Definitive tax disc display poll

[Red Herring]

Originally Posted by Bellerophon

Erm, I don't think that is quite right.

The only time anyone who is blue light trained can use their exemptions is when they are using blue lights. If a police officer is responding to an emergency without the use of blue lights then they have to obey the laws of the road. We had this drummed into us during my blue light training as a paramedic. If you exceed the speed limit (when on an emergency) without a visible and, if necessary, audible warning and you have an accident it will be deemed to be your fault.

Just my £0.02 worth.

Really, so when a copper is following you in order to gather evidence against your speeding they have to have their blue lights on do they.....think about it for a moment, they have to speed in order to keep up with you!

Now an ambulance driver may well be different (actually it's not different in law, just in their training) after all, an ambulance has no reason for not using blue lights does it?

Originally Posted by Red Herring

Really, so when a copper is following you in order to gather evidence against your speeding they have to have their blue lights on do they.....think about it for a moment, they have to speed in order to keep up with you!

That's kind of a moot point.

If there's two officers in the car, then their word can be taken as evidence in court, and they don't need a calibrated reading.

If they're relying on calibrated speed equipment, this can calculate very very quickly the speed of another car. Maybe 10secs follow tops. Then blue's to pull the vehicle over.

[tinpants]

Originally Posted by Red Herring

Really, so when a copper is following you in order to gather evidence against your speeding they have to have their blue lights on do they.....think about it for a moment, they have to speed in order to keep up with you!

Now an ambulance driver may well be different (actually it's not different in law, just in their training) after all, an ambulance has no reason for not using blue lights does it?

Not all the time, no. However there are times when a silent approach is required by an ambulance. In these cases the crew must respond within the limits of the law, ie obey the law of the road.

[ogden]

My GSXR doesn't even have a tax-disc holder and the disc itself lives in the same folder as the V5 and everything else at home. My RGV has a long-expired tax disc in a holder on the bike and the valid disc is sitting on the bedroom floor waiting to be stored in the same manner as the one for the gixer. I didn't spot an option for this on the poll, which is a bit weak.

I haven't had a copper query my tax disc in almost 15 years. I was tugged for riding in a cycle lane a couple of weeks ago and plod didn't even check insurance, let alone tax, I was just given a ticket.

Seriously. Life's too short to worry about correctly displaying a tax disc. Stop worrying and enjoy life.

[dirtydog]

I never display mine and have never been done for it or even questioned about it's whereabouts

[Red Herring]

Originally Posted by Bellerophon

Not all the time, no. However there are times when a silent approach is required by an ambulance. In these cases the crew must respond within the limits of the law, ie obey the law of the road.

Do blue lights make a lot of noise then?

[Red Herring]

Originally Posted by Baph

That's kind of a moot point.

If there's two officers in the car, then their word can be taken as evidence in court, and they don't need a calibrated reading.

If they're relying on calibrated speed equipment, this can calculate very very quickly the speed of another car. Maybe 10secs follow tops. Then blue's to pull the vehicle over.

Actually it's 2/10th of a mile whilst maintaining a constant gap........

I've had two tax discs nicked in two years so now I colour photocopy my tax disc and put the photocopy in the tax disc holder and put the proper one under my seat.