On Sat, 10 May 2008 17:53:06 +0100, Alasdair
wrote:
>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.
No, it isn't an offence as such.
But if you can do so *safely* without breaking any other laws, and you
don't, then it could be obstructing a police officer.
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