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[Taxi_Driver]

lol i thought you could get done for smoking and driving now?
you know what they say...no offence to any plod on the forum but work out what ACAB means lol!

never commented on the smoking/driving thing.  All that was said was the 'device' is legally a radio, not a mobile phone.

Likewise, other emergency service drivers using a radio are exempt, as are taxi drivers, gritter drivers, etc etc....  

But if an accident happens as a result of using it, different story....  

i was getting at the fact that i thought in generally they were getting more keen on anything in your hand that could be considered a distraction such as food, cigarette or walkie talkie/phone

I use my radio and data unit (touch screen), mostly the touch screen, all the time, i have too, mostly when driving, never had any interest from patrol cars......havent crashed yet  

I shouldnt really say this.....but ive started not to wear my seatbelt all the time (exempt when ive got passengers anyway) as my new vehicle has 'diplomat' glass in the back.....no one can see if ive got passengers or not!   OK i know the risks of not wearing a seatbelt  

[Simon_Omega]

some cops are ok, i got tugged for dodgy spacing on my simon plate and the nice chap said get it changed and didnt give me a ticket etc (despite being on a warning on the police database for this plate!)
as he was an old pal from school!!  so they not all bad lol

[Vamps]

They all do it, you only have to watch Roadwars and the like, blue lighting and talking in to the radio and one hand on the wheel, using an auto of course...

[JamesV6CDX]

...........holding his phone in one hand whilst driving the transit round the mini roundabout, I looked and him and just shook my head ............he looked back at me is if to say break off

I got the same kind of look from the young copper sat next to me at the lights. He was texting, and looked over towards me, I shook my head and slapped my wrists.

Was he in a marked Police vehicle, or a personal car in uniform?

Nobody is an angel - but if he was in a plod car then it's certainly not going to get the Force a very good name

As far as I'm aware, all operational cars have inbuilt radios fitted, so as to avoid using handhelds.

I would imagine if caught out of uniform, it would be the FPN same as anyone else - in uniform, you'd be very likely to get a disciplinary.

As far as ACAB, I don't think you can tar everyone with that brush - as with anything, it's a small number of bad apples that very quickly promote the bad image for everyone..

[MikeDundee]

...........holding his phone in one hand whilst driving the transit round the mini roundabout, I looked and him and just shook my head ............he looked back at me is if to say break off

I got the same kind of look from the young copper sat next to me at the lights. He was texting, and looked over towards me, I shook my head and slapped my wrists.

Was he in a marked Police vehicle, or a personal car in uniform?

Nobody is an angel - but if he was in a plod car then it's certainly not going to get the Force a very good name

As far as I'm aware, all operational cars have inbuilt radios fitted, so as to avoid using handhelds.

I would imagine if caught out of uniform, it would be the FPN same as anyone else - in uniform, you'd be very likely to get a disciplinary.

As far as ACAB, I don't think you can tar everyone with that brush - as with anything, it's a small number of bad apples that very quickly promote the bad image for everyone..

Was in a marked transit, in uniform

[Gaffers]

Sounds like a major lack of integrity.  He has to uphold the law which he himself is breaking.  If I gave a soldier extra duties for a shoddy uniform while mine was in rag order my Sergant-Major would fill me in!

[Andy B]

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Was he in a marked Police vehicle, or a personal car in uniform?

Nobody is an angel - but if he was in a plod car then it's certainly not going to get the Force a very good name
 .......

Marked car, and it looked like an ordinary mobile to me.

Do as I say ........ Fair enoughwe were waiting at the lights but when someone was actually done for moving  his mobile from his pocket to the dash! :-?