"Alasdair" wrote in message
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> Not to pull off the road to let a police car with blues and twos
> through?
>
> I remember getting a tongue-lashing from a policeman because I
> wouldn't go on to the footpath to allow a prison van he was escorting
> past. I asked him if the police would pay for new tyres if they got
> damaged and pay the cost of tracking the steering on my car.
>
> He muttered something about obstructing the police but drove off when
> the van climbed the other pavement and carried on.
It *could* just about be argued that it's driving without due care and
attention as a competent courteous driver should allow emergency services
vehicles past when needed and if it's safe to do so.
It's stretching it a fair amount though
--
Alex
"I laugh in the face of danger , then I hide until it goes away"
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