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[Vikeonabike]

Ring Ring Ring (in a mobile Phone sort of way)
Bloke: "Hello Babe"
Wife: "Sweetheart. I'm just renewing your insurance. How many points have you got, because if you have more than 3 you have to declare it and the premium goes up!"
Bloke: "Only 3, so we're ok!"

Woo woo (blues and twos' in a Vikeonabike sort of way) pulling over a Land Rover Discovery.

Vike: Hello sir! You know why I have stopped you don't you?

Bloke: "Can I ring my missus back and tell her it's 6 points now!


Had me chuckling all through my shift!

 

[downfader]

Improperly insured..? tsk tsk.

 

[thomas]

At least he was good natured

 

[magnatom]

I like this, but at the same time I feel frustration. I am frustrated because it is obvious that the driver isn't that bothered about the extra 3 points. Therefore, it is unlikely to act as a deterrent.

However, a gold star is in order for pulling the chap over in the first place .

 

[downfader]

I cant remember where I read it but one of the papers ran an article saying that around 40% of drivers arent correctly insured. They've either changed the vehicle spec and not informed them, or they've lied about points.

 

[Twenty Inch]

Using the mobile phone, surely.

 

[goo_mason]

Nice one.

Wish the police had noticed the woman in front of me on Friday driving along Ferry Road; one hand hanging out of the window with a fag in it, the other texting on her mobile. She was looking down at the phone and for at least 5 - 10 seconds was tanking down Ferry Road with no hands on the wheel and not looking where she was going.

Unfortunately for me I ended up in front of her after a set of lights, and was seriously crapping myself as she was right behind me and I'd no idea if she'd notice the next time the traffic flow slowed and might end up sandwiching me with the car in front.

I ended up pulling over into a side-street for a few secs to let her get in front and me out of danger. She was still texting away as she did.

Never mind points - these people should be banned for life for being too stupid to be allowed to be in charge of a car.

 

[garrilla]

Is vikes telling story about insurance or about using the mobile?

I read it as the latter. Surely Insurance is valid or not and where not is a criminal offence witha visit to the magistrates?

 

[Arch]

Is vikes telling story about insurance or about using the mobile?

Well both. The crime was using the mobile, but the use of the mobile was, ironically, about checking the number of points to declare to the insurance....

 

[Tharg2007]

if you crash while on the phone would that not invalidate your insurance?

 

[Archie_tect]

... be a bit tough on the person hit, Tharg?

 

[garrilla]

if you crash while on the phone would that not invalidate your insurance?

I always wondered about stuff like this.

If insurance had a clause that said it was only valid whilst the driver was in compliance with the rules and regulations of road, then anyone caught speeding would be driving without insurance. And so on.

I'm sures there's a good legal reason why not.

 

[garrilla]

I'm sures there's a good legal reason why not.

and here it is

... be a bit tough on the person hit, Tharg?

3rd party claims.

 

[Tharg2007]

I always wondered about stuff like this.

If insurance had a clause that said it was only valid whilst the driver was in compliance with the rules and regulations of road, then anyone caught speeding would be driving without insurance. And so on.

I'm sures there's a good legal reason why not.

hmmm, i suppose in most cases if you are at fault in a crash it will be down to not following the rules and regs, so no one would be insured when crashing

 

[thomas]

I always wondered about stuff like this.

If insurance had a clause that said it was only valid whilst the driver was in compliance with the rules and regulations of road, then anyone caught speeding would be driving without insurance. And so on.

I'm sures there's a good legal reason why not.

hmmm, i suppose in most cases if you are at fault in a crash it will be down to not following the rules and regs, so no one would be insured when crashing

+1...as most accidents are caused by driver error, not following rules & regs is the most likely reason for the accident...even if it is a genuine mistake like not checking your blind spot, rather than something illegal like mobile phone use.