NSW Is Flashing Lights on NSW Police's Private Car Allowed?

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OliviaDon

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14 June 2016
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Is off-duty NSW police allowed to have flashing lights fitted on their private car? Not sure if anyone has come across this issue before...
 

Lance

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Are you sure that you can distinguish between an unmarked police vehicle and an off duty officers private vehicle?

The following is available from the Roads and Maritime website:

Blue, or blue and red flashing lights are only be fitted to:

• Police vehicles.
• Ambulances solely used by the Ambulance Service of NSW
• Operational fire brigade vehicles.
• An RTA Traffic Commander or a Traffic Emergency Patroller
• State Emergency Service vehicles.
• Vehicles used by an accredited rescue unit

Blue and red flashing lights can only be used by a vehicle being used for police operational functions or urgent purposes.

This might be useful: http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/documents/roads/safety-rules/standards/vsi-08-flashing-lights-and-sirens-rev-4-1-nov-2010.pdf