If you 'shop a suspected drink driver - does anything happen
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hora said:
At the weekend I witnessed a bloke in his mid-late 50's wheelspin off from the lights in a C180 Merc - not in bravado just though he stomped on the accelerator, he then continued swerviving ever so slightly with taps on the brake lights ever so often. Drink I though. I followed him for so long then decided to pull over to make the call.
Lady on the other end took all the details and my number. Nothing else was heard since.
Would they actually follow it up? Should I have followed him all the way to his house?!
I've done the same twice now, when someone is obviously DDLady on the other end took all the details and my number. Nothing else was heard since.
Would they actually follow it up? Should I have followed him all the way to his house?!
In both cases i received a call back from the police, thanking me for calling and confirming that both drivers were indeed steaming drunk and charged accordingly.
https://www.gov.uk/using-mobile-phones-when-drivin...
Couple of times I've had them turn up on blues (crime in progress), other times I've not seen them turn up on blues, but they may have done before they got to me, and sometimes I've not seen them at all.
Gov said:
When you can use a phone in your vehicle
If you’re the driver, you can only use your phone in a vehicle if you:
need to call 999 or 112 in an emergency and it’s unsafe or impractical to stop
I would say this is impractical to stop. I've often phoned 999 to report drivers I've suspected of drink driving while driving (well stuck it on speaker phone and shoved the phone on the dashboard). If you’re the driver, you can only use your phone in a vehicle if you:
need to call 999 or 112 in an emergency and it’s unsafe or impractical to stop
Couple of times I've had them turn up on blues (crime in progress), other times I've not seen them turn up on blues, but they may have done before they got to me, and sometimes I've not seen them at all.
littlebasher said:
hora said:
At the weekend I witnessed a bloke in his mid-late 50's wheelspin off from the lights in a C180 Merc - not in bravado just though he stomped on the accelerator, he then continued swerviving ever so slightly with taps on the brake lights ever so often. Drink I though. I followed him for so long then decided to pull over to make the call.
Lady on the other end took all the details and my number. Nothing else was heard since.
Would they actually follow it up? Should I have followed him all the way to his house?!
I've done the same twice now, when someone is obviously DDLady on the other end took all the details and my number. Nothing else was heard since.
Would they actually follow it up? Should I have followed him all the way to his house?!
In both cases i received a call back from the police, thanking me for calling and confirming that both drivers were indeed steaming drunk and charged accordingly.
Generally it works like this:
Reg no checked to ascertain address of keeper,
observarions message passed with the location of where the car has been seen and where its registered to. If anyone is near or free they'll go and look and check the keepers address. If the cars not there wait up for it to appear as long as poss until another job takes them away.
Its low on the list of priorities though and with lower staff levels than ever dont hold your breath.
Reg no checked to ascertain address of keeper,
observarions message passed with the location of where the car has been seen and where its registered to. If anyone is near or free they'll go and look and check the keepers address. If the cars not there wait up for it to appear as long as poss until another job takes them away.
Its low on the list of priorities though and with lower staff levels than ever dont hold your breath.
Greendubber said:
Is it a personalised plate?
Dont know... its the normal A123 BCD style plate. The car has been on that plate for a year now and is normally covered up. Its not an exotic or nothing, Probably worth maximun £1000. I always wondered why it was covered up. One day the covers came off and I took a picture and got investigating.If it comes back clean, then nothing lost.
Not that I condone drink driving, but too much 'grassing' going on here.
How many of you would be happy if someone 'grassed' you for driving at 40 in a 30?
You cannot pick and choose the laws you will help uphold.....
Leave it to the police, they are not your friend and will do you no favours in return.
How many of you would be happy if someone 'grassed' you for driving at 40 in a 30?
You cannot pick and choose the laws you will help uphold.....
Leave it to the police, they are not your friend and will do you no favours in return.
littlebasher said:
hora said:
At the weekend I witnessed a bloke in his mid-late 50's wheelspin off from the lights in a C180 Merc - not in bravado just though he stomped on the accelerator, he then continued swerviving ever so slightly with taps on the brake lights ever so often. Drink I though. I followed him for so long then decided to pull over to make the call.
Lady on the other end took all the details and my number. Nothing else was heard since.
Would they actually follow it up? Should I have followed him all the way to his house?!
I've done the same twice now, when someone is obviously DDLady on the other end took all the details and my number. Nothing else was heard since.
Would they actually follow it up? Should I have followed him all the way to his house?!
In both cases i received a call back from the police, thanking me for calling and confirming that both drivers were indeed steaming drunk and charged accordingly.
zarjaz1991 said:
Not that I condone drink driving, but too much 'grassing' going on here.
How many of you would be happy if someone 'grassed' you for driving at 40 in a 30?
You cannot pick and choose the laws you will help uphold.....
Leave it to the police, they are not your friend and will do you no favours in return.
I fHow many of you would be happy if someone 'grassed' you for driving at 40 in a 30?
You cannot pick and choose the laws you will help uphold.....
Leave it to the police, they are not your friend and will do you no favours in return.
king hate this idea that grassing is somehow bad form. When i speed i am well aware of what happens if i get caught, if someone reports me i might think it's petty, or annoying but i was in the wrong so i have to hold my hands up. As for grassing on others? f
k them, they take the risk of getting in a car pissed then they can take the risk that i'll phone the BiB. It is not f
king grassing it is stopping someone else potentially hurting you or yours because they were unable to react. omgus said:
zarjaz1991 said:
Not that I condone drink driving, but too much 'grassing' going on here.
How many of you would be happy if someone 'grassed' you for driving at 40 in a 30?
You cannot pick and choose the laws you will help uphold.....
Leave it to the police, they are not your friend and will do you no favours in return.
I fHow many of you would be happy if someone 'grassed' you for driving at 40 in a 30?
You cannot pick and choose the laws you will help uphold.....
Leave it to the police, they are not your friend and will do you no favours in return.
king hate this idea that grassing is somehow bad form. When i speed i am well aware of what happens if i get caught, if someone reports me i might think it's petty, or annoying but i was in the wrong so i have to hold my hands up. As for grassing on others? f
k them, they take the risk of getting in a car pissed then they can take the risk that i'll phone the BiB. It is not f
king grassing it is stopping someone else potentially hurting you or yours because they were unable to react. zarjaz1991 said:
Not that I condone drink driving, but too much 'grassing' going on here.
How many of you would be happy if someone 'grassed' you for driving at 40 in a 30?
You cannot pick and choose the laws you will help uphold.....
Leave it to the police, they are not your friend and will do you no favours in return.
Using that logic, if I see my neighbour giving his wife a regular beating, I should keep quite because I don't grass him for doing 40 in a 30.How many of you would be happy if someone 'grassed' you for driving at 40 in a 30?
You cannot pick and choose the laws you will help uphold.....
Leave it to the police, they are not your friend and will do you no favours in return.
If you are pissed enough for it to be visibly affecting your driving, then you need to be stopped quickly. Its could also me a medical issue. Either was, a stop is the best solution.
zarjaz1991 said:
Not that I condone drink driving, but too much 'grassing' going on here.
How many of you would be happy if someone 'grassed' you for driving at 40 in a 30?
You cannot pick and choose the laws you will help uphold.....
Leave it to the police, they are not your friend and will do you no favours in return.
What a load of tosh. How many of you would be happy if someone 'grassed' you for driving at 40 in a 30?
You cannot pick and choose the laws you will help uphold.....
Leave it to the police, they are not your friend and will do you no favours in return.
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