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Giving way to emergency vehicles
DIR By: Steve051264
Date: August 29, 2026, 6:16 am
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On the 5th of March, i got stopped for not giving way to a
police vehicle. I was in a large panel van and could not see
him. Due to bright sunshine, his blue lights gave off no visible
ambient light and i could not see him directly due to blind
spot. Traffic was fairly heavy and i was in the outside lane
passing HGV and other traffic. I could not hear the siren over
the noise of the engine, traffic and radio.
He admitted that this wasn't an offence but was going to ticket
me as he assumed i wasn't checking my mirrors frequently enough
so 'driving without undue care and attention'.
I refused to accept the 3 options on the recieved ticket and
complained to the police force but they replied that the court
need to deal with it regardless of whether it is a vexatious
charge.
I have a copy of video from body worn camera, which has been
redacted slightly, but it doesn't really help the officer or
myself. I think part of the redacted video shows the officer
saying i had not committed an offense. Can i request the full
video?
Also, as he could not see me, would an assumption that i wasn't
checking my mirrors frequently be enough for him to issue a
ticket?
#Post#: 129154--------------------------------------------------
Re: Giving way to emergency vehicles
DIR By: andy_foster
Date: August 29, 2026, 6:42 am
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If this goes to court, tickets are irrelevant.
You can ask for a spicy meatfeast pizza, but it doesn't mean
you're going to get it.
What he probably said was that obstructing an emergency vehicle
is not a specific offence if you are not aware that you are
obstructing it.
However, if he told you, on bodycam, that he doesn't think you
committed any offence whatsoever, but he's going to stick you on
anyway because who are the court going to believe, then you
probably want to get a copy of the unredacted footage, including
the earlier footage of him loosing his sh*t when Lord Lucan
overtook him riding Shergar.
If hew was behind you for a significant time with blues and twos
on, far enough back that he would have been clearly visible in
your mirrors, and you failed to see him, that would seem to be
evidence that your driving fell below the standard expected of a
careful and competent driver.
That said, on the many, many times I have seen police with blues
and twos being held up by oblivious drivers, I've never seen
said drivers pulled over for obstructing an emergency vehicle,
as the occifer had something more pressing to deal with - hence
the blues and twos. However, if Morse had instructed Lewis to
put the blues and twos on because he was fed up of sitting in
traffic, he might be more inclined to stop and throw the book at
someone who had failed to respect his authoritah.
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