SAT NAV?

stevechambers34

just when I'd thought I'd seen it all, going to work last night guy pulls out of laybay at last minute on bypass, I was switched on so managed to avoid him also kept my cool and resisted the road rage bit! anyway as I am travelling behind him I noticed a rather large Sat Nav? screen on his dash obviously on but looking not very Nav -ish, as I get closer he's only watching Antiques fuck*ng Roadshow whilst driving... definately watching it and NO passenger in vehicle so now I am rattled and flashed my lights and he switches it off...obviously aware of why I flashed the lights...complete and utter tw*t.

Johnny G

Stroll on! :shock:

nwallace

Positioning a video screen where it can be seen from the drivers position is only allowed if the screen is used for the purposes of reversing (ie rear view cameras on buses and lorries) suspect thats in construction and use.
So vehicle technically unroadworthy and probably don't need proof of use to prosecute.
Use while driving would also add a motoring offence.

Did you get the plate?

shockedsoshocked

I had a taxi driver in Hull once that showed us how he'd converted his CD player to a DVD player and installed a quite sizable screen into the dash board.

stevechambers34

No unfortunately I didn't, probably wouldn't make any difference anyway I once reported a gang of kids in a car speeding through a BUA , first thing I get asked is "are you driving whilst making this call" then get told " We can't arrest on public say so we need evidence and have no one available"...Why bother?

nwallace

Interesting one, a polis must have reasonable suspicion that a vehicle is speeding to target them with an SCP's camera. A driver who was caught allegedly doing 35 in a 30 challenged as he claimed he had been doing 30 at the time. The court was surprised to be asked to show the whole video from the SCP Van. It showed the polis had been indiscriminately targeting all vehicles including a woman doing 8mph on a bike, thus rendering the evidence invalid.

Your probably right about what would happen if you reported the issues. the only people that ever seem to care about Construction and Use rules without any other offence occurring seems to be MSA Scrutineers.

Drfabulous0

It is perfectly legal to have a video screen in a position visible by the driver, however it must be wired to the ignition so that it will not work while the engine is running. A quick google search will tell you how to bypass this feature and watch videos while driving, which many motorists seem to be doing and this is not policed at all. Beware.

girofan

PratNav

girofan

PratNav