Subj : Re: Wannbe HAM
To   : JIMMY ANDERSON
From : Tony Langdon
Date : Sun Sep 18 2016 09:13 am

-=> JIMMY ANDERSON wrote to TONY LANGDON <=-

 JA> I'm not sure if a private vehicle is allowed to unless it's part of a
 JA> service. Yes, it is privately owned, but she's a member of the
 JA> 'services.' Even has an E tag (emergency) becasue of her medical
 JA> license. Before that she had an F tag (Fire).

Here the vehicle has to be owned by the emergency service, either the main
government agency or a local station (some fire brigades own vehicles here). 
But I can't have my car designated an emergency vehicle, as I own that
privately.

 JA> The rule here is you are still supposed to obey traffic laws (stop
 JA> signs, speed, etc.) and you can't run lights unless you have a siren as
 JA> well. Technically you can be stopped for speeding, but I've never heard
 JA> of it happening. As long as you aren't wreckless and you are responding
 JA> to a call, you're considered (in practice - see previous message) to be
 JA> a part of the responding public service.

Here, the police are strict on road rules.  Even if one is on the way to the
station to handle a call, all road rules must be obeyed.  It's only when we've
got in one of the fire truchs or support car that we can put lights and sirens
on and judiciously break some laws "if it is safe and reasonable to do so". 
Even then, both standing orders and road law itself still set strong limits.


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