Police

[Rickzayne]

My friend got pulled in a fiesta ZS cruise on friday night.

given a section 59 (anti cruising section)

they where doing 40 in a 50 (a few modded exhausts) and did them for disturbing the peace.

but they also knew every mod they had declared when they where checking the cars over.

warning for all -.-

If he gets caught again doing the same gets the car taken off him and have to pay £100 release fee

[Den]

s59 is about using a vehicle in an anti social manner, nothing to do with cruising, but a very good tool

[Rickzayne]

exactly xD anti crusing xD

altho i dont get how that can say that since the cars where moving and wouldnt disturb anyone more than a truck passign by -.-

could understand if they where parked up blairing music ect.

but ahh well.

[AdJones91]

Anti social bastards :L, probably cause older people will feel scared about the youth

[Rickzayne]

generally people with cars that look after them, don't cause trouble as they understand what it is like to own something they take pride in

[AdJones91]

Its cause all the other people with cars mate thats why insurance is high police randomly turn up thinking your up to your eye balls on coke, but really your just some fun loving guys

[Den]

59 Vehicles used in manner causing alarm, distress or annoyance
(1)Where a constable in uniform has reasonable grounds for believing that a motor vehicle is being used on any occasion in a manner which—
(a)contravenes section 3 or 34 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (c. 52) (careless and inconsiderate driving and prohibition of off-road driving), and
(b)is causing, or is likely to cause, alarm, distress or annoyance to members of the public,he shall have the powers set out in subsection (3).

(2)A constable in uniform shall also have the powers set out in subsection (3) where he has reasonable grounds for believing that a motor vehicle has been used on any occasion in a manner falling within subsection (1).

(3)Those powers are—
(a)power, if the motor vehicle is moving, to order the person driving it to stop the vehicle;
(b)power to seize and remove the motor vehicle;
(c)power, for the purposes of exercising a power falling within paragraph (a) or (b), to enter any premises on which he has reasonable grounds for believing the motor vehicle to be;
(d)power to use reasonable force, if necessary, in the exercise of any power conferred by any of paragraphs to (a) to (c).

(4)A constable shall not seize a motor vehicle in the exercise of the powers conferred on him by this section unless—
(a)he has warned the person appearing to him to be the person whose use falls within subsection (1) that he will seize it, if that use continues or is repeated; and
(b)it appears to him that the use has continued or been repeated after the the warning.

(5)Subsection (4) does not require a warning to be given by a constable on any occasion on which he would otherwise have the power to seize a motor vehicle under this section if—
(a)the circumstances make it impracticable for him to give the warning;
(b)the constable has already on that occasion given a warning under that subsection in respect of any use of that motor vehicle or of another motor vehicle by that person or any other person;
(c)the constable has reasonable grounds for believing that such a warning has been given on that occasion otherwise than by him; or
(d)the constable has reasonable grounds for believing that the person whose use of that motor vehicle on that occasion would justify the seizure is a person to whom a warning under that subsection has been given (whether or not by that constable or in respect the same vehicle or the same or a similar use) on a previous occasion in the previous twelve months.

(6)A person who fails to comply with an order under subsection (3)(a) is guilty of an offence and shall be liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

(7)Subsection (3)(c) does not authorise entry into a private dwelling house.

(8)The powers conferred on a constable by this section shall be exercisable only at a time when regulations under section 60 are in force.

(9)In this section—“driving” has the same meaning as in the Road Traffic Act 1988 (c. 52);“motor vehicle” means any mechanically propelled vehicle, whether or not it is intended or adapted for use on roads; and“private dwelling house” does not include any garage or other structure occupied with the dwelling house, or any land appurtenant to the dwelling house.

[Rickzayne]

down with the policeeeeeee xD

[Den]

we usually use them for mini motos etc so the cops must have thought they were likely to cause an issue to bother doing it

[Jimbob]

always spoling the fun for a bit of overtime

Jimbob

[AdJones91]

Haha coppers bless, we park on double yellows ooh god you naughty little bastards just went into town he pulls up looks casual and just walks around :S there was plenty of space to park your 5 series

[CooperKiller]

59 Vehicles used in manner causing alarm, distress or annoyance
(1)Where a constable in uniform has reasonable grounds for believing that a motor vehicle is being used on any occasion in a manner which—
(a)contravenes section 3 or 34 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (c. 52) (careless and inconsiderate driving and prohibition of off-road driving), and
(b)is causing, or is likely to cause, alarm, distress or annoyance to members of the public,he shall have the powers set out in subsection (3).

(2)A constable in uniform shall also have the powers set out in subsection (3) where he has reasonable grounds for believing that a motor vehicle has been used on any occasion in a manner falling within subsection (1).

(3)Those powers are—
(a)power, if the motor vehicle is moving, to order the person driving it to stop the vehicle;
(b)power to seize and remove the motor vehicle;
(c)power, for the purposes of exercising a power falling within paragraph (a) or (b), to enter any premises on which he has reasonable grounds for believing the motor vehicle to be;
(d)power to use reasonable force, if necessary, in the exercise of any power conferred by any of paragraphs to (a) to (c).

(4)A constable shall not seize a motor vehicle in the exercise of the powers conferred on him by this section unless—
(a)he has warned the person appearing to him to be the person whose use falls within subsection (1) that he will seize it, if that use continues or is repeated; and
(b)it appears to him that the use has continued or been repeated after the the warning.

(5)Subsection (4) does not require a warning to be given by a constable on any occasion on which he would otherwise have the power to seize a motor vehicle under this section if—
(a)the circumstances make it impracticable for him to give the warning;
(b)the constable has already on that occasion given a warning under that subsection in respect of any use of that motor vehicle or of another motor vehicle by that person or any other person;
(c)the constable has reasonable grounds for believing that such a warning has been given on that occasion otherwise than by him; or
(d)the constable has reasonable grounds for believing that the person whose use of that motor vehicle on that occasion would justify the seizure is a person to whom a warning under that subsection has been given (whether or not by that constable or in respect the same vehicle or the same or a similar use) on a previous occasion in the previous twelve months.

(6)A person who fails to comply with an order under subsection (3)(a) is guilty of an offence and shall be liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

(7)Subsection (3)(c) does not authorise entry into a private dwelling house.

(8)The powers conferred on a constable by this section shall be exercisable only at a time when regulations under section 60 are in force.

(9)In this section—“driving” has the same meaning as in the Road Traffic Act 1988 (c. 52);“motor vehicle” means any mechanically propelled vehicle, whether or not it is intended or adapted for use on roads; and“private dwelling house” does not include any garage or other structure occupied with the dwelling house, or any land appurtenant to the dwelling house.

O.K. so more or less driving like a prat then? We have a contingent of the boy / girl racers around our way and at the weekend they seem to delight in arriving into their driveways in 1st or 2nd gear to the great annoyance ot their neighbours. My direct neighbour runs an early 70's Ford F350 V8 pickup which when it starts up aint exactly quiet but legal. The racer contingent don't seem to have figured it out yet that revving the nuts out of your engine and then shutting it down without giving the turbo the chance to spool down will end up presenting the majority of the enignes components on their driveway! Oh well more peacefull nights sleep ahead. My own car is now heavily tunded, but my requirements were for a: road leagal and b: subtle exhaust notes. Yes it is louder but only when the rev's will be built up which in an urban envorinment will not be the case.

[Dangerousfish]

^_^ My section 59 expires in a couple months. Trolololol

[CooperKiller]

Think that was a fu**ing con mate.

[W17_BLK]

generally people with cars that look after them, don't cause trouble as they understand what it is like to own something they take pride in

Thats what anyone with a brain thinks like and its the right way to think. In Glasgow when I had the C2 and used to go sit in town for a while every couple of weeks with my mates you would always see the the usual suspects - pug106's, corsa b's and c's, saxo's, starlets, and even some half decent cars like type-r's, scoobys, evo's focus rs's etc etc raping their engines for a good 3 to 4 hours and trying to 'Drift' round the corners totally destroying their tyres and suspension.

I know what you mean though, we used to just sit and watch the twat's get caught and we never got into any bother, but every now and then we still had our cars searched from time to time which is kind of standard procedure as far as I know and no harm done.

Sometimes it is a joke though, I was sitting in KFC car park with my two friends and we all got booked by the time the idiots were finished with us my chicken was cold, ultra fails -_-