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06-11-2009, 19:14
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Absinthe
Join Date: Jan 2007
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£30 fine for fog lights with no fog?
My mum told me yesterday that she recently pulled into a petrol station and had a police man tell her that she had the front fogs on and that he could fine her £30 for that because there was no fog.
is this the case? because its not all that well lit where we live I frequently use the front fogs to improve visibility on the poor roads around here. Seems stupid they can fine you for it but if so, thats certainly a fine simply to make money! |
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06-11-2009, 19:29
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Sorry but there's absolutely NO reason to use rear foglights unless you have difficulty seeing cars in front of you for about 100m and front foglights should ONLY be used if the fog is so thick your dipped headlights are bounced straight back at you. Front foglights are a replacement for dipped headlights.
If you can't see clearly, drive slower. In 13 years of driving I've needed front foglights twice. I don't think the police fine enough people driving round with foglights on IMO as they are often poorly aimed and when cresting a hill etc. will shine directly at oncoming drivers' eyes. |
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07-11-2009, 15:52
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15-11-2009, 01:33
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Sadly he didn't know, he'd just bought his car that day and spent the whole day cleaning the car and one of the buttons (unlabelled and unlit) was pressed in. Ironically the police were cruising around the high street where boy racers were revving engines and driving too fast, ignoring them, decided my friend was more of a problem and stopped him (after my friend had already parked - we were going for some food) by slamming the police van up the curb where people were walking, then fined him. Absolutely shocking, they ignored the people who were trouble causing, driving dangerously, then they pull a ridiculous maneuver and it's my mate who gets fined rather than warned.
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15-11-2009, 19:45
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16-11-2009, 21:54
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06-11-2009, 19:41
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You are not allowed to use front or rear fogs unless visibility is less than 100m. Your mum could (and should) have been done.
If you cannot see, slow down or, where appropriate, use main beam.
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06-11-2009, 19:58
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It's something I learned a long time ago, I was driving along Millers Barn Lane and a plod flashed me down from behind, blue lights and everything and 'advised' me not to use my front fogs when it's not foggy.
Now I tend to use them if I'm on dark unlit roads for increased visibility but I flick them on and off at the same time as I dip/undip my headlights when there's oncoming traffic. I find the low wide beam really helps in country lanes. But yes, it's not allowed unless visibility is dramatically reduced.
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06-11-2009, 20:07
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Could be a tricky one deciding fog lights from driving lights though
My "lower" lights come on whenever the headlights are on, nothing I can do about it |
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07-11-2009, 02:13
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