Road Transport Act 1987 · Updated to 15 Oct 2023 · Part III · Roads
87. Provisions as to extraordinary traffic
Feedback & supportWhere as respects any road it appears that, having regard to the average expense of repairing that road or other similar roads in the neighbourhood, extraordinary expenses have been incurred in repairing that road by reason of the damage caused by excessive weight passing along that road or by other extraordinary traffic thereon, the Government or the appropriate authority which has incurred such expenses may recover from any person by or in consequence of whose order or act the traffic has been carried on or conducted, or from the owner of the vehicles constituting the traffic, the amount of such expenses as may be proved to the satisfaction of the court having cognizance of the case to have been incurred by reason of damage arising from such extraordinary weight or traffic.
road
“road” means— (a) any public road and any other road to which the public has access and includes bridges, tunnels, lay-bys, ferry facilities, interchanges, roundabouts, traffic islands, road dividers, all traffic lanes, acceleration lanes, deceleration lanes, side-tables, median strips, overpasses, underpasses, approaches, entrance and exit ramps, toll plazas, service areas, and other structures and fixtures to fully effect its use; (b) for the purposes of sections 70 and 85, also includes a road under construction; and (c) for the purpose of sections 41, 42, 43, 44, 45 and 45A, also includes a parking place;