The use of mirrors when manouvering a road vehicle is only advisory under the Highway Code. It is not mandatory, and a judge could not be criticised for not requiring such a counsel of perfection in a situation where a vehicle was being driven within a builder’s yard.
Citations:
Gazette 17-Mar-1999, Times 25-Feb-1999, [1999] EWCA Civ 708
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Road Traffic, Personal Injury
Updated: 30 November 2022; Ref: scu.145623
