Robin Burden answered
Urinating in public is considered an offence regardless of what type of vehicle you are driving.
This is due to the Town Police Clauses Act 1847, which also makes it illegal to fly a kite or beat a carpet in a public thoroughfare or road.
Can a lorry driver pee against his own lorry? The main reason people are spoken to by the police for urinating in public is not due to the actual act of urination, but to the more serious offence of indecent exposure.
If a driver is not taking reasonable care to protect members of the public from seeing his 'member', then this can be seen as an offence in itself.
In most cases, a policeman wouldn't bother officially cautioning or arresting a driver simply for urinating against his vehicle, however - and it's unlikely that the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) would be interested in pursuing such a case in court.
However, if a driver is urinating in a public place - where other people are likely to be offended by his actions - I'd say that this probably does constitute an arrestable offence.
There are a few myths being bandied about on the internet which suggest that some drivers are exempt from prosecution (everyone from HGV drivers to Hackney Cab drivers), but the simplest way to avoid problems with the law is to use your common sense.
If you've pulled up on the roadside in the middle of the night for a quick 'whiz' in the bushes, then that should be perfectly acceptable.
If you're 25 meters away from a public house with bathroom facilities, though, then you can expect the police to be a little less understanding.
This is due to the Town Police Clauses Act 1847, which also makes it illegal to fly a kite or beat a carpet in a public thoroughfare or road.
Can a lorry driver pee against his own lorry? The main reason people are spoken to by the police for urinating in public is not due to the actual act of urination, but to the more serious offence of indecent exposure.
If a driver is not taking reasonable care to protect members of the public from seeing his 'member', then this can be seen as an offence in itself.
In most cases, a policeman wouldn't bother officially cautioning or arresting a driver simply for urinating against his vehicle, however - and it's unlikely that the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) would be interested in pursuing such a case in court.
However, if a driver is urinating in a public place - where other people are likely to be offended by his actions - I'd say that this probably does constitute an arrestable offence.
There are a few myths being bandied about on the internet which suggest that some drivers are exempt from prosecution (everyone from HGV drivers to Hackney Cab drivers), but the simplest way to avoid problems with the law is to use your common sense.
If you've pulled up on the roadside in the middle of the night for a quick 'whiz' in the bushes, then that should be perfectly acceptable.
If you're 25 meters away from a public house with bathroom facilities, though, then you can expect the police to be a little less understanding.
