Are Convoys' Illegal?

[car.chic]

I've heard somewhere that more than 2 cars driving together are illegal, is this true? and why?

[DucatiGary]

apparently if you can be proved to be heading to join a convoy, even if your not with another car, thats illegal also.

[robinhood21]

No idea, but I did see an off-road convoy (if you see what I mean ) traveling down the A12 a few weeks ago.

[Benjoli]

car.chic said:

I've heard somewhere that more than 2 cars driving together are illegal, is this true? and why?

I reckon that Kris Kristofferson would argue to the contrary.

[sadako]

Could be worth asking in SPL

[bigdavy]

I'm involved in a local classic car club and we have recently been informed that the rules have recently changed. Now the law states you are not allowed to have more than 12 vehicles traveling together without a license from one of the motoring organisations such as MSA or rac. Seems a bit daft to me, all you need to do is keep groups to 12 or less and avoid the whole license issue.

[spunky-mon]

bigdavy said:

I'm involved in a local classic car club and we have recently been informed that the rules have recently changed. Now the law states you are not allowed to have more than 12 vehicles traveling together without a license from one of the motoring organisations such as MSA or rac. Seems a bit daft to me, all you need to do is keep groups to 12 or less and avoid the whole license issue.

if there were 30 cars say. 3 groups of ten. how far apart do these groups need to be not to be classed as one?

[DucatiGary]

what convoy?

why would I want to drive with them?

who are they?

thats a mighty fine octavia you have there orrificer, wanna race?

Edited by DucatiGary on Tuesday 20th March 19:38

[bigdavy]

spunky-mon said:

bigdavy said:

I'm involved in a local classic car club and we have recently been informed that the rules have recently changed. Now the law states you are not allowed to have more than 12 vehicles traveling together without a license from one of the motoring organisations such as MSA or rac. Seems a bit daft to me, all you need to do is keep groups to 12 or less and avoid the whole license issue.

if there were 30 cars say. 3 groups of ten. how far apart do these groups need to be not to be classed as one?

It's all a bit confusing to be honest, we are struggling to fully understand the details. It states if you have more than 12 vehicles travelling together the organisers must obtain the appropriate license for each event at a cost of £xxx (depending which organisation you sign up with) But as i read it as long as I as an organiser only send off 10 at a time, the club is ok (I think) I don't recall any exact numbers for keeping apart, after all is it my fault if the 2nd group catches the first?

[Killer2005]

Why would convoying be illegal?

[Pigeon]

Anti-rave nazism?

[identti]

How can they prove you're in a convoy?

"Are you wiz 'im?"

"No."

[jagdpanther]

Oh shit

[Tunku]

It will be to prevent terrorism. We all know terrorists travel in convoy or assemble in large groups. Ergo.
I wonder what will happen to charity runs in cars or on bikes. We have a big Easter Egg run up here on bikes, and there are a bit more than twelve. I wonder how they would stop a "convoy"?

[angrys3owner]

What a load of old shit, thats almost impossible to enforce, another shit law by this bunch of total arsefaced wankers.

sorry had a bad day... yep they're s too.

[jagdpanther]

Definitely an anti terrorism thing

Terrorists always drive nice cars in packs of 12+ down well know routes so not to be too suspicious

[Strawman]

identti said:

How can they prove you're in a convoy?

"Are you wiz 'im?"

"No."

"how come you are the 311th Lotus to drive by in the last 15 minutes?"

"coincidence "

[DucatiGary]

Tunku said:

Ergo.

somones birthday? - nope
anniversary ? - nope
gordon brown been knifed in the ear? - nope

I thought Ergo's where for special occasions only, its in the terms and conditions .. .. .. ..

Teds limited us to a certain quantity of these precious things and you just go squandering them as if they grown on lentalists . . . .

pah

Edited by DucatiGary on Tuesday 20th March 20:50

[fidgits]

DucatiGary said:

what convoy?

why would I want to drive with them?

who are they?

thats a mighty fine octavia you have there orrificer, wanna race?

Edited by DucatiGary on Tuesday 20th March 19:38

what officer?

No, I dont know who they are... I just figured Porsche 911's were popular around this neck of the woods...

well yes, 47 all in one continuous line is a bit odd, but were not that far from Canary Wharf are we?

[DucatiGary]

fidgits said:

DucatiGary said:

what convoy?

why would I want to drive with them?

who are they?

thats a mighty fine octavia you have there orrificer, wanna race?

Edited by DucatiGary on Tuesday 20th March 19:38

what officer?

No, I dont know who they are... I just figured Porsche 911's were popular around this neck of the woods...

well yes, 47 all in one continuous line is a bit odd, but were not that far from Canary Wharf are we?

you know me better than that by now!

my skillz, witt, determination, competitive streak along with my boyish good looks charm and way with the ladies means id be waaaaay behind all 46 of the others