Sixty pounds Sir - and here's your three points

Not me this time, but a mate of mine I saw in the pub last night. He
was somewhere West of the M25 on a small 'A' road when he came round a
corner and had to brake /hard/ to avoid tail-ending a queue of traffic.
He backed up smartly and applied hazard lights to obviate being taken
roughly himself, then once a queue had formed behind him, rolled up to
the end of the line in front. Jolly sensible - well, he is an ex-senior
copper and was sober for once ...

Anyway, the jam was caused by a large truck of the builders' merchant
persuasion which had been attempting to reverse onto a building site and
had coughed its lot when broadside on, so nobody was going anywhere for
a while. So, Mr Responsible places a call to the office to tell them
he's been delayed and that he'll advise an ETA when he can guess at one.

No sooner has he finished the call when there's a tap at the window. A
Hofficer of the Law, no less: "Using a telephonic device when driving,
Sir? You're nicked, you are".

Apparently it doesn't matter if you've been stationary with the engine
off for ten minutes. Apparently it doesn't matter if you're effectively
parked, and will be for the forseeable. Apparently, if you're sitting
in the driver's seat with the keys in the ignition and the phone in your
hand - you're nicked.

Reminiscent of the old 'Drunk In Charge' it seems. Deeply unpleasant.

 

Jesus, that is bloody harsh.

--


Nige,

BMW K1200S
Range Rover Vogue
Suzuki GSX-R600 Racebike

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Pip

Quite so. Personally I would fight that one. Hard.

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - "He's hopeless, but he's honest"

I have already made the greatest contribution to the fight against climate
change that I can make: I have decided not to breed. Now quit bugging me and
go and talk to the Catholics.

 

Old Bobby Peel said:

The nine principles,

1. The basic mission for which the police exist is to prevent crime
and disorder.

2. The ability of the police to perform their duties is dependent upon
public approval of police actions.

3. Police must secure the willing co-operation of the public in
voluntary observance of the law to be able to secure and maintain the
respect of the public.

4. The degree of co-operation of the public that can be secured
diminishes proportionately to the necessity of the use of physical force.

5. Police seek and preserve public favour not by catering to public
opinion but by constantly demonstrating absolute impartial service to the
law.

6. Police use physical force to the extent necessary to secure
observance of the law or to restore order only when the exercise of
persuasion, advice and warning is found to be insufficient.

7. Police, at all times, should maintain a relationship with the
public that gives reality to the historic tradition that the police are
the public and the public are the police; the police being only members
of the public who are paid to give full-time attention to duties which
are incumbent on every citizen in the interests of community welfare and
existence

8. Police should always direct their action strictly towards their
functions and never appear to usurp the powers of the judiciary.

9. The test of police efficiency is the absence of crime and disorder,
not the visible evidence of police action in dealing with it.

Basically - the old bill have failed totally - in every possible way -
but still we don't rise as one and overthrow our tyrannical masters.

Why not?

 

Tut, tut. What happened to being able to stop in the distance you can see
to be clear...?

I thought the dividing line was "Is the engine's running?"

'course, since he pleaded guilty by taking the fixed penalty, there's no
way of knowing.

 

Apparently he did.

 

Nothing happened to it. A miss is as good as a mile.

 

The police have the big sticks.

 

**** off Froggie. I was talking to the real Brits, not you commers-in.

 

Are we scared? No brothers! We shall overthrow to evil overlords.

Perhaps next week eh? I've got the dentists tomorrow and Thursday is
always busy at work.

 

Fair play - it does sound like you come from a long line of no-hopers
like the rest of us. Welcome brother.

 

Amazing. So if you have a shunt, & can't get out your car because your
foot's trapped, you just have to sit there until someone finds you or
you die, cos dialling 999 is illegal.

I'd be all over my MP & the press with that one, that's for sure.

--
Krusty

'03 Tiger 955i
'02 MV Senna (for sale) '96 Tiger (for sale)
'79 Fantic Hiro 250 (for sale) '81 Corvette (for sale)

 

Might not be such a good idea in these PC times .

 

The dividing line is keys in the ignition , out your car can not be driven , in it
can

 

You are exused if its an emergency .


Ironic thing is you can use other communications devices

 

Been a long time now since I was in anyway helpful to a copper unless I
was in a really good mood. I wouldn't go so far as to say they are all
scum, but it's like Americans, this basic assumption will see you
through 9 times out of 10.

 

TBF it was proved in NI that Plod and his families can be made to worry
a lot.

 

<dusts off old AK-47> Back in a tick, off for a bit off plod shooting

 

Do you have a reference for that?

 

That's not what the home office webpage says about it..

http://www.crimereduction.homeoffice.gov.uk/vehiclecrime/vehiclecrime38.htm

see the exception 5th line down..

The ban also applies to driving while stopped at traffic lights or in
a traffic jam. While the car is under the control of a driver, then
that driver cannot use a mobile phone. An exception is made in lengthy
tailbacks when the engine is turned off.