orionstar
Well-Known Member
This must be why you can't buy used police hi viz jackets on whole sale from e-bay with the police labels removed, oh hang on you can, so who's selling the companies on e-bay used hi viz jackets if it isnt the police?
90 Impersonation, etc.E+W.(1)Any person who with intent to deceive impersonates a member of a police force or special constable, or makes any statement or does any act calculated falsely to suggest that he is such a member or constable, shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, or to both. .
(2)Any person who, not being a constable, wears any article of police uniform in circumstances where it gives him an appearance so nearly resembling that of a member of a police force as to be calculated to deceive shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale. .
(3)Any person who, not being a member of a police force or special constable, has in his possession any article of police uniform shall, unless he proves that he obtained possession of that article lawfully and has possession of it for a lawful purpose, be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 1 on the standard scale. .
(4)In this section .
(a)article of police uniform means any article of uniform or any distinctive badge or mark or document of identification usually issued to members of police forces or special constables, or anything having the appearance of such an article, badge, mark or document,
This isnt my decision so please dont jump on me. Just thought you would all like to know.
AS I said I would love to see this tested in court ,and love to see CPS show where the public interest was in prosecuting it.
Me too...considering the word
**Any person who with intent to deceive impersonates a member of a police force or special constable, or makes any statement or does any act calculated falsely to suggest that he is such a member or constable,**
Would love to see the lawyer who could prove "intent" on a bunch of hackers and how your court system would judge it
I do not like this stuff. When I have seen it in the shop, it looks like you are trying to impersonate a police officer.
As for security vehicles marked up like police cars - they wont quite be the same, but will be marked up under "chapter 8" markings so they can go slow on the road
Never been a fan of the range. To be honest I'd be embarrased going out wearing it and I'm sure once a driver's seen it more than once they will just take the p****. I'd rather go out with my yellow plain hi vis!
I thought the Police were behind them with this !!
Don't you have a polite waistcoat?? They are brilliant and no your not breaking the law if you wear one, gee some people!!!!
On the subject of the Police I had a stupid woman, who told me horses had no right to be on the road, report me as impersonating a police officer as I was wearing a plain hi viz jacket
did she go on to say, not only that but you were impersonating mounted police too b/c you were on a horse?
Honestly, she reported you for wearing a hi viz jacket ! I don't believe It ,the idiot . What did the police do?