Police lights and the law

[tailormtm]

I have seen this advert on PH:

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/206609.htm

I have seen these working on another car and they are very good and am considering buying them for my car. As they are meant to be police issue I know that its illegal to use them on the road, but are they legal to use off-road/ car show use?

[wasted years]

Off road use only.

HTH

[Snake the Sniper]

Off road you can do what you like really. On it, only the police are allowed blue lights.

[tailormtm]

very happy to hear that, thanks guys!

[R_U_LOCAL]

Snake the Sniper said:

Off road you can do what you like really. On it, only the police are allowed blue lights.

As well as ambulance, Fire Service, Coastguard, blood and organ delivery vehicles and mountain rescue.

[Graebob]

Out of curiousity, if you were pulled for a seperate incident (say even a random stop and check with no other violation) and an officer found the lights, would that result in a charge? I'd think so, but I'm just curious

Edited by Graebob on Sunday 22 July 14:25

[R_U_LOCAL]

Graebob said:

Out of curiousity, if you were pulled for a seperate incident (say even a random stop and check with no other violation) and an officer found the lights, would that result in a charge? I'd think so, but I'm just curious

Edited by Graebob on Sunday 22 July 14:25

As far as I'm aware, it's only an offence to use them improperly - not to possess them.

[g_attrill]

anonymous said:

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The law is that they can only be only be used on an emergency vehicle, which is (amongst others) "a vehicle used for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes".

So for an off-duty officer to use them it would depend on whether the use was a "police purpose". One problem is that only a uniformed officer has the power to order a vehicle to stop (although in practice this means that if a vehicle doesn't stop no offence is commited). Another problem is internal force policy - it may well be that if the policy prohibits something then the act might not be deemed a "police purpose".

Edited by g_attrill on Sunday 22 July 15:51

[vonhosen]

R_U_LOCAL said:

Graebob said:

Out of curiousity, if you were pulled for a seperate incident (say even a random stop and check with no other violation) and an officer found the lights, would that result in a charge? I'd think so, but I'm just curious

Edited by Graebob on Sunday 22 July 14:25

As far as I'm aware, it's only an offence to use them improperly - not to possess them.

It's an offence to have them fitted
Reg 16 Road Vehicle Lighting Regs 1989.

[7db]

R_U_LOCAL said:

Snake the Sniper said:

Off road you can do what you like really. On it, only the police are allowed blue lights.

As well as ambulance, Fire Service, Coastguard, blood and organ delivery vehicles and mountain rescue.

Well that's all the brave boys and girls of bomb disposal out in the cold...

[liner33]

Seems to be a bit of a trend on the Jap scene of late , flashing blue strobes behind the grill .

I really dont get it

[Chrispy Porker]

liner33 said:

Seems to be a bit of a trend on the Jap scene of late , flashing blue strobes behind the grill .

I really dont get it

Saw a car last night with a blue glow underneath.
What on earth is that about?

Am I turning into my father ?

[carrotchomper]

"You never had me, you never had your car"