14-10-2007, 10:30 PM
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| Moderator The Torque Meister Car: Peugeot 406
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Originally Posted by old-git Quote: |
Originally Posted by Forky when talking to some friends about this the other day one of them mentioned a car (cant remember what one  ) that has a motorized cover that at a flick of a switch covers the numberplate. how true this is i don't no, and i am sure this is illegal. have any of you guys heard of this before?? | Essex County Council's road safety team were out last week doing various safety checks with the police (seat belts, tyres, phones etc) and they stopped a biker (don't know what for) and in discussions about cameras he stated that he had a spring loaded rear plate that could be activated by a switch on the handle bars. Now, on its own, this isn't illegal, but using it on the highway is. So the guy he was talking to said, "that's interesting, how does it work?" He showed him and was promptly nicked!!! | That's coercive and evidence thus gained is inadmissble. Refer to PACE please |
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