Fecking Cop! Any advice?
Discussion
Just picked up on one point first, no I havn't said which force I work for, no particular reason.
Just a point re complaints. No one likes to get 'done' for an offence, but you don't make a complaint against the officer just because you get a ticket or get arrested. If you disagree with say, a ticket for parking the correct course of action would be to plead 'not guilty' and go to court, you can also try writing to the Superintendant for that area (ie groveling letter, forget this for speeding though as this is a a bit of a hot subject).
In this particular incident I am assuming that the car was classed as being in a 'dangerous position' I am unfamiliar with the road but I did note it was in a lay-by. For example in my area if a car were left on the motorway hard shoulder, it would be removed for this reason if no one was with it. This could be the case in this example. The first port of call would be to contact the Traffic Inspector, preferably by letter and ask for the reason as to why the car was removed and also point out the fact the person was deaf and unable to communicate. Some lay-by's are for emergency use only and have a phone if this was the case the driver should usually stay with the car. Given that the person was deaf it would cause problems, but if that was not known to the Police it could not be considered.
Just a further point re breakdowns if it does ever happen to you and you are leaving a car until you can move it phone the Police we can put what we call an entry on the PNC and that way any officer who checks it will know the reason for it being there, it can save a lot of problems (ok it would be difficult on this one but it would have probably stopped it getting towed).
Just a point re complaints. No one likes to get 'done' for an offence, but you don't make a complaint against the officer just because you get a ticket or get arrested. If you disagree with say, a ticket for parking the correct course of action would be to plead 'not guilty' and go to court, you can also try writing to the Superintendant for that area (ie groveling letter, forget this for speeding though as this is a a bit of a hot subject).
In this particular incident I am assuming that the car was classed as being in a 'dangerous position' I am unfamiliar with the road but I did note it was in a lay-by. For example in my area if a car were left on the motorway hard shoulder, it would be removed for this reason if no one was with it. This could be the case in this example. The first port of call would be to contact the Traffic Inspector, preferably by letter and ask for the reason as to why the car was removed and also point out the fact the person was deaf and unable to communicate. Some lay-by's are for emergency use only and have a phone if this was the case the driver should usually stay with the car. Given that the person was deaf it would cause problems, but if that was not known to the Police it could not be considered.
Just a further point re breakdowns if it does ever happen to you and you are leaving a car until you can move it phone the Police we can put what we call an entry on the PNC and that way any officer who checks it will know the reason for it being there, it can save a lot of problems (ok it would be difficult on this one but it would have probably stopped it getting towed).
John usually I agree with you but on this point I have to disagree. A note on the windscreen and Hazards on. Seems to me that phoning the police telling them you have gone to fetch petrol would be wasting police time, and a friend that works for the police in their call centre agrees with me. She certainly wouldn't send a car nor considers it a phoning-in case. The person concerned has done their best to indicate that the car isn't abandoned and that they will be back shortly.
Seeing as the police are moaning about the lack of resources that they have(which I quite agree BTW). I do not see why this person should have contacted the police. I know I certainly wouldn't and I'm not deaf.
Seeing as the police are moaning about the lack of resources that they have(which I quite agree BTW). I do not see why this person should have contacted the police. I know I certainly wouldn't and I'm not deaf.
Hi Jaydee,
just been down that stretch of the A38 again and deliberately checked both the lay byes on the south bound side before the Little Eaton island. No telephones there at all, so your friend could not have called plod even if she had wanted to! IN fact the only signs were both "£100 fine for dumping litter" jobbies.
Hope your friend wins her appeal
Cheers
Andy
Edited by andymadmak on Monday 3rd December 10:43
just been down that stretch of the A38 again and deliberately checked both the lay byes on the south bound side before the Little Eaton island. No telephones there at all, so your friend could not have called plod even if she had wanted to! IN fact the only signs were both "£100 fine for dumping litter" jobbies.
Hope your friend wins her appeal
Cheers
Andy
Edited by andymadmak on Monday 3rd December 10:43
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