It is an offence to cause an obstruction, annoyance or danger with a wagon, cart or carriage. 

It is also an offence to ride or drive furiously any horse or carriage. 

Contravention leads to a maximum penalty at Magistrates of 14 days in prison and a £200 fine. 

The Highways Act 1835 also makes obstruction an offence and leads to the same fines. Both of these were updated by the Highways Act 1980 which says it is an offence to willfully obstruct the free passage along a public highway.

Contravention of this Act can lead to a fine of £1000 at Magistrates Court. The Act also makes it illegal to hawk, trade or pitch a booth on a highway. It makes an offence of depositing anything on the road causing injury to other users or endangering them.