Walter Mitty fined
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I have never tried to impersonate the emergency services but back in the day often used to pound up and down the motorways in a white Montego TD Estate.
It took many journeys before I realised that drivers in the third lane were moving over for me and I eventually twigged it was because I was wearing a hi vis coat and that, coupled with the appearance of my motor meant they thought I was a copper.
But, honest truth, I never took advantage of it. That's asking for trouble.
It took many journeys before I realised that drivers in the third lane were moving over for me and I eventually twigged it was because I was wearing a hi vis coat and that, coupled with the appearance of my motor meant they thought I was a copper.
But, honest truth, I never took advantage of it. That's asking for trouble.
He should have been banned. Driving an emergency vehicle requires specialist driving skills far above the norm. Also, how would you feel if you were involved in an accident, (not necessarily a road accident), and you or a helper sees this guy approaching. Just when you think aid has arrived he drives straight past!
The report doesn't say how much he was fined either.
The report doesn't say how much he was fined either.
Ok.
Only because the 'norm' is pitifully low. It shouldn't be.
Puzzled.
More than a thousand - plus nine points, so a suspended ban.
http://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2...-lights-and-sirens-to-turn-it-into-ambulance/
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No, the BBC poor as usual.
I thought this a bit lacking:
"A man who fitted his car with blue lights and a siren to make it look like an ambulance has been fined."
No mention of the fluorescent wrapping.
I might fit mine with blue lights and a siren to make it look like a fire engine.
I thought this a bit lacking:
"A man who fitted his car with blue lights and a siren to make it look like an ambulance has been fined."
No mention of the fluorescent wrapping.
I might fit mine with blue lights and a siren to make it look like a fire engine.
I know why he did it.
He wanted to get home quicker because he had no patients.
He wanted to get home quicker because he had no patients.
Well that's odd
"They also discovered he ran a business called Hadrian Medical Services offering first aid at events across the North East for which he used the vehicle.
He had been providing first aid for the Tour of Britain cycle race and had been travelling to Blyth to attend a medical incident he had been called to when he was spotted in September"
I wonder what the rules are that define a real Response vehicle.
I thought Red Cross, St, Johns and St. Andrews usually do that sort of thing.
I remember a Blood Transfusion and Spare Parts driver getting pulled for something similar (he was not on an emergency call)
"They also discovered he ran a business called Hadrian Medical Services offering first aid at events across the North East for which he used the vehicle.
He had been providing first aid for the Tour of Britain cycle race and had been travelling to Blyth to attend a medical incident he had been called to when he was spotted in September"
I wonder what the rules are that define a real Response vehicle.
I thought Red Cross, St, Johns and St. Andrews usually do that sort of thing.
I remember a Blood Transfusion and Spare Parts driver getting pulled for something similar (he was not on an emergency call)
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This is a lot more common than most folk think !
Surely, this is the manifestation of a mental illness. He didn't just dress a car up to look like an ambulance so's he could get home quicker did he ?
IMO the bloke needs help & not from some semi-redundant journalist throwing a half researched story into the unmerciful internets.
Surely, this is the manifestation of a mental illness. He didn't just dress a car up to look like an ambulance so's he could get home quicker did he ?
IMO the bloke needs help & not from some semi-redundant journalist throwing a half researched story into the unmerciful internets.
I can honestly say I have never thought about it.
What is?
If you examine my post closely you just may find a pun and a laugh emoticon.
I've no idea. Did he do the job or not?
Surely it is just court reporting by the usual novice journalist.
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Mental illness? What?
He ran a first aid service, he was on a genuine shout when he was caught. Obviously the court has to decide on the legalities of his driving, but if he was in the business and on the way to a shout, it's a bit harsh to suggest he dressed up the car just to push his way through traffic.
He ran a first aid service, he was on a genuine shout when he was caught. Obviously the court has to decide on the legalities of his driving, but if he was in the business and on the way to a shout, it's a bit harsh to suggest he dressed up the car just to push his way through traffic.
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They're not living the dream, they're living out a fantasy. These types are mentally ill, almost certainly with a history of failed applications to the emergency services.
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