Will I get captured
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On a few occasions I have dialled 999 while on the motorway to report hazardous debris etc giving milepost marker etc. If I'm not using hands free would I get prosecuted if seen doing this by unmarked car ; presumably I could show them the call log on the phone at the roadside if stopped but sometime later might be hard
You have a valid defence if it's an emergency. I'd argue that debris probably wasn't an emergency.
Little green sticky pad things are a fiver in most supermarkets. Buy one, no handheld device, no issue. Badly framed legislation, because making the call is IMHO more dangerous than holding a device, but it is what it is.
Little green sticky pad things are a fiver in most supermarkets. Buy one, no handheld device, no issue. Badly framed legislation, because making the call is IMHO more dangerous than holding a device, but it is what it is.
The legislation has an exception for calling emergency numbers.
https://www.gov.uk/using-mobile-phones-when-drivin...
When you can use a phone in your vehicle
If you’re the driver, you can only use your phone in a vehicle if you:
- need to call 999 or 112 in an emergency and it’s unsafe or impractical to stop
- are safely parked
Chris
https://www.gov.uk/using-mobile-phones-when-drivin...
When you can use a phone in your vehicle
If you’re the driver, you can only use your phone in a vehicle if you:
- need to call 999 or 112 in an emergency and it’s unsafe or impractical to stop
- are safely parked
Chris
ScoobyChris said:
The legislation has an exception for calling emergency numbers.
https://www.gov.uk/using-mobile-phones-when-drivin...
When you can use a phone in your vehicle
If you’re the driver, you can only use your phone in a vehicle if you:
- need to call 999 or 112 in an emergency and it’s unsafe or impractical to stop
- are safely parked
- have it stuck on a really fragile bit of Chinese tat in an airvent, OR on an impractically long wobbly stick
Chris
EFA https://www.gov.uk/using-mobile-phones-when-drivin...
When you can use a phone in your vehicle
If you’re the driver, you can only use your phone in a vehicle if you:
- need to call 999 or 112 in an emergency and it’s unsafe or impractical to stop
- are safely parked
- have it stuck on a really fragile bit of Chinese tat in an airvent, OR on an impractically long wobbly stick
Chris
randlemarcus said:
You have a valid defence if it's an emergency. I'd argue that debris probably wasn't an emergency.
Little green sticky pad things are a fiver in most supermarkets. Buy one, no handheld device, no issue. Badly framed legislation, because making the call is IMHO more dangerous than holding a device, but it is what it is.
I'd disagree with that. Debris in the fast lane, or any lane for that matter can be devastating if hit. People will also swerve round the object because at speed you won't see it until the last minute. Debris is the cause of some very nasty accidents. Little green sticky pad things are a fiver in most supermarkets. Buy one, no handheld device, no issue. Badly framed legislation, because making the call is IMHO more dangerous than holding a device, but it is what it is.
Mk3Spitfire said:
I'd disagree with that. Debris in the fast lane, or any lane for that matter can be devastating if hit. People will also swerve round the object because at speed you won't see it until the last minute. Debris is the cause of some very nasty accidents.
More than happy to be corrected, especially given your profession, IIRC. OP, crack on 
randlemarcus said:
Mk3Spitfire said:
I'd disagree with that. Debris in the fast lane, or any lane for that matter can be devastating if hit. People will also swerve round the object because at speed you won't see it until the last minute. Debris is the cause of some very nasty accidents.
More than happy to be corrected, especially given your profession, IIRC. OP, crack on 
Been called to all sorts of debris on the roads. Wheel barrows, ladders, canoes....
Word of warning though, don't forget that lorry tyres have very sharp metal sticking out of them when they blow, and will cut your hands to shreds when you heroically try a "grab and throw in one" action. They are also heavier than you think and you will end up looking like a complete whimp and have to drag the thing slowly instead of the launch that you had in mind.
Or so I've heard.
Mk3Spitfire said:
I'd disagree with that. Debris in the fast lane, or any lane for that matter can be devastating if hit. People will also swerve round the object because at speed you won't see it until the last minute. Debris is the cause of some very nasty accidents.
I have called one in before and the emergency operator said it was fine to be calling the way I was... (it was a girder in lane 3 of the M1)There was a recent debris incident on the M50 that didn't end well for some poor devil.
Life changing injury according to the local rag, it was a few weeks back, I can't find a link, something got flicked up, went through the windscreen and smashed into the face of a front seat passenger.
Life changing injury according to the local rag, it was a few weeks back, I can't find a link, something got flicked up, went through the windscreen and smashed into the face of a front seat passenger.
I once had a transit van overtake me at 5am on a Saturday morning , as he came past his back door opened, the spare wheel rolled out, bounced about 10ft in the air then flew off into a field, as he turned back into lane 1 the swing shut the door.
I bet it was weeks before he even knew it was gone
And I had a truck wheel explode about 10ft in front of me showering my van with bits of rubber and crap
That wakes you up
I bet it was weeks before he even knew it was gone
And I had a truck wheel explode about 10ft in front of me showering my van with bits of rubber and crap
That wakes you up
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