Lastnight i was following two cars infront of me and infront of the two cars was a police focus st, anyway we got through some lights in town and coming the towards us on the other side of the road was a Toyota Celica with no lights on, and as soon as i saw him i thought uuh oohh your in the shit you fool, and sure enough the cars infront jammed their brakes on and the cop car does a 180 in the road, lights ablaze and goes after him just wondered what would he have got for that? im guessing theres no leeway on this one, points and fine for dangerous driving?

 

Depends, lots of cars it's very easy to drive without lights on, as the dash is lit permanantly, especially in a street lit area. I would like to think that unless it was stupidly dangerous they would just tell them to put thier lights on and be careful..

 

It was a 96-98 shape celica so i dout it has the permanently lit dash.

I really didnt think they would be THAT easy on him? end of the day its something you should check/do, just like putting a seat belt on?

 

So you never got in a car and forgot to put lights on for 30 seconds?

 

My old man has just bought a brand new Zafira and the dash on that is permanantly alight, not the best design in the world.

 

Thing is, what benefit would giving him/her a ticket achive? It's not a deliberate violation unlike speeding/ seatbelt etc, so fine & points wouldn't really be a deterent, just a punishment. As said, easy mistake to make IMHO, sure you have done it at some point, I know I have.

 

yeah my astra stays on all time, sometimes forget to put them on because it does that.

 

As said im sure a 96 celica doesnt have this feature, but RWD cossie will made a good point, its not deliberate etc.

I was just interested to know what the outcome was.

And no i dont remember ever driving in the dark with no lights, i like to see where im driving.

P.s yes it was lit up, but still you dont get into a car at NIGHT time without not realising do you

 

I've been guilty of it and seen cop cars doing it even i flashed them lol it's now illegal to use side lights i got told your lights are either on or off i dunno if it was true or a poor excuse to pull me for a breathalizer lol

 

Everyone at some point in there driving days as set off without lights on for 30 seconds or more.... I know i have.

 

Wait until you have a car with a permanantly lit dash, you WILL get caught out! I used to have an Astra GTE, it was a bastard for it as it was always lit up with the digi dash. What pisses me off is people driving in crap weather without lights on, as a black/grey car in rain/bleak conditions is very hard to spot.

 

It always boggles me how people at night can drive without lights on .....ffs the dash aint lit up like a christmas tree , so surely it obvious .........
Dullards ......

 

I've done that a few times now in my astravan on the way to work in the dark mornings.

tbh its so easy to do with the dash lit full time, i look down to turn the heater on and can't see the dials. whoops! lol

Never in anything else though.

 

yeah they are on the new ones. exactly that. when you turn the lights on the dash actually dims!

 

we get made to have the company vehicles lights on at all times. I had an ex cid car once and often forgot to put the backlights on at first. Got pulled for it too as the cop was talking to me through the window i said we'll look now and i appologised i flyly switched them on and his face was a picture lol

 

everyone does it occasionally.

I know a lot of theives and pikeys do it deliberately on side streets at night so they arent so easily spotted while they scope out the area to rob. caught them at it a few times before.