no taillights

[simon1987]

fuse went, tried to fix it at road side, fuse went agian. risked it. got caught.

Coppers said i'd get a summons in the post.

endorsable offence or not?

[Vaud]

Non-endorsable. £50, assuming it was just a lighting offence (e.g. lamps not showing steady light, misuse of head/fog lamps)

https://www.theaa.com/motoring_advice/legal-advice...

[SS2.]

If the allegation is that the vehicle was being used in a dangerous condition and posed a danger of injury to other road users, then it would be endorsable.

[simon1987]

They said nothing about it being dangerous but did want a traffic officer to come down to give the car a once over.

Are regular police qualified to give points for a bald tyre?

[Vaud]

simon1987 said:

Are regular police qualified to give points for a bald tyre?

If you mean "can a police officer" assess a tyre - yes they can issue you an FPN or report you for prosecution (police officers don't give points) It doesn't need to be taken to a specialist officer or anything.

http://www.theaa.com/motoring_advice/legal-advice/...

[bishbosh66]

Dodgy electrics and a bald tyre ! Little more car maintenance required, possibly ?

[TooMany2cvs]

simon1987 said:

fuse went, tried to fix it at road side, fuse went agian.

Fuses don't just go. Short circuits cause fuses to go. You've almost certainly got a wire chafed or disconnected somewhere, and shorting to metal bodywork.