Is it legal to use an 'emergency vehicles only' slip road?

When on Google Maps to a destination it took me off at a slip road that said emergency vehicles only. Is this legal?

What happens if you are forced through a red light camera by a police vehicle?

What's the position where you are 'forced' across a red light with camera by a police car? It happened to someone in the lane next to me yesterday and could have been me. The police car came up behind...

Do speed humps cause problems for emergency vehicles?

You and your readers might be interested in an article about Speed Humps in "Your Witness" by Professor Michael Pope, an expert in the field of bio-mechanics and ergonomics. His conclusion was that the...

How are drivers supposed to know what emergency vehicle is ordering them across a red traffic light?

How is one supposed to know if a police officer is ordering them forward at a red traffic light if you cannot see anything obvious in the rear view mirror? Is sounding their siren enough? In these days...

Must a driver move through a red light if ordered to do so by a police officer?

I refer to MB of Guildford’s enquiry, and to your response, regarding what action to take if you are impeding an emergency vehicle on "blues and twos". He is correct when he says that motorists have been...

Can I move through a red light to allow an emergency vehicle past me?

I recently stopped at a red light and saw in my mirror an emergency vehicle with flashing lights approaching in my lane. I knew that I should move out of his path but that would entail crossing the stop...

Why are drivers given no quarter for minor offences when civil servants are often let off?

I got a ticket for being caught in a bus lane in London, because I stopped to let an ambulance with its siren on pass, accompanied by a police escort. I am appealing. Did you happen to read of the policeman...

Should I move over the stop line at a red light when an emergency vehicle needs to pass?

Could you clarify the legal position when one of the emergency services, with blue lights flashing and siren sounding, needs to cross a red light where traffic is blocking their progress. Is it permissible...

Come on you reds

I always understood that it was legal to pass through a red traffic light when instructed to do so by a police officer. I read in the Telegraph yesterday that a chap in Manchester has been fined after...