Highway code rule 130

[julian64]

so you're following a car and want to overtake. The centre of the road has a foots width of hatching with broken white lines either side.

Rule 130 seems to state you can't cross the hatching unless you have a need to do so.

Is overtaking a need?

I only ask because round my way they seem to be putting these up the road for mile after mile of clear road. It seems to be the councils way of saying that overtaking is now unacceptable

[julian64]

Reason I ask is because I was stopped by unmarked police for an overtake which crossed over them.

Its illegal apparantly, and now I'm looking for them I see they've become the new double white line round my way.

In fact according to the two traffic cops who stopped me in their unmarked I should treat them exactly the same way as a double white.

[julian64]

BertBert said:

Well we think they are wrong.
Bert

I thought they were wrong too, but still decided to use my appologetic face for obvious reasons.