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One for the rats. Often I see our local robbers on mopeds for which they have provisional entitlement and must therefore display L plates. Sometimes they have been cut down to size to fit the shape of their bike. By this I mean, removed a portion, be it large or small of the white part around the L, sometimes making it barely visible. Am I right in saying this would now become endorsable, as they are no longer displaying L plates which conform with the DVLR/MVDL? Driving otherwise than in accordance? See here for marks required : http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2864/schedule/4/made And here for the legislation: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2864/regula…

Hi all Trainers have asked us a rather odd question; If you take a horse without consent but intend to return it the next day, what is the offence?

sorry to spam the forum, but I am doing my revision so I've got a lot of questions at the moment. S20 OAPA - Whosoever shall unlawfully and maliciously wound or inflict any grievous bodily harm upon any other person, either with or without any weapon or instrument, shall be guilty of an offence S18 OAPA - Whosoever shall unlawfully and maliciously by any means whatsoever wound or cause any grievous bodily harm to any person with intent to do some grievous bodily harm to any person, or with intent to resist or prevent the lawful apprehension or detainer of any person, shall be guilty of an offence. now as far as I can tell, maliciously in S20 and with intent in S18 is …

Hi all, I am a student PC and I just had a quick question... Could you do a S1 PACE and S23 MDA search together? For example, you had reasonable grounds to believe that Charlie is a gang nominal and he is pushing class A drugs while carrying a knife to defend his turf. Can you go up to him and do both searches in 1? if you can, do you have to state both in the legislation part of GOWISELY?

In a discussion with someone about recent high profile cases, they said that there were separate offences of "indecent assault" and "sexual assault". Would I be right in thinking that "Indecent Assault" is the older offence and that it has now been replaced by "Sexual Assault"? Are they in fact exactly the same thing or are there some differences. Can anyone tell me what would be covered by either? In the context of values being different in the 60's and 70's, would it cover a man giving a woman a playful slap (ie not a hard slap) on the buttocks or pinching a woman on the buttocks. Or would it have to be touching breasts or genital areas. There seems to be an opinion a…

Hey guys, I wanted to run something by you guys as I have been asked for advice. A friend of mine recently split up with her partner because he began taking drugs, staying out days on end, and basically treating the home as a hostle. He has been gone now for over a year and today her son needed a screw driver but when he opened the toolbox he found what initially looked like hash, but a friend confirmed it was Heroin Tar (she was shocked as she had only ever thought he was on 'Party Drugs'.) He has asked me what he should do with it bearing in mind they want nothing more to do with him. I suggested throwing it in the bin, but I don't know if that is the best option. I…

Ok, you stop someone who is a local. You know they often drive without insurance. You stop them and run some checks. PNC shows that the vehicle isn't listed as insured. The driver shows you a certificate of motor insurance which is dated from a few weeks ago. He assures you he is insured but it's 5pm on a Sunday and you can't confirm this but you have strong suspicions he cancelled the policy. Can you seize for 165 as you believe he cancelled the policy? The way I read it, he has shown you evidence of insurance and so you can't as you haven't satisfied s165(A)(3)(b)?

So I am reading up on S3 POA Affray. On my Blackstone books for policing students it said at least one by stander must be present at the scene. The remote possibility of a bystander arriving at the scene to witness the conduct is insufficient. (Leeson v DPP) The the next box it says however no person of reasonable firmness needs actually be, or be likely to be, present at the scene. (for those of you who have the book, its 14.4.4.1 p298, 2013 version) Is it my language comprehension, or does that read like the two statements are actually contradictory to each other? Can someone please clarify when may a officer arrest for affray with reasonable firmness?

Been reading a few posts on here re road vs public place. I am NOT looking to ignite this discussion again, but I read the following: A police officer may be acting ultra vires when they ask a person sitting in the corner of a car park for their driving licence, and conduct a check on it, and a check on the vehicle's insurance. This is because, considering the person's position in the car park in one corner and away from the one entrance, the car park could be classifed as a public place rather than a road, thus removing any police powers under the RTA to check/demand a persons DL/Insurance. Thoughts?

Hi all, First off let me just say I'm aware of the disclaimer. :new_yes: I volunteer as a youth worker with a local charity and last night at one of our centres one 14 year old male was in possession of sparklers (Cat 2 Firework), with one of his friends lighting one and running down the street with it. :new_doh2: He said that his mum bought them and gave them to him. I initially confronted the male who ran down the street and he identified the male who had them in his possession. The youth worker in charge said to confiscate the sparklers and give them back at the end of the session, however the male didn't hand them over. What is the law regarding an Under 16 bein…

Trying to get my head around part of the offence of theft after reading this story in the news section: http//www.policespecials.com/forum/index.php/topic/143455-bagged-prolific-thief-who-was-chased-by-posse-of-distinguished-officers-after-trying-to-snatch-bag-of-top-policeman-in-a-bar/#entry2569886 For me the acts reus for theft of the bag is complete (appropriating, property, belonging to another). For the men's rea I feel a jury applying the Ghosh test would find the defendant guilty. Finally you have the 'intention to permenanty deprive', the defendant could argue he had no intention of taking the bag and would have left it there taking any worthwhile property ins…

"Police officer swore and threatened to lock man up for photographing crash scene" (Daily Mail, 7 Jan 2014) So if a police officer requests that you stop photographing their crime scene, can you politely refuse and continue? As long as you are not IN a crime scene, can you be done for obstruction?

After Stern words not working what is my next step. I would assume a visit from police without action would wake him up but your not going to provide scare tactics to put someone on straight narrow? What action would be taken if I were to contact police? I would assume the scale is very small restricted to his friends but needs nipping in the bud. So what would charges/sentence be for this?

Sorry if this is an obvious question, but can anyone tell me if it is illegal to drink an alcohol drink while in the car. You are not the driver, but the car is moving.

Dear all, A member of the public posed thus scenario to me. "Can I be prosecuted for exceeding the speed limit (30 mph) on a road in which the street lamps have been turned off. PNLD states:- Section 81 of the Act creates an offence of speeding on a restricted road. Section 82 defines a restricted road and allows traffic authorities to set other limits. 81(1) It shall not be lawful for a person to drive a motor vehicle on a restricted road at a speed exceeding 30 miles per hour. RESTRICTED ROAD 82(1) Subject to the provisions of this section and of section 84(3) of this Act, a road is a restricted road for the purposes of section 81 of this Act if: (a) …