3 points and £60 fine for brake lights

mikey72

Strider590 wrote: »

Due to a number of forumites who think that we don't need brake lights to tell us the car in front is stopping, im bumping this rather ironic thread up from the abyss.

So removing brake lights from all cars would not be dangerous because...........

Go!

I think all you've managed to do is find a good example of someone who had no brake lights for a period of time........and no one hit him.
Lucky for the op you where never behind him as some stage then I guess.

Strider590

mikey72 wrote: »

I think all you've managed to do is find a good example of someone who had no brake lights for a period of time........and no one hit him.
Lucky for the op you where never behind him as some stage then I guess.

I found another example of "never had an accident, but seem plenty in my rear view mirror".

6 million drivers in the UK and your banging on about luck? Is it lucky to not win the lottery? :rotfl:

photome

That was interesting reading, wonder what happened to the OP, maybe he got locked up for a couple of years for being a .....

Would love to know the outcome

The Op does still use the forum he even started a thread about the DVLA and conspiracy theory

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/38537340#Comment_38537340

zappahey

vax2002 wrote: »

Would need to prove intent in court, that the vehicle was intentionally driven with a defective braking system. As the lights are not part of the braking system and the defendant had taken all reasonable steps to rectify and maintain the vehicle the Clark of the court would most likely have to dismiss the charge on the grounds it could not be reasonable proven the defendant was knowingly driving a defective vehicle .

Absolute nonsense.