reading this months[jan issue] on the innovate driver article [ page 46]
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he tells of a freind running at 40 m.p.h on a single- carriage way with a long queue of cars behind him who was stopped by the old bill, what are you playing at they demanded.sticking to the speed limits for trucks,he replied.well go a bit faster,we wont nick you, they said.but the speed cammeras will,the driver pointed out.then youd better pull in every couple of miles and let people overtake was there advice.
cant believe that part of the article, surely coppers know the speed limits for trucks , and surely after him telling them he was driving to the speed limits for trucks. they then wouldnt tell him to go faster we wont nick you.
if its a new policy by coppers saying its alright to break speed limits can we have it in writing , doubt it
if its a new policy by coppers saying its alright to break speed limits can we have it in writing , doubt it
If any policeman asks a trucker to break the speed limit, then simply ask him for his name, badge number and rank and tell him you will write to his superiors to query if his action is correct. I think you will find he will go away quickly and you can carry on at your statutory 40 mph as required by law with nor further interference
there was 6 of us doing 40 mph down the a1 one fine sunday morning between cockburns path and berwick and we were all pulled in and told to SPEED UP or we would be charged with obstruction (PRE CAMERA DAYS)
If you ask the authorities they will tell you their answer
Official reply from West Yorkshire Police
West Yorkshire Police:
We would not class an HGV travelling at the legal speed limit for that vehicle (eg 40mph) as being a “slow moving vehicle” and would not consider that the driver could be classed as driving without due consideration for other road users by travelling at the legal speed limit and failing to stop and let other traffic pass. We therefore do not think that it is likely that a prosecution for the offence of driving without reasonable consideration for other road users would be undertaken or succeed.
Having said that it would be considerate of the driver to do so if there was a substantial build up of traffic and there was somewhere safe and convenient to pull in.
The actual offence of driving without reasonable consideration is quite wide-ranging and non-specific It is a subjective test that has to be decided by the court on the evidence before it. The other persons can include other drivers, passengers in the vehicle, or pedestrians and cyclists. It can include leaving a turn indicator on too long to give a misleading signal, or a bus driver taking a corner too fast so that passengers are thrown out of their seats and injured. On a procedural note it is good evidence to ask the driver if he knows what action the Highway Code recommends in the situation.
There is no legal definition of a “slow moving vehicle” but most people would think of slow moving farm tractors or vehicles travelling at a speed well below that of the legal speed limit or well below the speed of other vehicles on the same road.
It is not possible to give an absolutely definite answer in relation to such a wide-ranging offence and it would be for a court to decide based on the particular circumstances of a case. Such a decision could then be used as a guide in other similar cases.
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they demanded.sticking to the speed limits for trucks,he replied.well go a bit faster,we wont nick you, they said.but the speed cammeras will,the driver pointed out.then youd better pull in every couple of miles and let people overtake was there advice.
or we would be charged with obstruction 
(PRE CAMERA DAYS)