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[HolyCount]

Anybody can report a motorist ( or anyone else for that matter) to the police --- what THEY do about it is entirely up to them.  At the end of the day this Highways guy is just another motorist and it's his word against hers -- they are unlikly to take any action.

The hard shoulder is for stopping in an emergency only --- in my opinion an unrestrained child IS an emergency!  She did the right thing.

[Mr Skrunts]

Anybody can report a motorist ( or anyone else for that matter) to the police --- what THEY do about it is entirely up to them.  At the end of the day this Highways guy is just another motorist and it's his word against hers -- they are unlikly to take any action.

The hard shoulder is for stopping in an emergency only --- in my opinion an unrestrained child IS an emergency!  She did the right thing.

100% agree, what if the child had fallen out of the chair.

[HolyCount]

Anybody can report a motorist ( or anyone else for that matter) to the police --- what THEY do about it is entirely up to them.  At the end of the day this Highways guy is just another motorist and it's his word against hers -- they are unlikly to take any action.

The hard shoulder is for stopping in an emergency only --- in my opinion an unrestrained child IS an emergency!  She did the right thing.

100% agree, what if the child had fallen out of the chair.

Exactly!   Child falls and screams, mum turns round instinctively at 70 mph ---- right up the tail pipe of the car braking in front !!!!!!

To paraphrase Bertie -- that HATO was a prat ( probably still is !!!)

[Mr Skrunts]

Anybody can report a motorist ( or anyone else for that matter) to the police --- what THEY do about it is entirely up to them.  At the end of the day this Highways guy is just another motorist and it's his word against hers -- they are unlikly to take any action.

The hard shoulder is for stopping in an emergency only --- in my opinion an unrestrained child IS an emergency!  She did the right thing.

100% agree, what if the child had fallen out of the chair.

Exactly!   Child falls and screams, mum turns round instinctively at 70 mph ---- right up the tail pipe of the car braking in front !!!!!!

To paraphrase Bertie -- that HATO was a prat ( probably still is !!!)

Or she lets off the throttle for a second and theres a lorry driver reading his map/paper of cooking his breakefast right behind her.  :-/

[Gaffers]

I am worried about driving my car in the UK.  Even though I have UK plates here it is technically exported as it is on the British Forces Germany database system.  Its a woerd system we have out here to keep track of cars used by BFG personnel.  Everytime I go through the ferry customs I get stopped and questionned until I mention that I am army then they wave me on...

...I am always in fear of the ANPR flagging me up as some terrorist without car insurance/fake plates and getting turned into swiss cheese by the ARU.  I feel more at ease during a rocket attack on the base in Iraq ffs!

[Mr Skrunts]

I have just re read the post, I would actually report the guys for stopping and hassling the Mother of the child.  As they did not stop for an Emergency. :-/

[Mr Skrunts]

I am worried about driving my car in the UK.  Even though I have UK plates here it is technically exported as it is on the British Forces Germany database system.  Its a woerd system we have out here to keep track of cars used by BFG personnel.  Everytime I go through the ferry customs I get stopped and questionned until I mention that I am army then they wave me on...

...I am always in fear of the ANPR flagging me up as some terrorist without car insurance/fake plates and getting turned into swiss cheese by the ARU.  I feel more at ease during a rocket attack on the base in Iraq ffs!

Pity they could do a badge/sticker that the APR/Customs could pick up on and let you go in peace.

It's the same old thing, technology is good, but the lack of handshaking netween organisations could mean that while sorting issues with you the real criminals could be going past undetected.

[Gaffers]

I am worried about driving my car in the UK.  Even though I have UK plates here it is technically exported as it is on the British Forces Germany database system.  Its a woerd system we have out here to keep track of cars used by BFG personnel.  Everytime I go through the ferry customs I get stopped and questionned until I mention that I am army then they wave me on...

...I am always in fear of the ANPR flagging me up as some terrorist without car insurance/fake plates and getting turned into swiss cheese by the ARU.  I feel more at ease during a rocket attack on the base in Iraq ffs!

Pity they could do a badge/sticker that the APR/Customs could pick up on and let you go in peace.

It's the same old thing, technology is good, but the lack of handshaking netween organisations could mean that while sorting issues with you the real criminals could be going past undetected.

Good idea but they wont because, and get this, it would increase our security risk... ie making us more identifiable as HM forces.   Hmmm let me think we have UK plates in and around towns near british bases in Germany......

....doesnt take a genius to guess we might be in the military.....  

[Mr Skrunts]

I thought that ab I wrote my post,  crazy and time consuming the fact you get pulled all the time though, when all it might need is a code on a databse that helps identify cars.

[Gaffers]

I thought that ab I wrote my post,  crazy and time consuming the fact you get pulled all the time though, when all it might need is a code on a databse that helps identify cars.

I think the database is run by the DVLA but it is not linked to the UK database hence the tendious rigmerole of explaining every single time.......

[stuart30]

If i understand it correctly the highways agency personnel are there to assist the public...not give out warnings...report it to the motorway cops cause they sound really childish to me...I mean what are your supposed to do?? run the risk of an accident occuring?? and what if she had of run into a copper who then spots an unrestrained child?? What a complete and utter prat...Do we not teach commonsense in this country anymore??

Agree totaly.....made my blood boil reading that.

If some idiot had said that too me id have been inclined too loose my temper.

[LaserLance]

Or she lets off the throttle for a second and theres a lorry driver reading his map/paper of cooking his breakefast right behind her.       you dont know how close to the truth you are there skruntie , you'd be surprised howmany  truckers have tellys amd laptops with dvds showing whilst driving. I have enough trouble keeping me eyes on whats going on around ,how the hell they watch telly is beyond me . in a car you cant see anything up in cab ,now you can guess why M25 has so many accidents    

[Mr Skrunts]

Or she lets off the throttle for a second and theres a lorry driver reading his map/paper of cooking his breakefast right behind her.       you dont know how close to the truth you are there skruntie , you'd be surprised howmany  truckers have tellys amd laptops with dvds showing whilst driving. I have enough trouble keeping me eyes on whats going on around ,how the hell they watch telly is beyond me . in a car you cant see anything up in cab ,now you can guess why M25 has so many accidents    

Watched the Police helicpter on road wars follow a foreign trucker cooking a meal.  Just could not believe it, I know a load of truck drivers and they moan about the self-abusers on the motorway and I have heard some right horror stories, about truckers and cars, but that just left me gob smacked. :-/

[stuart30]

Or she lets off the throttle for a second and theres a lorry driver reading his map/paper of cooking his breakefast right behind her.       you dont know how close to the truth you are there skruntie , you'd be surprised howmany  truckers have tellys amd laptops with dvds showing whilst driving. I have enough trouble keeping me eyes on whats going on around ,how the hell they watch telly is beyond me . in a car you cant see anything up in cab ,now you can guess why M25 has so many accidents    

Watched the Police helicpter on road wars follow a foreign trucker cooking a meal.  Just could not believe it, I know a load of truck drivers and they moan about the self-abusers on the motorway and I have heard some right horror stories, about truckers and cars, but that just left me gob smacked. :-/

Worst lorry driver ive ever had the pleasure too spend time with used too say ""Car drivers soon move out of the way when they see the wheel nuts spinning right next too there window"".

Bloody menace on the roads he was....rear ended at least two cars i know of and both were bad accidents....get let off each time.

[theowletman]

The original topic of the ill mannered officer reminds me of the old joke about the husband and wife being stopped as the husband had strayed over the white line, the officer was in the process of ticking him off ( no ticket ) when the wife leaned over and thanked the officer for only giving him a verbal warning - " I thought that you were going to put points on his licence, he wouldn't have liked that and there's no reasoning with him when he's had a drink " she said !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!