Police vehicle ramps (aka piggie perches)

[J500ANT]

As I drove to Gloucester on Sunday, there was a Highways Agency Toyota Landcruiser parked up one of these perches, causing all the traffic to panic brake. But these ramps are marked Police Vehicles Only, I wonder does that mean if you had a (bloody minded) police officer that he could nick them?

Tony

PS I cant amend the title sorry, hindsight says i shouldnt have said that!

>> Edited by J500ANT on Tuesday 3rd January 20:15

[CaptMarcoRamius]

HATO are not Police and therefore shouldnt have been on the perch.

[Peter Ward]

I asked this some months back. I was assured by one of our kindly resident BiBs that they are allowed to use the ramps.

[Dwight VanDriver]

I agree with you Peter.

Motorway Traffic (England and Wales) Regs 1982, Reg 16 covers a number of exceptions and relaxations, a couple of which would cover such conduct.

dvd

[guru_1071]

many, many years ago i swopped the head gasket on a mini whilst perched on one of those..........


.....ahem!


....happy days!

[trax]

Dont know about swapping a gasket (As I wouldn't have a clue), but if I broke down on the moterway, and was within distance to get on one of these ramps, I would not hesitate to get me and the car to a safer position. Would I be subsequently be prosecuted for getting further off the hard shoulder into the plce bay? Who knows.

[pdV6]

Rather be prosecuted than squashed by an errant artic...

[silverback mike]

Yes, they are allowed, but have no powers to stop you.

[silverback mike]

trax said:

Dont know about swapping a gasket (As I wouldn't have a clue), but if I broke down on the moterway, and was within distance to get on one of these ramps, I would not hesitate to get me and the car to a safer position. Would I be subsequently be prosecuted for getting further off the hard shoulder into the plce bay? Who knows.

No, common sense would prevail I would hope.