Finally a crack-down on drivers with the whole Antartic on their roof

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I've heard from a reliable source that as from tomorrow, police will be stopping anyone with snow on their roofs. a £60 fixed on teh spot fine and 3 points.

I've said this for years, as you warm the car up inside, you cause the snow to melt from the bottom up.

As you drive along that snow will be sitting on a melted layer of ice, and if you were to:

a) brake, it'll slide forward andcover your windshield, blinding you on the road

b) accellerate, it'll slide backward, either onto the car behind or onto the road causing a obsticle that could potentialy freeze

c) going around a 2 lane roundabout and it'll slide off onto the outside lane car, potentially onto their windsheild causing blindness to them.

d) going around a corner and the snow sliding off onto pedestrians on the walkways.

Common sense people. But I trust you lot do this anyway! ;)
 
i agree with you on this, saw people round my way doing this all the time when it snowed last year
 
I hope they do start stopping people.
Trucks as well.
I've been behind trucks, cars and vans (I bet many people have) who has snow on their roof, which then flys off and slams in to the van or creates a nice pile in the road for you to run over.

I found this funny last year.
 
Totally agree, especially trucks and buses etc as mentioned above - a real pain in the **** - if people find it too hard to wipe their car clear then they should stick a cover on it (I've heard Jeremy Kyle say something similar!!) - I bought a car cover for about £25 that covers the whole car and is a one man job too fit as it has elasticated hooks - real simple, quick, safe and I don't have any frosted windows etc in the morning - job done!
 
Axios said:
I found this funny last year.
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I agree. Surely

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would have nominated them for a Darwin Award if they had been successful
 
I totally agree and like the pic of the lady that hasn't even bothered to clear her windscreen properly! I mean madness, all it takes is a few minutes to clear your car anyway. Even down to clearing the lights, I like to see where I am going and also for people to see me!
 
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Knew this law was coming in by a traffic cop I know... He has been told to pull over anyone and £60 fine, if they fight it then 3 points.

About time something like this has come into play but how many people know about the law change???
 
I think this has been law for a long time about ensuring you clear your windows of frost/ice/snow before you set off but how many people do you see on a frosty morning driving with a little patch cleared on their windscreen and zero vision through any other window ??? And how often do you see a copper pulling them over ??? (don't think I ever have).

surely this day and age it doesn't even need the police to pull them over as there are so many CCTV cameras on the roads these days that a warning/fine could be sent out (as long as number plate is visible).

Not sure how you would stop lorries doing it though as it's not like you could expect the lorry drivers to climb up on their roofs to clear them, even though they are a hazard, I've followed many a lorry in the winter and seen sheets of ice coming off especially at junctions and roundabouts
 
Hightower said:
I think this has been law for a long time about ensuring you clear your windows of frost/ice/snow before you set off but how many people do you see on a frosty morning driving with a little patch cleared on their windscreen and zero vision through any other window ??? And how often do you see a copper pulling them over ??? (don't think I ever have).
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It is and has been for a long time a requirement for a clear and clean windscreen.

However this is for the snow of the roof that could potentially cover it.

I agree about he lorries.. it's just rediculous!
 
Long overdue. Lost count of the times I saw people in a panic as they broke and the snow from the roof slid straight down the windscreen.

I'm not normally one for being pro fixed penalty tickets but then I'm not partial to dealing with ******* that can't grasp simple basic thinking and consideration when it comes to driving.

Got a lass at work who always tells me how dangerous I am as I admit to driving at 100mph on motorways. Yet ina conversation she admitted that in 18 months of owning her car she has never once checked the oil and water or even looked at the tyre pressures. Who's the bigger danger??
 
Added, Can anybody verify the source of this information as my office is looking at putting a notification out across staff for its pool vehicles?
 
Crazy, about time they did this!!!

I remember years ago, on the m'way and a van was in front of us, it had been snowing heavily, but cleared by the time we were on the road and it was clear, so doing m'way speeds you can imagine the brown pants when the whole lot slid off the van onto our windscreen!!!!!

Also, whats with clearing a little section of the windscreen, why cant you just do the whole window and if its not too much trouble, the rest of the car as well, including the headlights!!!
 
dont forget the tail lights too! I'd quite like to know when you're braking or turning :)

saves for a nasty insurance payment!
 
Does this law not apply to the police?

Today I saw a police car with the bonnet and roof covered in snow driving down the A511!!!
 
I'd believe it when i see it. I saw saveral cars still snowed up going around with football sized holes to look out of, and the bonnet,headlights and side windows being tinted white by the snow

Boils my p!ss
 
Byzan A4 said:
I'd believe it when i see it. I saw saveral cars still snowed up going around with football sized holes to look out of, and the bonnet,headlights and side windows being tinted white by the snow

Boils my p!ss
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Agreed mate.
On me way home last night and I came up behind a guy who hadn't bothered to clear much of his car when a sh*tload of snow and ice flew off onto my windscreen. I had to change my pants when I got in!!
 
Glad I saw this thread because, if I'm honest, the danger of leaving snow on a roof never even occurred to me.
 
heard on the local radio that police will not be stopping cars with snow on there roof unless it poses a danger to them self or others ...
 
Also read that this is a load of rubbish. Obviously unless it's very extreme and poses an obvious danger. To be honest in most cases if your windscreen is getting covered from the car in front you're too close or going too fast.
 
We had snow in plymouth (WooHoo), not alot but enouth to blanket every thing white.

I went out this morning removed all snow from my windows, roof, bonnet and doors. Mainly cause i was throwing it at my dogs.
But it did the job and was fun.

I did see a couple of cars that just opened their windows and turned their wipers (front) on and left for work.
I kept my distance from them. :)
 
Had someone in front of me the other night. Sat in traffic, parked cars either side, traffic moves about 10ft, floor the car wheels spinning madly and then stop. Genius!! About two hours later when we finally reached dual carriageway in the murky, dark snowy distance parked in lane one is the same car clearing snow of the windscreen which had slid down when they braked. So glad I wasn't in their car. It was also at the bottom of a hill so you had some rather large articulated trucks baring down on them and then having to change lanes....
Scary stuff and definitey worth clearing the car of all snow for your own safety and everyone elses
 
We had our first proper snow today and there were only 2 of us on our street that cleared the car completely of snow, most did their windows, couple just the windscreen

I've been driving round all morning trying to guess where most people have been turning/braking as hardly anyone bothered to clear their lights, people must think that the light from indicators and brake lights will show through thick snow.
 
Honestly, I think this is a bit of a **** take, I've been using my girl's car and I've made sure all the lights and every window is clear, but it's quite redundant clearing it off the roof or bodywork. If you're so close that you get a bit of snow off my roof, then you need to be pulled as you don't know how to drive in adverse weather.</rant>

It does boil my blood the amount of folk driving round with just a porthole cleared in their windscreen. They need pulling, and possibly shooting at the roadside. And dont get me started about fools that abandon their cars in unsafe places (brow of a hill for starters).</rant> (really this time)
 
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a fine for snow on your roof? hahahaha, what a load of rubbish!

but i suppose its the same as carrying an insecure load of bean bag beans on a roof rack really...
 
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Turkster said:
iv not read all the comments. but any new statute and acts have to be agreed in parliament and the public have to be informed to complie otherwise they are non enforceable.
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Erm, I could be wrong, but this is covered already under a small set of rules that we all sign up to when we apply for our driving licences, namely the Highway Code...

RULE 229



Before you set off

  • You MUST be able to see, so clear all snow and ice from all your windows
  • You MUST ensure that lights are clean and number plates are clearly visible and legible
  • Make sure the mirrors are clear and the windows are demisted thoroughly
  • Remove all snow that might fall off into the path of other road users
  • Check your planned route is clear of delays and that no further snowfalls or severe weather are predicted
 
Isn't the MUST part a law, and the rest just guidelines. Not like they can do you for failing to check the route you're gonna take has no delays on it.
 
My mate was told outside his doorstep, after he spent 15mins clearing the snow off his car, if he drove off with more than 2" of snow on his roof top, they will pull him over and charge him... basically telling him, if the journey isn't important, stay in!
 
on most cars its not difficult to wipe the snow with a squeegee type of thing,its just lazy not to,as for people who drive in the dark with lights covered with 3" of snow words fail me.
 
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