HORT/1 are issued according to section 165 of the road traffic act:
165.—(1) Any of the following persons—
(a) a person driving a motor vehicle (other than an invalid carriage) on a road, or
(b) a person whom a constable has reasonable cause to believe to have been the driver of a motor vehicle (other than an invalid carriage) at a time when an accident occurred owing to its presence on a road, or
(c) a person whom a constable has reasonable cause to believe to have committed an offence in relation to the use on a road of a motor vehicle (other than an invalid carriage),
must, on being so required by a constable, give his name and address and the name and address of the owner of the vehicle and produce the following documents for examination.
(2) Those documents are—
(a) the relevant certificate of insurance or certificate of security (within the meaning of Part VI of this Act), or such other evidence that the vehicle is not or was not being driven in contravention of section 143 of this Act as may be prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State,
(b) in relation to a vehicle to which section 47 of this Act applies, a test certificate issued in respect of the vehicle as mentioned in subsection (1) of that section, and
(c) in relation to a goods vehicle the use of which on a road without a plating certificate or goods vehicle test certificate is an offence under section 53(1) or (2) of this Act, any such certificate issued in respect of that vehicle or any trailer drawn by it.
essentially, after an accident, an offence, or simply because you are driving.
in theory you should produce the required dox at the time you are pulled over, but as most people can't, you are given the hort/1 and a 7 day period to show at a station.
as i'm sure the others will agree, you get a feeling when somethings not quite right, a simple document check can reveal wonders!
165.—(1) Any of the following persons—
(a) a person driving a motor vehicle (other than an invalid carriage) on a road, or
(b) a person whom a constable has reasonable cause to believe to have been the driver of a motor vehicle (other than an invalid carriage) at a time when an accident occurred owing to its presence on a road, or
(c) a person whom a constable has reasonable cause to believe to have committed an offence in relation to the use on a road of a motor vehicle (other than an invalid carriage),
must, on being so required by a constable, give his name and address and the name and address of the owner of the vehicle and produce the following documents for examination.
(2) Those documents are—
(a) the relevant certificate of insurance or certificate of security (within the meaning of Part VI of this Act), or such other evidence that the vehicle is not or was not being driven in contravention of section 143 of this Act as may be prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State,
(b) in relation to a vehicle to which section 47 of this Act applies, a test certificate issued in respect of the vehicle as mentioned in subsection (1) of that section, and
(c) in relation to a goods vehicle the use of which on a road without a plating certificate or goods vehicle test certificate is an offence under section 53(1) or (2) of this Act, any such certificate issued in respect of that vehicle or any trailer drawn by it.
essentially, after an accident, an offence, or simply because you are driving.
in theory you should produce the required dox at the time you are pulled over, but as most people can't, you are given the hort/1 and a 7 day period to show at a station.
as i'm sure the others will agree, you get a feeling when somethings not quite right, a simple document check can reveal wonders!
