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Mate and I were driving into town at lunchtime and on the motorway we spotted a Checkpoint sign for the trucks...some were coming off and going to the checkpoint and others were just driving on...how do they know they should turn off and stop at the checkpoint? What happens if they don't? How do the authorities know the truck isn't meant to stop?
Just curious as I don't know the answer...
Usually they are given an instruction [by the police] that they are required to stop
Ok...where do they get this instruction from as there were no Police around when we were driving along (alongside the trucks)...
they normally follow a VOSA van (or MPV), black and green squares with orange lights and a matrix sign in the back window or on top.
that's how i've been pulled before.
The ones I've seen are on a dual carriageway or motorway & there are signs telling the trucks to stay in the inside lane
There is often a policeman on a bike on the hard shoulder signaling them - maybe you missed him?
Not unless the rider was 10 miles further up the road...there were 5 trucks on the road (that I counted)...2 turned off and the other 3 didn't - I saw the 3 we passed when we drove over the motorway...so apart from the sign with the flashing lights saying to stop in the next checkpoint...what happens if they don't?
I've seen the signs and the vans and rider before but none of these were present in stirling today...the checkpoint is rather busy most days as well as I think it is the only checkpoint on the M9/A9 north of Edinburgh before Perth (at least)...
What happens at a roadside check?Vehicles are selected for examination and are directed to the check site by a police officer or a Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) enforcement support officer. You will be able to recognise VOSA officers by their high-visibility yellow jackets bearing the VOSA name and logo.
If you fail to stop, the details of the incident will be noted and a report will be submitted. This could lead to your licence being revoked.
Once at the check site, the vehicle will be examined. Some roadside checks are limited to particular areas of concern, such as exhaust emissions, tyres or lighting.
Interesting...I'm assuming the officer (who must have been at least 7 miles away from the checkpoint as there was no-one there for the last 6) noted all the reg numbers of the trucks and then compared them to the ones the checkpoint looked at.
This isn't quite as interesting as I thought it would be (although I hadn't thought how it could be that exciting!)...thanks for the info, my prep for my day in the chair at Mastermind is yet to come!
noted all the reg numbers of the trucks and then compared them to the ones the checkpoint looked at.
you're starting to go a bit OCD here fella 😀
I know...I'm backing away from it now...I'll accept the answer is rather simplistic and I was hoping for something a bit more technical and advanced...I'll just keep on trucking by this particular issue!