Guilt by association and section 59 tickets

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IANAL and all those other disclaimers but....
Can you challenge a Section 59 at the time and require them to show evidence that you meet the criteria, especially if you are assisting a motorist in distress? If you refuse to accept the warning can you force their hand to try a different tack? If you are confident your actions are innocent then if they try to issue one then surely is harassment ie
(1)A person must not pursue a course of conduct—
(a)which amounts to harassment of another, and
(b)which he knows or ought to know amounts to harassment of the other.
The fact that a Section 59 cannot be appealed after issue will be known to the officer(s) which would fit the definition of harassment
 
IANAL and all those other disclaimers but....
Can you challenge a Section 59 at the time and require them to show evidence that you meet the criteria, especially if you are assisting a motorist in distress? If you refuse to accept the warning can you force their hand to try a different tack? If you are confident your actions are innocent then if they try to issue one then surely is harassment ie
(1)A person must not pursue a course of conduct—
(a)which amounts to harassment of another, and
(b)which he knows or ought to know amounts to harassment of the other.
The fact that a Section 59 cannot be appealed after issue will be known to the officer(s) which would fit the definition of harassment
He wouldn't have been in distress if he wasn't an idiot.
 
IANAL and all those other disclaimers but....
Can you challenge a Section 59 at the time and require them to show evidence that you meet the criteria, especially if you are assisting a motorist in distress? If you refuse to accept the warning can you force their hand to try a different tack? If you are confident your actions are innocent then if they try to issue one then surely is harassment ie
(1)A person must not pursue a course of conduct—
(a)which amounts to harassment of another, and
(b)which he knows or ought to know amounts to harassment of the other.
The fact that a Section 59 cannot be appealed after issue will be known to the officer(s) which would fit the definition of harassment
Try it and let us know how it goes 😉
 
IANAL and all those other disclaimers but....
Can you challenge a Section 59 at the time and require them to show evidence that you meet the criteria, especially if you are assisting a motorist in distress? If you refuse to accept the warning can you force their hand to try a different tack? If you are confident your actions are innocent then if they try to issue one then surely is harassment ie
(1)A person must not pursue a course of conduct—
(a)which amounts to harassment of another, and
(b)which he knows or ought to know amounts to harassment of the other.
The fact that a Section 59 cannot be appealed after issue will be known to the officer(s) which would fit the definition of harassment
This would not be harassment. A police force would not record or investigate it as such. However, it could be dealt with as a complaint. That in itself would be a separate matter to the section 59 but the issuing of the warning would be looked into as part of the complaint.
 
annoyance.. that doesnt have a legal definition so open to interpretation
you can be driving anywhere legally, on or off road and someone could get annoyed by you.. green cars annoy me
Oh, oh, please sir… can we issue section 59’s to EVERY MUPPET TWUNT who sits hogging lane 2 or 3 or 4?
And every Prius. (See above)
 
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