Originally Posted by
tabetha
Some very basic points of law, needed to be be met for evidential reasons acceptable to a court.
Was the pressure gauge Home Office certified with an up to date certificate, has the police constable got the necessary qualifications to use that piece of equipment, these are questions which will quickly get the case chucked/charge dropped.
You're doing it again. Giving out bad advice regarding legal matters.
1. The officers likely to check tyres for pressure/construction etc are going to have the correct equipment. Normal response officers are generally too busy dealing with people unable to sort out their own lives and who are vying for a place on Jeremy Kyle.
2. How much qualification does it need to place a guage onto a tyre valve and read the pressure?
You can argue the points of law all day long - I can only imagine that Dojj's friend was stopped because the tyre was grossly underinflated to begin with, so much so that it drew masses of attention to itself.
An under/over inflated tyre is just as dangerous as a bald tyre. A lot of people are forever quibbling being pulled up on the state of their vehicles, and a large degree of them know their vehicle is illegal - how long before it finally comes back to bite them in the ass?
I'm a serving officer, so Dojj, if your friend wishes to contest it, then it's his decision whether or not he wants to seek legal advice. If he's been issued an FPN, then he needs to either elect for a trial or agree with the ticket in 28 days. Don't ignore it otherwise a summons will land on his doorstep.
Anyway, what kind of vehicle was he driving to have 6 people in the car? If it's an MPV, then what's the problem?