is this a joke

[Guy88]

I just had a copper pull by the side of me van and tell me to turn the headlights off He then shouted someting about the fog lights being on when they wernt. the only lights that i had on were headlights and the LED's in the fogs. All of whivh are white


Was he just being a t**t or is something not right.

I cant believe your not alowed headlights these days

[rover]

He was def being a Tw4t, my Volvo has the headlights on all the time, you cant turn them off!!

Rover.

[pce-hq13]

Sounds like the copper was being a bit over zealous.

I know my mates have been pulled over a few times for had their driving lights switched on during day time, copper was adament that there where for night use only !!!

[motorwise]

front fog lamps they fine you for (unless it's snowing or foggy of course) - dipped headlights surely you can have them on when you like as rover says try and turn them off on a volvo

[pce-hq13]

You probably get away with it on a Volvo because I assume there are only low wattage, 5 Watts I guess !!!

Driving or Front Fog lights are 55 Watts if i remember correctly...

[Luke]

out of interest whats the law on having fog lights on all the time ............ but fitting low wattage bulbs to them

and guy you were being victimised used to happen to me all the time when i was young(er) and drove a 'modified' mk2 escort

[Guy88]

If your not alowed fog lights on all the time then the cops would love it around here.

When i was told i only had the side lights on in them

[AndyG]

There is a specific hieght (I'll try and find out what it is) once you're below this it's classified as a fog light
"Fog lights are only permitted in fog or falling snow" There is no mention of day or night time use

[AndyG]

Here we are ;
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1989/Uksi_1 ... ontfoglamp

[Guy88]

Just read that and the bit about aditional main beam lights and it means that i can only have 2 lights working on the roof

[jay]

what about all the lorries that are round me with 8 or so spot lights on them....my truck has 4 yellow fog lamps on the grill with 10 watt bulbs in them.but they are usually on all the time and can be switched on or off on there own..also i got 4 lights on the roof..
never had a problem with it...maybe thye problem was the leds in the foglamps?

[Guy88]

I did thing it could be the LED's but There white and you can hardly see them unless its really dark

[stevo]

Those Volvo lights are still fairly bright for low voltage bulbs. Ive seen loads of busses with lights on in the day, coppers never say jack slit to them.

[100ps_drw_hicube]

well mate sorry to hear this all i can say is just dont get lippy back to the pig just go along with it saves a lot of hassle if you do wind em up theyll keep picking on you and theyll find something to get you for good luck mate

[Guy88]

Nope all i dit was turn em off. when i had gone past him and the traffic lights i was waiting at i put em back on

I also got stopped a few weeks back and was told i was thieving aluminium got given a producer thingy. next monig i shows up at the cop shop and there are 9 blue transits outside i think there was one of each model form MK3. mine was the oldesd and the best looking