Silly Police - Fine for blowing nose (Case now dropped)

[Neil]

Ridiculous isn't it, whatever happened to just plain old "accidents", there has to be a blame put somewhere all the time.

So true - I dunno if you've noticed, but Police don't like the term RTA any more - they prefer RTC.

 

[legrandefromage]

I often turn my engine off if in a queue - technically, with the engine off and stationary, you can do what you like.

 

[Easy_Rider]

I often turn my engine off if in a queue - technically, with the engine off and stationary, you can do what you like.

Aye, but if there are 4 officers who say your engine was running your buggered, like my brother and the driving with no hands incident.
or they will say you were causing an obstruction.

They need to tick that box somehow!

 

[legrandefromage]

what about if I was in my 1981 Polo E which has early 'stop/ start' technology?

Seriously, I'd probably get a 'resisting arrest' charge as anything like that would immediately wind me up.

 

[Neil]

what about if I was in my 1981 Polo E which has early 'stop/ start' technology?

In that case it's starter motor or battery would have failed and you'd probably not have got that far! ;-)

 

[legrandefromage]

what about if I was in my 1981 Polo E which has early 'stop/ start' technology?

In that case it's starter motor or battery would have failed and you'd probably not have got that far! ;-)

er, no as the Polo E was offered with 'stop/start' technology to give it around 60mpg in 1981 - sounds familiar? same was offered on MkII golfs in around 1989. I would love to see them argue over that.

there was one force that sent their light aircraft up to follow a lady eating an apple.

I dont have any points on my licence BTW. (which now means I'll get 6 tonight)

 

[Neil]

what about if I was in my 1981 Polo E which has early 'stop/ start' technology?

In that case it's starter motor or battery would have failed and you'd probably not have got that far! ;-)

er, no as the Polo E was offered with 'stop/start' technology to give it around 60mpg in 1981 - sounds familiar? same was offered on MkII golfs in around 1989. I would love to see them argue over that.

Don't get me wrong - I remember them - just weren't they notorious for being unreliable at it after a while? Either batteries or starters playing up?

 

[legrandefromage]

its not the point though - its the 'one crime fits all' way the police smack fines and penalty points down for the least thing.

lots of new cars have stop/start, bluetooth, USB, big LCD screens, that all requires our attention rather than keeping our eyes on the road.

Dammit, when my back aches, I adjust the seat and I cant see the fecking speedo or when my hands are at certain positions on the steering wheel, its partially obscured.

I see so many people jump lights and do 40mph+ in 30 zones but theres no-one around...

the point of all this is that the blowing nose thing is stoopid and beyond belief and is one in a hundred other dubious 'crimes' committed on the road.

 

[Easy_Rider]

Video of the guy interviewed on BBC http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8486842.stm

The same officer! http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/co ... 82359.html

This isn't a one-off, by any means (indeed, the policeman who gave Mancini his ticket was PC Stuart Gray – who recently issued a £50 fixed penalty to a man who accidentally dropped a £10 note in the street).

 

[channa]

One story I always liked (may be urban myth?) is you can get done for drunk driving if you are the only person in a car and have the keys on you. This includes being asleep in the back.

I believe you can, and people have. I think truckers feel the effects, too.

I guess the thing is, with people in cars, or getting in cars, it's an easy excuse ("I was going to sleep it off...").

It'll be "Drunk in charge of a vehicle" or something like that, though, not drunk driving, per se.

I suspect it's the case for many examples that seem ridiculous, it's dealing with the spurious excuses.

In this case, though, they could visually see the example and they could have used discretion and not bring the reputation of Police into disrepute.

Actually neil the offence of Drunk in charge is somethhing quite close to my heart.

The reason being is I live full time in a motor caravan, so if in a layby as an example for the night, I might have a bottle of wine and in theory could have some explaining to do.

The problem with DIC from the polices point of view is that someone in a car does decided 10 minutes later and are OPL.

The statutory defence on this one, and interestingly I would have to demonstrate to a court I wasn't going to drive is that there is an element of reverse burden of Proof.

In other words I have to prove I wasnt going to drive, :roll:

Easiest thing for me is to put the jim jams on slippers and prepare for bed and leave a few plates unwashed till morning ( yuk ).

has you can see your worships , i had no plans to go anywhere

Channa