Part 2: Criminal liability for vehicle use Chapter 2: Offences Section 55: Amendment of tampering offence
The tampering offence in section 25 of the RTA 1988 previously only covered tampering with the brake or other parts of the vehicle’s "mechanism" on a road or parking place provided by a local authority. This offence is designed to prevent unlawful interference with vehicles. Section 55 amends section 25 of the RTA 1988 so that the offence expressly includes tampering with any equipment of the vehicle, including any software installed. This amendment is intended to counter any malicious interference with a self-driving vehicle and does not prevent legitimate modifications to a vehicle.