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Originally Posted by iainmd
They should have a very busy time but won't for the same reason that an unbelievable number of drivers still:
- Drive while using a handheld phone
- Drive with no seatbelt
- Drive with foglights on day and night with greater than 100m visibility
The police have no interest in stopping people for minor offences as it creates too much paperwork. The excuse is generally that they don't have the time or resources to police these laws. IMHO the government should either provide enough police to start policing these offences or not bother intruducing laws that they can't or won't enforce.
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This is certainly not the case in Colchester where the Police very often have a "day out" opposite my office stopping everybody who's using a phone while driving. They also check the usual, ie insurance etc and I have seen a few people being arrested as well as walking after being stopped.