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Interesting conundrum - Do you pull over for blue lights and risk a Council fine or do not pull over and face possible Police action.

All is not as clear as one believes :

"Most drivers don’t realise that they can incur fines for not moving out the way of emergency services vehicles. Many are also unaware that overzealous local authorities are ready and willing to fine them if they move out of the way and end up somewhere they shouldn’t.

This week, GEM Motoring has launched its Blue Light Aware campaign to highlight how to make way for emergency services safely and effectively – and without doing something that will result in a fine.

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  • a few years back I had a ambulance come up behind me in road works that was down to a single lane for a couple of miles with a 50 mph limit I did speed up to 60 as there was no ware to get out of the way but I was unshore  as what to do  

  • what a load of b.....cks -  being an efad driver (Emergency fire appliance driver) we've had sufficient training to know what we as a driver can and can't do. From our perspective obviously we know what we are driving to, and hence i will drive more urgently to something more serious like a fire - persons reported or RTC persons trapped as appose to a fire alarm actuating or a person stuck in lift. 

    Did you know all blue light drivers are not allowed to push you through a red light at jct. They must stop turn off two tones and wait for you to make a safe manoeuvre when the lights are green. 

    When your the driver moving out the way, i will always move out the way and make sufficient judgment call. Most people don't know what to do anyway when a blue light vehicle come up your arse, some just stop,!!! some pull up when you have nowhere to get around them, and when you want them to drive so you can just pull around them they don't. 

    Cant see this coming off personally, but when some local authorities are fining for putting stuff in the wrong coloured bins - maybe i can !

    Andrew 

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    Unfortunately there have been a number of cases in London where less than scrupulous Councils have proceeded with fines due to video evidence of drivers doing the right thing but entering bus lanes or junctions.

    I think they are trying to educate people thru such schemes which can only be a good 'move'....
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