If you're driving on private property and are, say, 13 - is that illegal? Do you need an instructor?
2007-08-19 07:13:50 · 14 answers · asked by eloise 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
If you are referring to private land, such as a farm or ranch, there is no age limit. There is no requirement that the vehicle have tags, or insurance, or that the driver be licensed! As long as the property owner allows it, you can drive on their land!
If you are referring to a property like a shopping center, that is used by the public, you have to have a license!
2007-08-19 07:23:02 · answer #1 · answered by fire4511 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
In England and Wales if you own the land or have the land owners permission you can drive/ride any motor vehicle on it regardless of age, you are not required to have any legal documents and do not have to have an instructor.
If you do not have permission to use the land the offence is riding on land other than a road.
If the land is a car park, pub forecourt or other similar area which the public have access to it may be classed as a public place or even (depending on the layout) a road. in these circumstances you would need to be the minimum age for the class of vehicle and have the relevant documents.
A pavement and grass verge are classed as part of a road and therefore if you are pushing a motorcycle on the pavment you would need driving documents.
In practise I would not advocate riding/driving anything anywhere without insurance have a look at this to see why http://www.steerclear.org.uk/content/view/44/143/ and http://www.steerclear.org.uk/content/view/18/157/
2007-08-19 08:27:37 · answer #2 · answered by steerclearproject 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Private lands such as farms and large estates (not housing estates) are okay with the landowner's permission. No insurance and no road tax are needed.
But exercise caution and common sense with regard to very young drivers - they can be risk takers...
Look back to what happened to Ozzy Osbourne and Rik Mayall on private land... serious accidents do happen when risks are taken.
2007-08-19 15:12:10 · answer #3 · answered by Rob K 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The U.ok. regulations make a huge distinction between a public street and a "public place." whether it quite is inner maximum land to which the final public has no get entry to, then it quite is neither a public street nor a public place and not one of the line site visitors regulations prepare. it quite is quite criminal tochronic without tax, no MoT, no coverage, no type plates, decrease than age, and so on. the region is quite greater complicated while it includes very own land to which the customary public has get entry to, the two given explicitly or by skill of implication, which includes a food market automobile parking zone. regulations which prepare in basic terms to the customary public street at the instant are not enforceable on such privately-owned yet publicly obtainable land, e.g. it quite is criminal tochronic without street tax, velocity limits at the instant are not enforceable rapidly by skill of offender sanction, you won't be able to be ticketed for no seat belt, and so on. despite the fact that specific specific regulations prepare to any "public place," even whether it quite is inner maximum land, e.g. a guy or woman could properly be charged with drunken employing.
2016-11-12 22:11:53 · answer #4 · answered by kennebeck 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need the landowners and the vehicle owners permission to do it. You dont need to be supervised but any insurance for the car will be invalid so any damage is up to you to pay for.
But its not illegal at any age as long as their is no danger to anyone else or its causing a nuisance.
2007-08-19 09:16:35 · answer #5 · answered by futuretopgun101 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
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2017-02-09 08:09:40 · answer #6 · answered by Nicholas 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are on private property - there are no age limits and no helmet laws - but it's not wise to let anybody ride without a helmet, or adult supervision at all times.
I let me 8 yr old ride in our yard - but if I have to go in I take the keys with me.
No ORV or any other permit required on private property.
2007-08-19 07:30:30 · answer #7 · answered by cgriffin1972 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
It is legal providing you have the land owners permission.
Also as pointed out, there most likely will be complications with insurance as they are happy to take any loop hole these days.
As you obviously don't need insurance for the driver, I'd be concerned enough to check with your insurer in case of the worst scenario of damage/crashes to your own vehicle and if they cover the cost.
2007-08-19 07:23:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Yes with the owners permission. NOTE in case of injury the laws and penalties regarding dangerous driving &c. can still be applied!
2007-08-19 20:57:15 · answer #9 · answered by The original Peter G 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes along as you have permission from whoever owns the land
2007-08-19 07:17:29 · answer #10 · answered by JOHN S 1 · 4⤊ 0⤋