On the spot fines............anyone been nicked yet?

[robinessex]

So, the OTSF have now been inforce for a week or so. Anyone been nicked yet? Has it made any difference, especially to the middle lane numpties? Well, my experience, return trip to Looe at the weekend via the M25, M3, A303, A30, M5, A38 out, and A38, M5, M4, M25 return is no. The fuzz could make a fortune enforcing it, but as they no longer exist in patrol mode anymore, it's just another bit of government bks.

Edited by robinessex on Wednesday 28th August 13:42

[fatjon]

Done a few hundred motorway miles since the announcement and nothing seems to have changed.

[ImDesigner]

I did 400 motorway miles over the weekend.

No is my answer.

[tannedstamina]

Nope..just did a trip down and back to Exter from London via the A303 and still saw the usual stuff. Got held up behind some idiot lady in the right hand lane (even though the LH lane was free) who had decided to cruise at about 55 chatting to her mate.

[beko1987]

up and down the m40 every day for 1 junction and have seen no police doing any work whatsoever

Business as usual it seems. Absence of HATO as well, they normally sit and drink tea off the motorway at J5 at 10 past 4 when I come off there, not seen one for weeks now

[pti]

Birmingham to London, London to Birmingham at the weekend.

Saw loads of MLMs.

Didn't see a single copper.

[Captain Muppet]

I had a little drive to London last week, just to enjoy the improved lane discipline.

I was disappointed. People are still idiots.

[skahigh]

Is anyone actually surprised?

The laws might have been changed but there was no accompanying policy change to increase the number of traffic police so I don't see why anyone would expect to be seeing anything different in terms of visibility of police?

One might hope that the publicity of the issue would change the way some people drive but, I suspect the number who have actually changed their bad driving habits as a result of this law change is tiny!

[Frances The Mute]

After spending all of last week in Devon and Cornwall prior to driving home via the A30 and M5, it's clear we need to get some Sand People with rifles taking potshots at the side of the road.

It was some of the worst driving I've seen for some time. The entire journey of some 180 miles was filled with utter retards doing very daft things indeed. Mrs Mute was similarly vexed which takes some doing.

[fjord]

Our motorway unit is in the process of being obliterated by cameron and his goons.

So in short, probably never.

[pti]

skahigh said:

Is anyone actually surprised?

Not in the slightest.

[Rick101]

Rang an ambulance yesterday as a saw a car in my wing mirror sliding then rolling into a ditch.

Amazingly the young lass was unharmed but after chatting to her afterwards it transpired she was on the phone.
new rules haven't changed her attitude then! hopefully she'll be more careful in future.

[littlebasher]

Frances The Mute said:

After spending all of last week in Devon and Cornwall prior to driving home via the A30 and M5, it's clear we need to get some Sand People with rifles taking potshots at the side of the road.

They frighten easily, but they'll soon be back and in greater numbers

[LotusOmega375D]

The Police should outsource this one and let PH'ers do the enforcement with the aid of a dash camera. They could give us 5 quid commission on every conviction. That would help pay our fuel bills on long journeys, as well as improving driving habits in the long-term. Win-Win.

[rodgling]

Saw a knob undertaking / overtaking at speed in 30-mph blocked up traffic on a motorway on Sunday. Two minutes later, I saw a police car pulling him over, possibly under the remit of these laws. Very nice to see.

Shame the policeman had to spoil it when catching up with him - the policecar was driving up my arse so I would let him past. Can't have everything though.

[mikal83]

robinessex said:

So, the OTSF have now been inforce for a week or so. Anyone been nicked yet? Has it made any difference, especially to the middle lane numpties? Well, my experience, return trip to Looe at the weekend via the M25, M3, A303, A30, M5, A38 out, and A38, M5, M4, M25 return is no. The fuzz could make a fortune enforcing it, but as they no longer exist in patrol mode anymore, it's just another bit of government bks.

Edited by robinessex on Wednesday 28th August 13:42

Just off the track you drove on near liskeard, we often see plod with his hairdryer out leaning against his BMW........Devon n Cornwall plod have loads of money I guess!

[Kentish]

Nope.

Almost T-boned last night by a woman at a roundabout who then bumper hung all the way along the road behind me.

Still, I couldn't expect too much really as she was busy holding the phone to her ear.

[StevenB]

Between Arundal and fontwell on the A27 Monday evening, a Peugeot 207 stayed in the outside lane for about 5 miles, only me following him in the N/S lane wondering how long he was going to stay there - all the way to the fontwell roundabout about......

[MaximumJed]

It's to be expected though. For the last few months there has usually been a police car or a pair of bikes near the entrance to the Blackwall tunnel in the mornings here. They've generally been pulling people who leave it late and then cut in to the traffic heading to the tunnel, or use the hard shoulder to get around traffic.

Presumably up until this point they have been giving advice about the upcoming changes, or taking the opportunity to look for dodgy tyres/insurance etc. Since the new regulations have come in I haven't seen them there once.

[TheGolfGuy]

Frances The Mute said:

After spending all of last week in Devon and Cornwall prior to driving home via the A30 and M5, it's clear we need to get some Sand People with rifles taking potshots at the side of the road.

I think they're currently preoccupied with culling badgers.