Ivan Spatula Posted March 13, 2015 Posted March 13, 2015 Had reason earlier today to ring the famous "101" because I was suspicious about a Slovakian plate car , the officer said that as no crime seemed to be involved they could do nothing , ok I dare say I can accept that ! BUT ...... the worrying thing for everyone !! I told the officer the registration of the vehicle & he told me there was no trace of this vehicle as it was foreign ! Now here's the worrying bit , these vehicles can park where they like , go through speed or red light cameras & they cannot be issued a ticket for the offence because there are no records that it even exists !!! What if you were to witness a "hit & run" incident where a person was left seriously injured involving one of these cars , imagine you were close enough to get the registration number & informed the police (or it was captured on cctv), they wouldn't have a clue where to look for it , if it was that serious , they can dump the car & will never be traced !! HOW WORRYING IS THAT IN THIS DAY & AGE ?
tzijlstra Posted March 13, 2015 Posted March 13, 2015 Time to join the EU proper so that the police can be trained to understand and use the actual rules, is all I can say, it is and has been legislation for a long time that anybody staying in another member state for over 6 months has to register the car in that country.They also need to insure the car here, or at least register the original insurance as soon as they seek residency here. Finally the Cross Border Enforcement legislation (Which enables easy exchange of car registration details between member states and allows member states to apply the traffic laws of their own nation to foreign visitors, has been in place since 2013. So what the police need to do is ensure that all these cars have valid, registered insurance, have not been in the country for over 6 months. The fact that they told you they couldn't do anything is factually wrong and hints at either someone who simply doesn't know and gives the shortest lie possible to not reveal this, or has not been informed appropriately, the latter is my guess.
Guest sibon Posted March 14, 2015 Posted March 14, 2015 The fact that they told you they couldn't do anything is factually wrong and hints at either someone who simply doesn't know and gives the shortest lie possible to not reveal this, or has not been informed appropriately, the latter is my guess. There is another possibility....
tzijlstra Posted March 14, 2015 Posted March 14, 2015 There is another possibility.... Sibon, are you suggesting he is... lying? Surely not!
Guest sibon Posted March 14, 2015 Posted March 14, 2015 Sibon, are you suggesting he is... lying? Surely not! I was merely considering all angles. It is possible that our police have the ability to trace the owners of foreign vehicles, based upon their number plates. In fact, given the number of foreign vehicles on our roads, I'd be shocked if they couldn't.
tzijlstra Posted March 14, 2015 Posted March 14, 2015 I was merely considering all angles. It is possible that our police have the ability to trace the owners of foreign vehicles, based upon their number plates. In fact, given the number of foreign vehicles on our roads, I'd be shocked if they couldn't. Considering I once received a speeding ticket in the Netherlands after being caught out on the M20, I suggest your assumption might be right.
Guest sibon Posted March 14, 2015 Posted March 14, 2015 Considering I once received a speeding ticket in the Netherlands after being caught out on the M20, I suggest your assumption might be right. I've been photographed more than once in France, going slightly over the speed limit. Never heard a dickie bird. Looks like our cops are more efficient than Johnny Foreigner. /Clarkson:)
Ivan Spatula Posted March 14, 2015 Author Posted March 14, 2015 i have been to many PACT & other local meetings , This subject has been brought up many times by many people .... we have been told that "ghost registrations" can be applied to these vehicles so that ANP cameras can ID them if need be , but if the vehicle & driver has had no need to come under any police scrutiny then even that wouldn't be the case ..... lets say that the registration had been issued with the "ghost reg" number ... it wouldn't tell them where the owner lived , just that it could be stopped if it was seen etc & in the case of any serious incident , again the car could be taken out of the way , torched & "no one will ever know" would ensue !!
staninoodle Posted March 14, 2015 Posted March 14, 2015 Eyes wide SHUT springs to mind here Be amazed if if every other person passing through PH during certain hours dont catch my drift
tzijlstra Posted March 14, 2015 Posted March 14, 2015 At which point they demonstrably have false registration, which is a crime in this country, ergo, the police can (and should) intervene. It takes them a day of sending the DVLA out to make an inventory of the Fabia's running around that area to find out which need taking down and bob's your uncle.
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