pulling into bus lane to let police car pass

neilmcl

spacey2012 wrote: »

Off topic again....

Blame the troll.

Jamie_Carter

smashingyour... wrote: »

I can see you're not.

Read the Dorset policy and read basic as panda driver.

Actually I am blue light trained, if you had read my earlier posts you would realise this. But I presume that you aren't?

This thread has nothing to do with basic drivers. Anyone who works for the police (even civilian workers), can become basic drivers.

Jamie_Carter

smashingyour... wrote: »

You said panda driver aka a basic.

I don't think you understand what you are talking about.

A basic driver is just someone who works for the police (including civilian workers), who are allowed to drive police vehicles just as a normal car.

Most panda cars have blue lights and sirens fitted for use by drivers who have received blue light training. But panda cars can also be driven by basic drivers, but they have to obey all road traffic laws, and can't driver on blues (so are irrelevant to this thread).

Jamie_Carter

spacey2012 wrote: »

Off topic again....

Unfortunately you have to explain things in great detail to some people, which can lead to a thread sometimes drifting off topic.

smashingyour...

ado wrote: »

[BNo police force allows PC's who haven't had appropriate training to exceed the speed limit or be exempt from certain traffic signs. [/B]PC's with a basic authority can drive marked police vehicles but must obey all driving rules. The basic authority is given to people following a short assessment but without any extra training, but then they are not expected or allowed to drive their vehicles in any different way from the general public. PC's who have taken a 3 week response driving course are exempt from some rules and if judged competent will receive a standard ticket. They cannot pursue vehicles and cannot respond to jobs on the motorway. I won't comment on advanced drivers as I have not taken that course.

Sorry but they do under certain circumstances. And as you well know the rta gives the exemption and not the force.

Jamie_Carter

smashingyour... wrote: »

Sorry but they do under certain circumstances. And as you well know the rta gives the exemption and not the force.

Drivers who are not blue light trained don't have any exemption under the RTA. They have to obey the same laws as any other road user.

Where do you get all your information from??

smashingyour...

Jamie_Carter wrote: »

I don't think you understand what you are talking about.

A basic driver is just someone who works for the police (including civilian workers), who are allowed to drive police vehicles just as a normal car.

Most panda cars have blue lights and sirens fitted for use by drivers who have received blue light training. But panda cars can also be driven by basic drivers, but they have to obey all road traffic laws, and can't driver on blues (so are irrelevant to this thread).

I think you are narrow mined to one force, that's even if you are what you claim. That driver policy refers to police officers and not police staff

ado

smashingyour... wrote: »

Sorry but they do under certain circumstances. And as you well know the rta gives the exemption and not the force.

No they don't. Drivers with basic authorities are not allowed to use blues and twos. Simple. End of story.

Jeeze this is like the episode of Father Ted where he's trying to explain to Dougal why cows which are far away look small!

Jamie_Carter

smashingyour... wrote: »

I think you are narrow mined to one force, that's even if you are what you claim. That driver policy refers to police officers and not police staff

What I am doesn't really come into this. I haven't actually said who I work for, and I'm not going to. I just said that I am blue light trained. It's the fact that I know the law on this, and you don't.

Non blue light trained officers are not allowed to drive on blue lights, and are not exempt any laws under the RTA.

smashingyour...

Jamie_Carter wrote: »

Because if they have their blue lights on then they are blue light trained.

See, it's not that complicated.



I'm not trying to tell you anything. But if they do, and they are caught, then they would be in serious trouble.

It's not difficult to tell if a police vehicle has exceeded the speed limit, as they have trackers installed.



No I didn't. My comment was in context with this thread. The OP wouldn't have had to move out of the way of a basic driver would they?

Can you show us where the requirement is to move over for a police vehicle on blue lights and where it says you don't when a basic decides to use them when they shouldn't?