KNOW YOUR RIGHTS
If the sticker obstructs your view of the traffic ahead, then yes, this is illegal.
It is an offence if you ‘do not have full control of your vehicle or have a full view of the traffic ahead’. It is an offence which carries three points and a £100 fine.
So if you are going to put any stickers on your car, make sure they are well out of your line of sight. As long as they don’t obstruct your view of the traffic ahead or either of the side windows/mirrors, you should be fine.
full control of the car which carries three points, or worse if using the phone causes a drop in the standard of driving. You could be prosecuted for driving without due attention, which carries up to nine points or a disqualification.
My mum and dad bought me a scooter for Christmas but told me to get it insured. I was thinking of putting them down as the main drivers and me as a named driver as it’s cheaper. What’s the worst that can happen?
Our advice is always to be open and honest with the insurance company. This is not something we would recommend doing unless your parents are going to be the main drivers of the scooter.
If you are pulled over by the police, they might try to seize the scooter and suggest the insurance is invalid, but that is unlikely to hold up in a Magistrates’ Court and you’re unlikely to receive any penalty points.
The big risk though is if you had a crash. If the insurance company found out that they were not the main drivers and you had only done it to get a cheaper premium, they might refuse to pay out and you could be personally liable for any damages claimed against you. Worse still, they could accuse you of committing insurance fraud and you could end up in prison.
My boyfriend got me a window sticker for my car windscreen but it’s obscuring my view. Is that illegal?
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My mate bought me a radar jammer for Christmas as a joke present. I assume I can’t actually fit it to my car?
No, absolutely not. Radar jammers are used to block speed cameras, so they can’t record your speed. The police consider this ‘perverting the course of justice’.
There have been cases recently where the police have prosecuted people for perverting for fitting jammers, and most of the time they get sent to prison.
I got a new spoiler and alloys for the car for Christmas and my mate says he can fit it but I’m worried. What happens if he doesn’t fit it properly?
Take it to a mechanic and get it fitted professionally. If it’s fitted properly and you inform your insurance company, there should be nothing to worry about.
If your mate fits it incorrectly, you could be charged with driving a vehicle in a dangerous condition, which carries three points and a £100 fine. If the spoiler/alloys are so badly fitted that it could be considered a real danger to other road users, you could even be prosecuted for dangerous driving which carries a minimum 12-month disqualification, community order and in serious cases, prison.
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