Stopped by VOSA

[Bustergasket]

Got 300£ fine for planning to go outside of my 100km taco zone this week 
not happy 
 
morale of story never tell the truth to vosa 

I like the photo Did you have to put the truck in reverse to get the camera to activate ?

[TIMON]

VOSA/DVSA police and customs and excise work in multi agency teams near us. 3.5t trucks and trailers are their favourite quarry.
We got issued with a couple of prohibition notices with a time limit to get the problems fixed. Having a good attitude to them when they pull you can mean the difference between a warning or points/fines.

[nepia]

5 hours ago, kevinjohnsonmbe said:

I think VOSA (or what ever it is they call themselves now - may be changed again tomorrow) are empowered to pull over a commercial vehicle, not so a private one - I think. 

 

Just seen this in Wiki...

 

Under the Police Reform Act 2002, section 41 and Schedule 5,^[6] Chief Constables could grant powers (under a Community Safety Accreditation Scheme) to VOSA officers to stop vehicles, for checks on vehicle and driver compliance without the need for police support (later expanded to stop any vehicle, although mainly goods and passenger carrying vehicles). At that time, only police officers had the power to stop vehicles and therefore had to be present. The powers were piloted in 2003 and brought more widely into force in 2004.^[7]

[Khriss]

7 hours ago, Gary Prentice said:

 

 

Be happy it didn't go further, no break away cable is considered pretty serious.

To be fair - the idea that these cables will safely stop yr trailer whilst on the move ( if it comes off the hitch ) is nonsense - on my Lorry - trailer test , the examiner made it clear they are only to stop the trailer on uneven ground if you mess up hitching / unhitching - the brake will then come On . Not having one on yr trailer will mean you must carry chocks . ( as many chippers often seem to have now . K

[treequip]

Yes they can stop you and they can indeed put a marker on your vehicle. 

 

I once bought a vehicle with a marker for fuel from 2 keepers ago. Stopped 3 times in a month before the penny dropped.

 

The marker pings the ANPR system so there is no getting away from it

[Khriss]

( Same with yr pin hitch combo - no safety pin attached - pin must stay in cab whilst not used )

[treequip]

2 minutes ago, Khriss said:

To be fair - the idea that these cables will safely stop yr trailer whilst on the move ( if it comes off the hitch ) is nonsense - on my Lorry - trailer test , the examiner made it clear they are only to stop the trailer on uneven ground if you mess up hitching / unhitching - the brake will then come On . Not having one on yr trailer will mean you must carry chocks . ( as many chippers often seem to have now . K

You are misinformed, the break away cable is to activate the brakes, its the brakes that stop it. The system is only as good as your maintenance

 

[felixthelogchopper]

8 hours ago, roseyweb said:

Got 300£ fine for planning to go outside of my 100km taco zone this week 

not happy 

 

morale of story never tell the truth to vosa 

How can you be done for planning to go outside your zone? It's hardly conspiracy. Thought crime, perhaps?

[Joe Newton]

How can you be done for planning to go outside your zone? It's hardly conspiracy. Thought crime, perhaps?

He also thought about stopping for a few pints and then speeding to make up the time.

[roseyweb]

In short 

outside of 100km you need a taco

i came from kettering and got pulled at birch hanger services which is something 65ks from base.

being honest and knowing if I was dick and caught fibbing I'd only get done on something else I told them, I was going Colchester which is 116 ks

 

Had I been working at the services or near by I'd be legal, going to Colchester I was not. 

Also had digger and trailer impounded and had to pay for Lowloader to remove 

not a great day