He said that is flat mate said they couldn't use them after 10pm. I
replied they can use them any time they like. How is that not
consistent?


He didn't say that. Read it again. He said "shouldn't", not "couldn't".

That's a significant difference.


No, thats being pedantic.

In any case, I have never been aware of any law, instruction,
recommendation, guideline, or anything else to say that sirens cannot
or should not or any other wording you would like to use, be used after
any particular time.

In article .com,
(terzal) wrote:

He said that is flat mate said they couldn't use them after 10pm. I
replied they can use them any time they like. How is that not
consistent?

He didn't say that. Read it again. He said "shouldn't", not "couldn't".

That's a significant difference.


No, thats being pedantic.

It's what he said! The English language is subtle sometimes.

In any case, I have never been aware of any law, instruction,
recommendation, guideline, or anything else to say that sirens cannot
or should not or any other wording you would like to use, be used after
any particular time.

I thought there was an injunction against horn use after a certain time.
10:30 pm sounds familiar.

--
Colin Rosenstiel

In article ,
Colin Rosenstiel wrote:
I thought there was an injunction against horn use after a certain time.
10:30 pm sounds familiar.

Rule 92 in the highway code (http://www.highway-code.gov.uk/07.htm#92)
says that you shouldn't use your horn between 11:30pm and 7am (with
some sensible exceptions and caveats) & refers to the Road Vehicles
(Construction & Use) Regulations 1986. I can't be bothered to see
if those regulations apply equally to police sirens, although
personally I doubt it.

--
Mike Bristow - really a very good driver

I thought there was an injunction against horn use after a certain
time.
10:30 pm sounds familiar.

--
Colin Rosenstiel

Have just found a site with a list of exemptions applying to emergency
vehicles. The use of audible warnings at night is one exception from
the Road Traffic Act..

http://www.bespokedrivertraining.co....egislation.htm

In article . com,
(terzal) wrote:

I thought there was an injunction against horn use after a certain
time.
10:30 pm sounds familiar.

Have just found a site with a list of exemptions applying to emergency
vehicles. The use of audible warnings at night is one exception from
the Road Traffic Act..

http://www.bespokedrivertraining.co....egislation.htm

I never doubted it wasn't illegal. We were discussing when they were more
strongly encouraged not to use sirens.

--
Colin Rosenstiel