Petty police

Seconded!

MBQ

My Saab only has a big orange light on the dash for the rear fogs. The FRONT fogs merely have a 'telltale' illumination in the switch which would be invisible in daylight.

I'd like to know what the offfence is. Rear fogs I can understand but FRONT ones ? Where's the harm in that ? Little different to daylight running lights AFAICS.

Graham

Result!

You should have used *your* brains and been more considerate in where you stopped.

Yes, quite few years ago now, so it's certainly nothing to do with new performance targets or any change in attitude of the police.

MBQ

Chris

Smartarse

It is definitely against the law, but I do agree it's ridiculous. I've never been dazzled by front fog-lights. It's also arguable that they are simply auxiliary driving lights and not really fog-lights at all.

Thanks.

Chris

I guess you must have just 'tapped' the switch. But it landed you in hot water. It's plumb loco! Shame, your driving record was stainless prior to this.

Nice neat install I hope.

Do you think you could tap an alternative reservoir of jokes?

As long as it didn't overflow it would be tapped in.

Precisely what I was thinking. Their very location and orientation means that they're very unlikely to cause dazzle during the daytime for sure.

The law's a serious arse here.

Graham

My Sabb has a proper orange light on the dash the same way as for the rear ones.

I wish I could have punched every driver who was driving with their front fogs on on Monday evening. What with it tipping down with rain, it was hard enough to see the edge/middle of the road, as my route was mostly single carriageway A roads and less with no street lighting or kerbs, it was made doubly hard every time I was dazzled by plonkers with their front fogs on (and there were many). Despite the fact that front fogs are meant to be low down and illuminate just the road in front of the car, it doesn't seem to be the case in practice.

Well said!

I agree totally these front fog lights are little more than a fashion accessory that don't do a good job in fog (they were standard equipment on my 2001 mondeo) and when used at other times dazzle oncoming drivers

I have tonight on the M8 by someone approaching me in L2. They shone into my drivers side door mirror and into my face.

You obviously have a different model to me.

Monday *evening* ? I was discussing whether front fogs posed a dazzle problem during daylight hours which I contend they don't.

Graham

I guess you don't do much driving on country lanes then.

Graham

We were discussing DAYLIGHT use of them.

Graham

Eeyore (Eeyore ) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying:

I do.

And he's right.