-=> JIMMY ANDERSON wrote to TONY LANGDON <=-   
      
    JA> I'm not sure if a private vehicle is allowed to unless it's part of a   
    JA> service. Yes, it is privately owned, but she's a member of the   
    JA> 'services.' Even has an E tag (emergency) becasue of her medical   
    JA> license. Before that she had an F tag (Fire).   
      
   Here the vehicle has to be owned by the emergency service, either the main   
   government agency or a local station (some fire brigades own vehicles here).    
   But I can't have my car designated an emergency vehicle, as I own that   
   privately.   
      
    JA> The rule here is you are still supposed to obey traffic laws (stop   
    JA> signs, speed, etc.) and you can't run lights unless you have a siren as   
    JA> well. Technically you can be stopped for speeding, but I've never heard   
    JA> of it happening. As long as you aren't wreckless and you are responding   
    JA> to a call, you're considered (in practice - see previous message) to be   
    JA> a part of the responding public service.   
      
   Here, the police are strict on road rules.  Even if one is on the way to the   
   station to handle a call, all road rules must be obeyed.  It's only when we've   
   got in one of the fire truchs or support car that we can put lights and sirens   
   on and judiciously break some laws "if it is safe and reasonable to do so".    
   Even then, both standing orders and road law itself still set strong limits.   
      
      
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