Sorn/mot

[Harry Bloomfield]

I think any distnce would pass according to the letter of the law and/or cops/CPS wouldn't try to prosecute.

One way to find out - try it.

Me, I'm happy to go for my MOT's, where I have gone the past 40 years, just a few hundred yards from my door.

 

[norseman]

Don't you recall all those cases years ago with early breathalyser stops ? IIRC the law said "when stopped by a police-officer in ( full ? ) uniform " and then there were endless legal arguments about whether the law was applicable if the officer wasn't wearing his hat/cap which meant ( so the argument went ) he was not in uniform and the stop therefore invalid.

I think any distnce would pass according to the letter of the law and/or cops/CPS wouldn't try to prosecute.

Back in the 'eighties a work colleague who was an ex Met. motorcyclist told me that a traffic stop by him was not valid unless he removed his helmet prior to speaking to the vehicle's driver.

Whether that ruling still applies ..

 

[norseman]

One way to find out - try it.

Me, I'm happy to go for my MOT's, where I have gone the past 40 years, just a few hundred yards from my door.

About 2 hundred in my case & I guess around 20 years.
Servicing & repairs as well, first name terms with the staff & I've never been ripped off .. no reception desk, courtesy car or bull...t

Family run rural garages are a virtual goldmine these days.

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

Keep digging Harry .....