Lucky escape from the police

[I_M_Weasel]

Was driving home today and passed a police car parked at a round about, it didn't immediately follow me and I thought nothing more of it. Anyway a couple of miles on I noticed a car in the rear view mirror, it kind of stood out as it has an headlight out. As the car got closer I realised it was the cop car from the round about. It sat behind me, I figured I was about to be pulled as I would have been simple to pass on the dual carriageway and sure enough as we approached a lay-by the blue lights came on.

The lady cop was very friendly and asked if I knew why I'd been stopped, I said I had no idea, she informed me that my headlight was not working. I couldn't help but smile when answering "what like your headlight" The look on her face was priceless, she spoke to her partner who looked back and shook his head in shame. I had a spare bulb with me and fitted it there and then (the cops had no spare).

Under the circumstances the cops said they wouldn't issue a VDRN, I don't know what that is, was I really in any trouble that could have got me points? Only time I've been stopped and as luck would have it there cars as broken as mine.

 

[Defcon5]

VDRS is Vehicle Defect Retification Scheme, ie - fix the fault and you wont get done.

 

[MikeHiow]

Don't you have to pay for an MOT or something with one of those though?

 

[233]

no you wouldnt have got points

worst that would have happened is they issue you the vrec or vdrn which is a vehicle rectification notice, you would have had to repair the car and take it to an mot station to have the v-rec stamped and send it off to the police to prove your compliance

no fine, no points

 

[DannyDan]

You won't get points for having a headlight out

 

[phil675]

Not really the 'lucky escape' I imagined from the thread title ^^

 

[Scania]

Nice!

Its an effective tactic, find a defect.....

 

[I_M_Weasel]

Not really the 'lucky escape' I imagined from the thread title ^^

You wanting a crash? sorry to disappoint.

 

[The Mad Rapper]

Not really the 'lucky escape' I imagined from the thread title ^^

Me neither. I was expecting explosions, extreme driving and machine guns as a minimum

 

[-westy-]

Under the circumstances the cops said they wouldn't issue a VDRN, I don't know what that is, was I really in any trouble that could have got me points? Only time I've been stopped and as luck would have it there cars as broken as mine.

I think they meant couldn't

 

[I_M_Weasel]

Could they have issued themselves one?

 

[acemastr]

Don't you have to pay for an MOT or something with one of those though?

An MOT centre will 'sign' it off, it may cost you but won't be MOT price

 

[-westy-]

Could they have issued themselves one?

Err, no point, they'd just fix it

They can't issue a VDRN for an "unroadworthy vehicle" when theirs isn't roadworthy either.

 

[phil675]

You wanting a crash? sorry to disappoint.

Was thinking more of an 'oh dear time to brake' moment, sorry to disappoint.

 

[[TW]Fox]

Perhaps you can answer a question thats been bugging me all evening as I drove to Hampshire watching a constant stream of people drive towards me with missing headlights.

Why were you driving with a broken headlight anyway? How could you not notice this?!

 

[I_M_Weasel]

It was still early evening, had my lights on due to rain and stormy weather so it wasn't apparent to me that it was out, the lights were turned on to help me be seen rather than to light up the darkness. I was driving behind my mother the night before and she didn't inform me of a dead bulb (and she would) so I can only presume it had failed on this journey. As stated I had a spare with me and once informed I changed it, I live on a road that has very few street lights I would notice on there if it was out in the night - have done before.

I can't fix much on a car but I do do the bulbs.