The driver entered a car park and walked over to a motor cycle parked in the car park. He placed his haversack on the platform of the motor cycle and pushed it for a distance of approximately six yards towards the entrance of the car park, which abutted on to the public road. He was stopped approximately seven yards from the entrance and before he had left the car park. On being asked where he was going he stated that he wanted to go for a ride.
Held: The defendant was guilty of attempting to drive the motor cycle whilst disqualified.
Lord Widgery CJ
[1974] RTR 142
England and Wales
Cited by:
- Cited – Director of Public Prosecutions v Moore Admn 2-Mar-2010
dpp_mooreAdmn2010
The defendant appealed by case stated from his conviction of attempting to drive a motor vehicle on a public road, having consumed alcohol in excess of the prescribed limit on the same occasion. At the time he was said to have attempted to drive, . .
[2010] EWHC 1822 (Admin), [2010] RTR 36
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