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Originally Posted by haydnwalker
The Police DO have to obey the speed limits under normal driving conditions...and they must follow the rules of the road just like the rest of us.
The Road Traffic Act allows them to be exempt from such limits in certain situations. IE they can only go through red traffic signals with blues & twos (and only at 15mph or less) when it is safe to do so.
It has been well publicised various officers (especially in S. Yorks. where I live) of Police officers getting speeding tickets from speed cameras.
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your talking about ACPO rules there not the law as it stands an officer can brake the speed limit and or go through red lights up one ways systems the wrong way when ever HE/SHE feels that it is needed
some forces choose to use the ACPO rules to disipline officers but they can not be taken to court for speeding
if however they can show what they did was dangerous driving or with out due care and attention then they can