What the driveway/access laws now?

stopper said:
Yeah, but these particular officers shouldn't have been dispatched for a parking violation. :eek:
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Why not? Chances are they weren't far away, it's a quick job that they can leave in the middle of if something else comes in, and it leaves the local units to get on with what they're doing.
 
stopper said:
Yeah, but these particular officers shouldn't have been dispatched for a parking violation. :eek:
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I did read that some police forces were using their armed units for regular policing. Presumably they don't want them sitting around doing nothing for the majority of their time when resources are stretched. If something does come up locally, they might actually be able to respond faster if they happen to be close by.
 
TheVoice said:
Why not? Chances are they weren't far away, it's a quick job that they can leave in the middle of if something else comes in, and it leaves the local units to get on with what they're doing.
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He's a Freeman of the land nut. He won't use common sense but will see it as oppression of the masses by a militised police state
 
Pretty sure when I renewed my tax I had to put my mobile number in. I'm also trying to recall but I think it was on my MOT document.
 
Something resolved quickly on motors shocker, you must have dropped on with a unit being so close to pop round and get it sorted for you. Did she have anything to say when she turned up to move it?
 
Steampunk said:
I did read that some police forces were using their armed units for regular policing. Presumably they don't want them sitting around doing nothing for the majority of their time when resources are stretched. If something does come up locally, they might actually be able to respond faster if they happen to be close by.
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This. Many forces use ARVs as traffic cops when not deployed to armed incidents. They often help out with run of the mill jobs like this.
 
Nasher said:
TBH if no one will do anything in this situation. Find someone with a big 4x4, stick a tow eye in it and drag it down the road. **** it.
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Unfortunately that would just get you lumped with a criminal damage charge.

There really doesn't seem much you can do apart from call the police and hope they can identify the owner.

There's a bit of an issue with these rent-a-drive schemes. I remember reading a story about some poor sod who lived near an airport, and got home from work one day to find someone had parked on his drive. He figured someone would move it within a few hours, but it was there an entire week until the owner turned up. He'd been on holiday and didn't realise he parked on the wrong drive that he was renting. Police wouldn't do anything as it was parked on private land.
 
killsta said:
This. Many forces use ARVs as traffic cops when not deployed to armed incidents. They often help out with run of the mill jobs like this.
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I don't understand why people think it's wrong.

You've got a resource sat there, it might as well be doing something rather than waiting for some it's specializes in
 
Semple said:
Unfortunately that would just get you lumped with a criminal damage charge.

There really doesn't seem much you can do apart from call the police and hope they can identify the owner.

There's a bit of an issue with these rent-a-drive schemes. I remember reading a story about some poor sod who lived near an airport, and got home from work one day to find someone had parked on his drive. He figured someone would move it within a few hours, but it was there an entire week until the owner turned up. He'd been on holiday and didn't realise he parked on the wrong drive that he was renting. Police wouldn't do anything as it was parked on private land.
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Only if they see you and if you actually cause any damage lol

If someone dumped their car on my driveway, it wouldn't be there when they got back.
 
Frozennova said:
I don't understand why people think it's wrong.

You've got a resource sat there, it might as well be doing something rather than waiting for some it's specializes in
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It was a big issue in Scotland when ARV officers were seen buying lunch in Tesco by "terrified" members of the public, to the point that Police Scotland folded to political pressure and said they'd only deploy ARVs to firearms and serious incidents (in reality, that wasn't always the case and they'd still pick up driving offences whilst on duty).

They've now gone back on that and fallen in line with the rest of the UK and said ARVs are a policing resource like any other and they'll be deployed as and when appropriate.
 
I recently got off a train in Newcastle to be met by 8 police armed with rifles standing around watching people. Shrugged and walked on. I would much rather these guys were out and about. We're gonna need to get used to seeing it anyway. Be realistic.
 
TheVoice said:
It was a big issue in Scotland when ARV officers were seen buying lunch in Tesco by "terrified" members of the public, to the point that Police Scotland folded to political pressure and said they'd only deploy ARVs to firearms and serious incidents (in reality, that wasn't always the case and they'd still pick up driving offences whilst on duty).

They've now gone back on that and fallen in line with the rest of the UK and said ARVs are a policing resource like any other and they'll be deployed as and when appropriate.
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Must have been truly horrific to see a policeman with a sidearm buying his lunch. I don't know how they can ever get over it :p
 
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