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Anger growing over the UK's inability to just say 'f- this' and watch DVDs
On Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:45:49 +0000, Tim W put finger to keyboard and
typed: Keith Raeburn wibbled on Wednesday 23 December 2009 20:20 He's possibly used some unfair advantage of 22nd century technology, like snow chains. Hans-Joachim There was footage of someone using them on the local news earlier. I was shocked, it's the first time I've ever seen them in England. Says a lot. They're illegal for road use in the UK. Where does it say that? Enough places in the UK sell them, including Halfords. Not that many people drive abroad in winter surely, otheriwse it would be a rather niche market. They're not illegal per se, but the Construction and Use Regulations make it illegal to use tyres, or anything attached to tyres, that can damage the road surface. This is interpreted in case law to mean that you can only use snow chains (or studded tyres) when the snow is deep enough that they won't touch the tarmac under the snow. In practice, therefore, there are very few occasions in the UK when you can legally use them on the public roads. Mark -- Blog: http://mark.goodge.co.uk Stuff: http://www.good-stuff.co.uk |
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