Snow on your car roof?

[justin220]

Got a text just now saying the police are stopping people in Aberdeen today if they have snow on the roof of their car.. Issuing 3 points and £60 fine..

Anyone heard anything?

[anonymous-user]

ive heard this too, but down here, although the ranging conspiracy theory is been started by phone networks to make everyone text everyone

[cat220]

There was a thread earlier on this...

http://www.pistonheads.com/xforums/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[standfree93]

Quite a hefty penalty!
But I suppose it'll prevent accidents. Seen a few cars with inches of snow on the roof, and braking and having snow completely cover their windscreen.

[jshell]

fk them, they deserve the 3 points for pure laziness.

[justin220]

cat220 said:

There was a thread earlier on this...

http://www.pistonheads.com/xforums/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Sorry, never noticed!

[D-Speed]

Its a load of rubbish.

[Lost soul]

I beleive it is an offence in Germany

[Swifty Stig]

tis ste cos i was behind a cop car iday beside sainsburys and he had snow on his roof and he was behind a taxi with a roofracklookalike o snow on his roof.

[robinh20mrv]

No, its true, get the big snow off before you hit the road,

And this came straight from the horses mouth! its not a joke.

apparently its a construction and use offence.

[D-Speed]

Taken from the "snow on roof" thread...

Craigie said:

ON STV news apparently Strathclyde have issued a statement today saying that the contents of this text/email is rubbish and that it is incorrect in what it states, but they do recommend people clearing their car roof.

[Mattymouse33]

jshell said:

fk them, they deserve the 3 points for pure laziness.

Do you clean all the snow off your car before setting off?

Also, what do you do if you have a very large 4x4, how do you clean the roof?

Just wondering

[thomson]

Mattymouse33 said:

jshell said:

fk them, they deserve the 3 points for pure laziness.

Do you clean all the snow off your car before setting off?

Also, what do you do if you have a very large 4x4, how do you clean the roof?

Just wondering

I clean the snow off the Range Rover roof with a floor squeegee, extendable pole, takes minutes


Totally agree about the 3 points though , had a knob jockey stopped in the outside lane of of the A92 because he hit the brakes and then couldn't see a thing.

[mazdajason]

A leaf blower duh.

[Pau1]

Interesting...

(Pic stolen from another Forum btw)

[Proxy]

I know someone who called the police about this one - just to clear things up.
Their reply was basically - "Haha, what a load of bs"
They said they were aware of the text but had no idea how it started.

They can stop you & ask you to clear it if it's ridiculously high - but that's it I think.

Edited by Proxy on Thursday 2nd December 10:40

[a11y_m]

I've just cleared the snow from the roof of my van (with the help of a step ladder and a brush) but that was more to do with the weight of it. It's a fibreglass elevating roof (campervan style) and worried about the weight of 2' of snow on it...

[jshell]

Mattymouse33 said:

jshell said:

fk them, they deserve the 3 points for pure laziness.

Do you clean all the snow off your car before setting off?

Also, what do you do if you have a very large 4x4, how do you clean the roof?

Just wondering

I do, I have & I'm tall enough to reach.

[IforB]

I spoke to a mate who's a traffic cop. His response was "Don't be stupid, it isn't an offence."

However, it's not a bad idea to get it off though.