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Tue, 4 Jun 2019 - 08:35
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Member Group: Members Posts: 617 Joined: 15 Jun 2006 Member No.: 6,174 |
There is a topic on another site where a driver was going a bit quickly and two officers in an unmarked vehicle travelling in the opposite direction turned around and pulled him over. As they had no record of his speed they issued a S59.
Is this a legitimate use of this option, is it what was intended when it was brought in? https://forums.m3cutters.co.uk/threads/gah-...weekend.213318/ |
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Tue, 4 Jun 2019 - 10:01
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Member Group: Members Posts: 38,006 Joined: 3 Dec 2010 Member No.: 42,618 |
Depending on the circumstances excess speed may well justify a section 59 warning, nothing wrong in principle with that. There might be grounds to dispute it if the speed was 35 in a 30 but I don't imagine that's the scenario.
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Tue, 4 Jun 2019 - 10:31
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Member Group: Members Posts: 898 Joined: 8 Aug 2006 Member No.: 7,035 |
It's telling that he dodges the question of how fast he was going. Given that it's an M4 as well, there may be an element of noise aggravation in there as well.
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Tue, 4 Jun 2019 - 11:51
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Tue, 4 Jun 2019 - 15:23
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Member Group: Members Posts: 1,214 Joined: 24 Mar 2013 From: Scotland Member No.: 60,732 |
Legislations appears to say that a vehicle can be only be seized under S59 for some specific offences ..
QUOTE (a)contravenes section 3 or 34 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (c. 52) (careless and inconsiderate driving and prohibition of off-road driving), and (b)is causing, or is likely to cause, alarm, distress or annoyance to members of the public, It is not completely clear (to me) whether the same definition applies to giving a warning. It would make sense if it did, because otherwise it sort of allows a vehicle to be seized on a first alleged offence. |
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