was behind this car this afternoon in strood. Smoke billowing out of it as it struggled up a hill at about 10mph. There is something wrong with it I think. driver was a woman with red hair
saw this thing this morning. smoke pouring out the back. looks like its burning oil. The guy driving it was all over the road, seemed oblivious to the clouds pouring out the back
Still no excuse for stopping on double yellow lines and a bus stop. There must have been a more suitable place to stop...
Do that in London and get caught on camera it's an automatic ticket, also for dropping off passengers, taxi or not.
The DVLA website says that this vehicle has not had any tax since the 31st December 2014. So this vehicle has been driving illegally for 4 months. The tax disc (irrelevant) said 31st Dec 2014, which is when it last expired. I've seen this vehicle driving on the road nearly every day. Whether this is a DVLA bug or the vehicle genuinely has no tax, something is wrong. The vehicle is not SORN and has an MOT. The driver was a female and had 2 kids in the car, along with some horrible music playing.
If a vehicle is parked and causing an obstruction, it is a police matter who are supposed to act. However, most police are useless and cannot be bothered to reinforce the law. You could check with your local council about their parking regulations. Perhaps an official complaint to the Chief Constable would help?!
Speed was over 15 mph as I did not want any close passess to knew I needed to stay above 10.