inspect any motor vehicle or trailer, or part of a motor vehicle or
trailer, in or on the premises or place to find out whether it is a
stolen motor vehicle, trailer or part.