Car insurance, is it compulsary?

[grober]

In the interests of research this guy should really try exercising his "right to travel" with the traffic police officers in other parts of the world. There's nothing like staring down the barrel of a Smith & Wesson to give you an entirely new perspective on the subject.

 

[Spinal]

In the interests of research this guy should really try exercising his "right to travel" with the traffic police officers in other parts of the world. There's nothing like staring down the barrel of a Smith & Wesson to give you an entirely new perspective on the subject.

(disclaimer - I haven't seen the video yet)

Having stared down the barell of an AK47 wielded by an over-zealous border guard who asked his commanding officer "what is a dipromat[sic]" closely followed by "why wont he get out of the car?"; I am quite confident when I say - police in the UK can be quite intimidating.

While police here tend to be extremely professional, they are also extremely well trained with the tools that they have. If you p*ss them off, they aren't scared of using their baton. Similarly, they are pretty good at using the cuffs as a lever to get you face first on the ground pleading for mercy.

In some countries, the police have guns... and are trained to use them... but they are also very aware that once they use them, there will be court case after court case to see if they used the right amount of force. In some countries, a lot of media coverage is also on the back of armed police's minds...

The chaps with AK47's in many of the countries I've been too haven never attacked (non-verbally) a person in their lives, and in one hillarious case, didn't know how to load/re-load their standard issue rifle. In one case, I was driving down a VERY bumpy road (think pot holes the size of cars, and about as deep) giving a yound, AK47 wielding border guard a lift. He used the tip of the barrel as a chin rest... when I enquired as to if what to tell the next checkpoint if I reached it with him having sprayed his brains all over my ceiling - he smiled and showed me the "safety lock" on his rifle... which he disabled and re-enabled, without ever moving his chin from the barrel of the loaded rifle.

Does this make them more dangerous? Probably... but don't think that police here aren't intimidating... they may not (all) have guns, but they have tools that they aren't scared of using...

M.

 

[markjay]

Exercise your right to travel:

Police stop while exercising my right to travel - Part 2 make viral - YouTube

On the one hand though I would want to protect third parties.

22 minutes of pointless discussion with two semi-amused police officers. I found most of it very difficult to follow as the person is not very coherent at times. The officers seem to be having fun but otherwise I can't really see the merit of keeping two police officers from performing their duties while engaging in idle conversation about the legal definition of a 'motor vehicle' and such likes. Utterly pointless. And he would not have pulled it off in any other country - I seriously doubt that US cops or French or German ones would have the time or patience...

 

[kianok]

You will find that National Express coaches are insured the same way, or at least they were in the 1980's and early 1990's

The MOD used to do this also and as far as i'm aware they still do.

There were some major loopholes for those who may want to exploit them though under certain circumstances, as I recall from my days many years ago while working for a major auction company who had the contract to sell such vehicles.

 

[def90cars]

I seriously doubt that US cops or French or German ones would have the time or patience...

Arrest him (actually I believe no insurance is a criminal offence)

Seize his car. Squash it.

Court.

6 pts. £1000 or more fine.

Banned for 5 years for being a dickhead.

OR.....

let him exercise his right to drive in the right lanes on the M6 without his seat belt (he clear only chooses to ignore laws which cost money).....

 

[Spinal]

Having now watched the video, I can't stop laughing...

" I don't know it [his date of birth], I wasn't conscious at the time. Everything since then is hearsay."

!

 

[kianok]

Exercise your right to travel:

Police stop while exercising my right to travel - Part 2 make viral - YouTube

On the one hand though I would want to protect third parties.

Just watched this, what a tool, the police officer didn't fair too well either, far too lenient resulting in a total waste of time.

The guy should have been arrested for failing to provide his details and had his car lifted.

He would have had his chance to spout his BS in court if he so wished.

 

[Giantvanman]

Exercise your right to travel:

Police stop while exercising my right to travel - Part 2 make viral - YouTube

On the one hand though I would want to protect third parties.

And that is what happens when the police are made to pander to stupid by political correctness. That is our tax pounds being wasted by a stupid little boy who thinks himself so very clever.