corb
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Registered: 24th Apr 02
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Basically weve just put a screen into his dash 'n that and was on our way to halfords to show our mate and was watching Lee Evans and apparently we had an unmarked police car behind us filming us watching it. He was quite high up in the force and told someone to come round my mates house to have a "polite word" with him about it!
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jc-sxi
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
Location: Downe, Kent
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good 2 know their doin important things 
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corb
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Registered: 24th Apr 02
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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thats what i said, well actually i laughed and said why couldnt they go and catch some criminals, didnt go down very well 
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charcoalgrill
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Registered: 23rd Oct 02
Location: Bristol
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2bh they shud FO and get sum 1 robbing sum paki shop.
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d0gz_bollox
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Registered: 8th Apr 02
Location: Walsall
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can you get done for having a tv screen on in your car? i think not (considering some cars come with them as standard!!!)
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d0gz_bollox
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Registered: 8th Apr 02
Location: Walsall
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suppose one in view of drivers vision wouldnt be allowed but your screen location could be disputed
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charcoalgrill
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Registered: 23rd Oct 02
Location: Bristol
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2bh its nice to know police will follow ppl with tvs in their cars, when they wont arrest the ppl who put a brick they my car window.
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corb
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Registered: 24th Apr 02
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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well, as the screen is on the dash, in the centre, i think that it is clearly in the vision and rendered illegal. The law states any screen in view of the driver is only allowed to display navigation/radio information when the vehicle is moving, but they shouldnt spend valuable police time coming round his house and lecturing us1
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Makarus
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Registered: 25th Jun 02
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Yeah thats shite, just say he wasnt watching it as he was driving and looking forwards.
Then remind them how mych equipment they use when they drive.
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NFBR
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Registered: 27th Dec 02
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Nowt in the highway code about it. You wanna follow that up with the Ministry of Transport. If they say you can you wanna try gettin mr Pig Shít Bástard Fúckin copper done for harrasment
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flipmo
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Registered: 4th Nov 02
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to be legal they must only be able to be switched on while the handbrake is on
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paul_spurrell
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Location: Bath Avon
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quote:
Originally posted by flipmo
to be legal they must only be able to be switched on while the handbrake is on
this true
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dUnK
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Registered: 9th May 02
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If someone crashed into you and you found out they had a movie on at the time... you wouldn't be best pleased would you.. the copper has done nothing wrong.
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3CorsaMeal
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so u can't drive watching a tv, but they can drive watching you watching a tv, 
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vibrio
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quote:
Originally posted by charcoalgrill
2bh they shud FO and get sum 1 robbing sum paki shop.
as funny as that would be I don't think it would go down to well if you saw the police robbing a paki shop
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charcoalgrill
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Registered: 23rd Oct 02
Location: Bristol
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POAH
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Marcus_Foster
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Registered: 14th Apr 02
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Mybe he was following you because he was watching lee evans too, then you turnt off he he got pissed off because he couldnt watch it anymore?
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Romford Astra
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Registered: 13th Aug 01
Location: Romford, Essex Drives:Honda S2000
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There is a danger of driver distraction being caused by in-vehicle systems such as route guidance and navigation systems, congestion warning systems, PCs, multi-media, etc. Do not operate, adjust or view any such system if it will distract your attention while you are driving; you MUST exercise proper control of your vehicle at all times. If necessary find a safe place to stop first.
Laws RTA 1988 sects 2 & 3 & CUR reg 104
It is illegal to have an a non navigational system on whilst driving, the system must be linked to the handbrake so only operational when stationary.
Ra Ra Ra
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Jason Iles
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Registered: 19th Jun 01
Location: Bristol
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quote:
Originally posted by Marcus_Foster
Mybe he was following you because he was watching lee evans too, then you turnt off he he got pissed off because he couldnt watch it anymore?
That sounds about right
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vibrio
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people should not be aloud to smoke in cars either
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3CorsaMeal
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quote:
Originally posted by vibrio
people should not be aloud to smoke in cars either
never, even tho is is really dangerous sometimes,
that time i dropped me spliff under the seat (couldn't pull over cos its too easy )
Just kinda fishing around the foot wells and stuff then bang, hey, up i wasn't driving in a field a min ago
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beav
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I think they did ur mate a favour tbh, if they were being bastards then they could have pulled him over and given him some shit, i would say, count himself lucky that it was only a friendly lecture he got!
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Lucky B
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Registered: 7th Apr 02
Location: Lunatic asylum. Drives: Hard & Fast.
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quote:
Originally posted by Romford Astra
There is a danger of driver distraction being caused by in-vehicle systems such as route guidance and navigation systems, congestion warning systems, PCs, multi-media, etc. Do not operate, adjust or view any such system if it will distract your attention while you are driving; you MUST exercise proper control of your vehicle at all times. If necessary find a safe place to stop first.
Laws RTA 1988 sects 2 & 3 & CUR reg 104
It is illegal to have an a non navigational system on whilst driving, the system must be linked to the handbrake so only operational when stationary.
Ra Ra Ra
I remember looking at a laptop on my passenger seat (timing equipement) to see how fast i was going whilst overtaking a bentley, errr............ 140mph+ 
Lucky i was at brunters and not on the road eh
Yours Lucky B.
The speedo stopped at 142mph but the car didn't! 
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