Are these rule going to flouted like the mobile phone ban or will there be enough police about to enforce it all??

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What distance between cars will constitute tailgating, and how will they measure it?

Not many to enforce it to start with, but it'll soon be self financing.

I know that in Huddersfield the magistrates court has been trialling a fast track prosecution procedure for motoring offences, maybe it will all tie in together? Black MY2013 SD4 GS Auto, Wood Company Armrest, Freel2 sticker.
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Imagine a traffic jam, goldmine, all tailgating

Its just another idea to be able to get money off the public a bit quicker and put it into government funds to help pay for all the immigrants coming in at the end of the year.
Of course this new ruling will only apply to British drivers as stopping anyone else will be against their human rights and thus called discrimination.

Mona Geeza wrote:

Of course this new ruling will only apply to British drivers as stopping anyone else will be against their human rights and thus called discrimination.

Excellent rant But don't worry, it won't breach their rights and many Audi drivers will be caught  LL.B (Hons) - University of Derby
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Is there a strict and simple definition of tailgating so everyone understands exactly what the law is and will there be evidence based prosecution....

Or will it be open to interpretation and difficult t prove innocence because its your word vs somebody else's...

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I was thinking the same  Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

If your driving is interpreted to be dangerous then you need to be fined and drive how you were taught to do. It seems to me blaming the police man is the easy way out. If you weren't doing anything wrong you wouldn't get stopped. I don't know why many people despise the police they have an extremely hard job and everyone should have more respect in my opinion and understand that if you get stopped you've done something wrong and stop trying to interpret the law to weasel out of your punishment. When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car

Will they use some of the income to repair the inside lane and remove the truck tyre ruts which cause my vehicle to wander all over when I am in that lane (usually in the outside lane doing @@@ mph). Tony

The rule of thumb I drive by - and drummed into me when learning to ride a motorcycle is 'only a fool breaks the two second rule'. ie note where the vehicle in front of you is re a static roadside point and then there should be a 2 second gap between you and the vehicle in front. It works very well!

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chrisdeeming wrote:

understand that if you get stopped you've done something wrong and stop trying to interpret the law to weasel out of your punishment.

I was stopped recently for driving at 30mph in a 50 limit. Nothing else on the road, not in anyone's way or holding up the traffic. Basically they were just bored and probably wanted to see if I was drunk (it was a Sunday morning). I am 99% sure I hadn't done anything wrong, and when I asked the only reason they could give was that I was driving slowly.