How many times have you been stopped by the Police, why and
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Mk3Spitfire said:
Got stopped once when I was 16. Driving my 1.1, top spec Nissan Micra SRI in silver. Cop Saw me doing donughts round the local Asda and chased after me. When he finally caught up, he lectured me about how, just because I was driving an expensive, nice car, that I shouldn't let it go to my head. He also said that such nice cars were rare in this part of the country (I was living in Mayfair at the time) and that he was going to search me for drugs as he couldn't see how I could afford such a nice car at my age. Searched me, but didn't find anything and was let on my way. His eyes were literally green with envy as I booted the Micra and left him in my dust.
Mk3Spitfire said:
Got stopped once when I was 16. Driving my 1.1, top spec Nissan Micra SRI in silver. Cop Saw me doing donughts round the local Asda and chased after me. When he finally caught up, he lectured me about how, just because I was driving an expensive, nice car, that I shouldn't let it go to my head. He also said that such nice cars were rare in this part of the country (I was living in Mayfair at the time) and that he was going to search me for drugs as he couldn't see how I could afford such a nice car at my age. Searched me, but didn't find anything and was let on my way. His eyes were literally green with envy as I booted the Micra and left him in my dust.
You'd be more likely to be eating donuts in Asda car park than doing them in a FWD Micra.The rest of your story is absolutely believable though.
Red 4 said:
Mk3Spitfire said:
Got stopped once when I was 16. Driving my 1.1, top spec Nissan Micra SRI in silver. Cop Saw me doing donughts round the local Asda and chased after me. When he finally caught up, he lectured me about how, just because I was driving an expensive, nice car, that I shouldn't let it go to my head. He also said that such nice cars were rare in this part of the country (I was living in Mayfair at the time) and that he was going to search me for drugs as he couldn't see how I could afford such a nice car at my age. Searched me, but didn't find anything and was let on my way. His eyes were literally green with envy as I booted the Micra and left him in my dust.
You'd be more likely to be eating donuts in Asda car park than doing them in a FWD Micra.The rest of your story is absolutely believable though.
(I was also eating a donught. As well as doing them.)
Red 4 said:
Mk3Spitfire said:
Except I had the RWD optional extra.
(I was also eating a donught. As well as doing them.)
Clearly, this must have been something to behold.(I was also eating a donught. As well as doing them.)
I am not surprised the cop was in awe of your presence.
I hope you flicked him the finger as you departed.
When I was 18-19 I had a Rover 214 which I drove to and from the pub on many weekend evenings, often with friends in the car. I never drank and drove; if I had then I'd lost my licence very quickly as I was pulled over 19 times in 1 year! It got to the stage where I'd see them behind me and I'd pull over and stop before they'd put their blue lights on. They'd ask why I had stopped and were never too pleased when I explained that I was stopping in a safe place as I'd seen them pull out behind me (the layby was opposite the pub) and knew they were going to pull me. I'd thought about offering to use one of the many white plastic tubes I'd accumulated instead of wasting their resources on a fresh one but didn't want to push my luck too far.
I've been pulled more times than I could count when I was younger, mostly by decent police men / ladies.
Being older, I've been left alone for years....However, it was around this time last year when I was TPAC'ed in my Laguna and 'assisted' in leaving the car. Big sad faces all around when it became Immediately clear I wasn't the guy they wanted for a local burglary!
Being older, I've been left alone for years....However, it was around this time last year when I was TPAC'ed in my Laguna and 'assisted' in leaving the car. Big sad faces all around when it became Immediately clear I wasn't the guy they wanted for a local burglary!
Several times in the last 10 years. A few times just to look at my Car (TVR), once or twice for driving like a tit, which after a blocking I was allowed on my way & twice in the last month, as I appear to have made the mistake of ordering the 'drug dealer' spec on my new 5 series it seems..... I have been 'observed' acting 'suspiciously' driving slowly through the council estate which happens to have a 20mph limit, that I regally drive through to access one of my customers premises.....
I've only been stopped once, while on my bike.
BMW heading towards me rapidly flashed his lights at me. d
head, I thought, and continued at the same (above the limit) speed.
Saw a Hi Vis vest and speed gun, with an officer attached, hit the brakes and sheepishly rode by, only to be stopped by the car parked further up.
After apologising and so forth, he began telling me how his son has the same bike as I do. He told me to be on my way and not to ride like such a tt in future.
They're not all bad.
BMW heading towards me rapidly flashed his lights at me. d
head, I thought, and continued at the same (above the limit) speed. Saw a Hi Vis vest and speed gun, with an officer attached, hit the brakes and sheepishly rode by, only to be stopped by the car parked further up.
After apologising and so forth, he began telling me how his son has the same bike as I do. He told me to be on my way and not to ride like such a t
t in future. They're not all bad.
Just the once, when I was 17 driving Dad's new vehicle.
Copper asked me what the reg was, so, quite innocently, I walked round to the front of the car and read it for him!!!
(Well it was new and I had no idea what it was!!)
Funnily enough, Plod was not impressed and accused me of taking the piss.
Copper asked me what the reg was, so, quite innocently, I walked round to the front of the car and read it for him!!!
(Well it was new and I had no idea what it was!!)
Funnily enough, Plod was not impressed and accused me of taking the piss.
Driving 18 years now and stopped about 5 times, mostly my fault, either speeding or doing/did something daft, had various let offa but also some points.
Got stopped today strangely, missus moaning at me as we would be late to where we was going, I was driving swift and come off a main road around an island and back onto a dual carriageway at the same more or less speed, got all the right road points, a few miles up the road boom, bugger, a polite chat in the back of the car, he ran his checks on me, the car and did a breath test and just told me to slow down, the look on the missus's face, boy it looked like a smacked arse.
I never told her I got away with it, just might get lucky now??
Carl
Got stopped today strangely, missus moaning at me as we would be late to where we was going, I was driving swift and come off a main road around an island and back onto a dual carriageway at the same more or less speed, got all the right road points, a few miles up the road boom, bugger, a polite chat in the back of the car, he ran his checks on me, the car and did a breath test and just told me to slow down, the look on the missus's face, boy it looked like a smacked arse.
I never told her I got away with it, just might get lucky now??
Carl
I was stopped 2 weeks after the purchase of a shiny new 125cc scooter, which had blue LED's along the side.
It was a roadside check, I was out with a friend on his de-restidcted 50 (we were both 17, so was allowed to have them like that) so 2 kids riding around on mopeds and BIB pulled up on his bike as we were getting on ours, and asked us to follow him to a checkpoint. We did, and they looked over the bikes with a fine toothcomb and said that they need to rolling road ours. I said that I had the bike for 2 weeks, and wasn't pleased about it but when they started it up asked if it was 2 or 4stroke, I said its a 4stroke 125. They asked how old I was when I said 17 they sent me on my way.
It was a roadside check, I was out with a friend on his de-restidcted 50 (we were both 17, so was allowed to have them like that) so 2 kids riding around on mopeds and BIB pulled up on his bike as we were getting on ours, and asked us to follow him to a checkpoint. We did, and they looked over the bikes with a fine toothcomb and said that they need to rolling road ours. I said that I had the bike for 2 weeks, and wasn't pleased about it but when they started it up asked if it was 2 or 4stroke, I said its a 4stroke 125. They asked how old I was when I said 17 they sent me on my way.
Lost count when I was young - varying degrees of reasonable - oddly, the one time I got nabbed by a copper with a radar gun was the easiest experience, maybe because it was the single time when I'd actually done something illegal.
The rest were always a producer (I never did and never intend to carry any docs) and a chance to repeat the shabby (or decent) experience at a local nick. Funniest was the cops wanting me to nominate which nick I wanted to go to as if I knew where they all were.
Lowlights were going to the nick with all correct docs, kept waiting for ages, then told "you must have been doing something wrong, we don't stop people for no reason" yeah right, and the copper who tried to nick me for lying about having passed my moped test (yes I actually did) as he didn't believe it was possible.
Never see the Police these days. Judging by TV they are way more decent and polite these days
The rest were always a producer (I never did and never intend to carry any docs) and a chance to repeat the shabby (or decent) experience at a local nick. Funniest was the cops wanting me to nominate which nick I wanted to go to as if I knew where they all were.
Lowlights were going to the nick with all correct docs, kept waiting for ages, then told "you must have been doing something wrong, we don't stop people for no reason" yeah right, and the copper who tried to nick me for lying about having passed my moped test (yes I actually did) as he didn't believe it was possible.
Never see the Police these days. Judging by TV they are way more decent and polite these days
- I had a car that used to belong to someone who was banned for drink driving, thus a marker was put on the plate. on 3 separate occasions i was pulled over as the marker had been triggered, however the previous owner was an older African lady and i was a 19yr old white male. Cue the "is this your car sir" etc etc.
- a lot more than 30 in a 30 limit, straight past a parked up Police car. Let off with a bking. He told me "Your exhaust let me know how fast you were going" (straight pipe, quiet sunday afternoon)
- pulled at 3am for driving "precisely" - i swung out to take a tight corner. Documents checked and let off
- Pulled at 3am (sensing a pattern here) for having a headlight out. Played dumb, details checked and sent on my way.
- Not pulled, but tailed at a steady 60mph down the A1 at about midnight in my Golf by an unmarked insignia. Eventually got bored and sped off
Girlfriend gets caught once, 33 in a 30 and gets 3 points. She was not impressed with how many times I've escaped punishment
- a lot more than 30 in a 30 limit, straight past a parked up Police car. Let off with a b
king. He told me "Your exhaust let me know how fast you were going" (straight pipe, quiet sunday afternoon)- pulled at 3am for driving "precisely" - i swung out to take a tight corner. Documents checked and let off
- Pulled at 3am (sensing a pattern here) for having a headlight out. Played dumb, details checked and sent on my way.
- Not pulled, but tailed at a steady 60mph down the A1 at about midnight in my Golf by an unmarked insignia. Eventually got bored and sped off
Girlfriend gets caught once, 33 in a 30 and gets 3 points. She was not impressed with how many times I've escaped punishment
Like many - from the age of 17-22ish more times than I can remember. I was a driver not a drinker and in addition to my own car had access to and was insured on a lot of other cars, some quite tasty. A few of the stops were bloody well deserved; humble pie, polite and courteous people involved all round and only once was I given more than a producer and I can say I earned my 3 points and was grateful that the officers used their discretion! Some were best reported as 'unnecessary but you can't be too careful' and a few were down right piss takes, including the Panda that followed me for miles on urban roads and through a town before they chose to put the blues on.
Of the piss takes I also remember my car getting the full once over by an over keen newbie as the Sargent and I joked about it. All he could come up with was that the reg number etched on the windows didn't match my private plate...
Since the age of 22/23 I can only recall 2 conversations. The first was fully deserved (out of a roundabout, dead straight road of about 500m, dry, at night but bright moon light I chose to overtake a line of 4 cars that had been traveling at 45-50mph on an NSL road and as I was already on the opposite side of the road a police car arrived at the roundabout and decided to have a word).
The second concerned a conversation with a plain closed officer who didn't like the fact that I peeped my horn (honest, peeped, not marrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!) and did the hands to heaven with shaken head at someone who took a parking space I was waiting to turn into (it was on the opposite side of the road, they were driving towards me and I chose to wait rather than shoot over. Perfectly reasonable and fine discussion but was a little annoyed at their mis-quoting and distortion of the Highway Code in making their point. As there was no further outcome it in the 'down to experience' box. (If you are still awake and interested "not being in proper control as both hands off the wheel" - vehicle was stationary, and "should only use horn in an emergency" - where do I start...)
Of the piss takes I also remember my car getting the full once over by an over keen newbie as the Sargent and I joked about it. All he could come up with was that the reg number etched on the windows didn't match my private plate...
Since the age of 22/23 I can only recall 2 conversations. The first was fully deserved (out of a roundabout, dead straight road of about 500m, dry, at night but bright moon light I chose to overtake a line of 4 cars that had been traveling at 45-50mph on an NSL road and as I was already on the opposite side of the road a police car arrived at the roundabout and decided to have a word).
The second concerned a conversation with a plain closed officer who didn't like the fact that I peeped my horn (honest, peeped, not marrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!) and did the hands to heaven with shaken head at someone who took a parking space I was waiting to turn into (it was on the opposite side of the road, they were driving towards me and I chose to wait rather than shoot over. Perfectly reasonable and fine discussion but was a little annoyed at their mis-quoting and distortion of the Highway Code in making their point. As there was no further outcome it in the 'down to experience' box. (If you are still awake and interested "not being in proper control as both hands off the wheel" - vehicle was stationary, and "should only use horn in an emergency" - where do I start...)
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