Hazard Warning Lights

tony6403

It seems clear from everyday driving that by activating your hazard warning lights you can park on pavements , block the entrance to the doctor's surgery , ignore any form of traffic regulation order and leave your vehicle in the middle of the road.
I wonder if shoplifters are exempt from prosecution if they put them on?

stator

Yes, if you wear one of these you can get away with anything

AdrianC

tony6403 wrote: »

It seems clear from everyday driving that by activating your hazard warning lights you can park on pavements , block the entrance to the doctor's surgery , ignore any form of traffic regulation order and leave your vehicle in the middle of the road.

This is coming as news to you? Where have you been for the last few decades?

Sam_Fallow

tony6403 wrote: »

It seems clear from everyday driving that by activating your hazard warning lights you can park on pavements , block the entrance to the doctor's surgery , ignore any form of traffic regulation order and leave your vehicle in the middle of the road.
I wonder if shoplifters are exempt from prosecution if they put them on?

On some car models it's the only way to see any flashing lights as the indicators don't seem to function in the conventional sense.

bengalknights

If you have a teddy bear or baby on board sticker on the back of your car you can also park in family bays

poppasmurf_bewdley

bengalknights wrote: »

If you have a teddy bear or baby on board sticker on the back of your car you can also park in family bays

Before my Mum passed away at the age of 87, I always parked in the Parent & Child spaces when I took her shopping. The extra width available helped when getting her wheelchair out of the car and with loading up her shopping. I didn't have any of those stickers in my car.

We were never challenged.

Fat_Walt

poppasmurf_bewdley wrote: »

Before my Mum passed away at the age of 87, I always parked in the Parent & Child spaces when I took her shopping. The extra width available helped when getting her wheelchair out of the car and with loading up her shopping. I didn't have any of those stickers in my car.

We were never challenged.

Scoredraw then as I never get challenged when I park in a disabled bay without a blue badge.

Head_The_Ball

poppasmurf_bewdley wrote: »

Before my Mum passed away at the age of 87, I always parked in the Parent & Child spaces when I took her shopping. The extra width available helped when getting her wheelchair out of the car and with loading up her shopping. I didn't have any of those stickers in my car.

We were never challenged.

Fair enough. Together you are a parent and child.

Head_The_Ball

One of my pet hates is people who park in legal parking spaces at the side of the road but put their hazard lights on.

That means that, unless they are the first car in the parking spaces, anyone driving along looking for a parking space only see the right hand indicator and think someone is about to pull out and make a space for them.

First World Problems eh?

Richard53

Head_The_Ball wrote: »

One of my pet hates is people who park in legal parking spaces at the side of the road but put their hazard lights on.

That means that, unless they are the first car in the parking spaces, anyone driving along looking for a parking space only see the right hand indicator and think someone is about to pull out and make a space for them.

First World Problems eh?

Same with rear fog lights when it isn't foggy/raining. Car up front is braking - no he isn't - yes he is - no he isn't. Not the best thing in fast traffic on a crowded motorway.