Oh well - perhaps they are like buses??
Oh well - perhaps they are like buses??
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joust

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14,622 posts

281 months

Tuesday 18th May 2004
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No points for years, and now possibly two sets in just a few months.

Today I spotted (early I hope) a suspisious looking police van parked on the verge. Not that hidden, but a bit sneaky in that it was around the area where a 30 turns into a 40 and visa versa. Suffice to say I was accelerating in "expectation" of the 30 turning into a nice straight 40 streach! *sigh*

Slammed the anchors on ASAP and coasted past at ~20mph, but I presume if he had a laser equiped car by the time I'd even seen him??? Whats the likelyhood that a small police marked (it had police written on the back) would be using radar rather than laser?

Here's to 14 days and counting.... I presume there is no easy way to contest these things anymore is there, but is there something "standard" I should go though to ensure everything is above board and proper?

J

deltaf

6,806 posts

275 months

Tuesday 18th May 2004
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I dunno mate. One of these days im just gonna HAVE to blast past one of these talivans muppets with no plates on at all and a tony bliar mask on (suggestions will be considered for the mask)........so, instead of a slow down, he gets a speed up.
Id give a tenner for a photo of his mug when he realises he's lost a good earner and has no way to id the miscreant.

mattd

195 posts

262 months

Tuesday 18th May 2004
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i'd love to drive past make a note of the plates get some made up quick then drive past as close as possible to vmax past him and some scameras

paolow

3,260 posts

280 months

Tuesday 18th May 2004
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deltaf said:
I dunno mate. One of these days im just gonna HAVE to blast past one of these talivans muppets with no plates on at all and a tony bliar mask on (suggestions will be considered for the mask)........so, instead of a slow down, he gets a speed up.
Id give a tenner for a photo of his mug when he realises he's lost a good earner and has no way to id the miscreant.



sadly IIRC the man blair is barred from ever driving a motor vehicle while in power for 'security reasons'. (not 100% on this tho) even if this is the case there are many people in the cabinet to choose from and given that all policing these days is done by camera, theres virtually no chance youll ever be caught with a snyde plate.

lunarscope

2,901 posts

264 months

Wednesday 19th May 2004
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paolow said:

deltaf said:
I dunno mate. One of these days im just gonna HAVE to blast past one of these talivans muppets with no plates on at all and a tony bliar mask on (suggestions will be considered for the mask)........so, instead of a slow down, he gets a speed up.
Id give a tenner for a photo of his mug when he realises he's lost a good earner and has no way to id the miscreant.




sadly IIRC the man blair is barred from ever driving a motor vehicle while in power for 'security reasons'. (not 100% on this tho) even if this is the case there are many people in the cabinet to choose from and given that all policing these days is done by camera, theres virtually no chance youll ever be caught with a snyde plate.

A Blunkett mask would surely confuse the Scammers.

GreigM

6,740 posts

271 months

Wednesday 19th May 2004
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Especially if blunkett was in the passenger seat and you got your dog to drive

Big_M

5,602 posts

285 months

Wednesday 19th May 2004
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Will keep my fingers crossed for you Joust. Hopefully you will be lucky and they were just looking for out of date tax disks.

joust

Original Poster:

14,622 posts

281 months

Monday 7th June 2004
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Not heard anything and it's been over two weeks now so looks like the old brakes worked

J

paolow

3,260 posts

280 months

Monday 7th June 2004
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perhaps time to invest in a jammer to avoid another fortnight of fun? i know id have one if i could afford it.

>> Edited by paolow on Monday 7th June 11:26

streaky

19,311 posts

271 months

Monday 7th June 2004
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Try a Cherie Blair mask instead. Easy to make, just tape a piano keyboard (white keys only ... and that is NOT a racist comment!) to your nose! - Streaky

joust

Original Poster:

14,622 posts

281 months

Monday 7th June 2004
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