Most recently answered police questions
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I was involved in an accident with a driver who smelt of alcohol and refused to exchange details. I contacted the olice who said they had nobody who could attend at that moment and I should insist on the...
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Why do the police require dashcam footage for one minute before and after an incident? I reported an incident that occurred less than a minute before parking at home when the recording stopped when the...
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I live in a small village in Bedfordshire. On the principal route through this village is a width restriction of 6ft 6ins. We are plagued by lorries regularly ignoring this limit indeed some are directed...
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Are the white circles or low mounds at junctions genuine roundabouts?
At a minor road junction near where I live it is impossible go around it like many others. If seen by a zealous lawman could I be...
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I was stopped by the police yesterday, who took exception to the fact that I didn't have my driving licence on me. I'd always understood that you could present it to a police station within seven days...
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Is an ex-police car a good option as a second hand car? I'm looking at a 2017-plate Mitsubishi Shogun. It's a good price but very high mileage at over 200k miles. Worth a punt or should it be avoided?
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I regularly hear of people being pulled over by the police for having satnav and phones within the view of the arc of the windscreen wipers, but it seems as if every other vehicle has distracting air fresheners,...
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At the end of a recent journey, we were pulled over by police because — as it was explained to us — we had a sat nav on the dashboard obscuring the view within the wiper arc. The car doesn't have any suitable...
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The police have written to me regarding a parking issue where it was deemed that I touched another car when reversing from my parking space. I checked both cars and found no damage. I therefore took no...
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I recently left the engine running when I parked my van in a private car park at Tesco to go to the cashpoint. A police officer asked if it was my vehicle. I said yes and said I was going to the cashpoint....