monkey104 Posted March 14, 2015 Posted March 14, 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 ? The civilian at the other end of the phone told you it was not committing an offence and that there was no trace. So you would not have been given any details. If it had been a UK registered vehicle you would not have been given any details. If there were any offences committed, the vehicle could be traced dependant on the offence.
LeMaquis Posted March 14, 2015 Posted March 14, 2015 BUT ...... the worrying thing for everyone !![/color] I told the officer the registration of the vehicle & he told me there was no trace of this vehicle as it was foreign ! Hasn't it occurred to you that the same is true of UK cars going abroad? Do you think everyone abroad worries so much when they see a UK-registered car on their streets?
cuttsie Posted March 14, 2015 Posted March 14, 2015 A white car [slovak no plate] is throw back to the seventy's and eighty's [rotten and covered in rust] parks on the corner of Charles Street some days[on a yellow line]. The parking tickets cover the dash board . Why do they not just tow it away as the driver is just laughing at our parking laws.
mafya Posted March 14, 2015 Posted March 14, 2015 Hasn't it occurred to you that the same is true of UK cars going abroad? Do you think everyone abroad worries so much when they see a UK-registered car on their streets? They would if they were being raced on the streets like they do in page hall.
rockonvynil Posted March 14, 2015 Posted March 14, 2015 What about the untraceable people we have living here .
mafya Posted March 14, 2015 Posted March 14, 2015 What about the untraceable people we have living here . I saw an immigration van in page hall on Thursday just gone so it seems they are looking for them..
Athmiester Posted March 14, 2015 Posted March 14, 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. And how many do you think actually register their vehicle in this country after 6 months ? I'd be suprised if any do .
Guest sibon Posted March 14, 2015 Posted March 14, 2015 A white car [slovak no plate] is throw back to the seventy's and eighty's [rotten and covered in rust] parks on the corner of Charles Street some days[on a yellow line]. The parking tickets cover the dash board . Why do they not just tow it away as the driver is just laughing at our parking laws. You should ask the police that question. Take some photos, report it and see what happens. They are probably ignoring it because nobody is making waves. Why not make those waves yourself. Alternatively, report it as abandoned. I had one in front of my house a couple of years ago. It was moved the day after I reported it.
tzijlstra Posted March 14, 2015 Posted March 14, 2015 And how many do you think actually register their vehicle in this country after 6 months ? I'd be suprised if any do . Which then provides the perfect opportunity for the police to seize these vehicles. But even without that registration it simply is not true that the police has no idea whose car it is. Ivan mentions 'ghost registrations' again, that should be plenty of cause to take the vehicle of the road. All it requires is the police moving in and checking all vehicles.
sedith Posted March 14, 2015 Posted March 14, 2015 The DVLA should lift them and crush these vehicles if contravening parking restrictions or deem to be unsafe vehicles. Big problem, even more so in Rotherham where every other car has an east European number plate.
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