Blooming nice coppers!

[Fallon]

Not that I was ever a psychotic police-hater in the first place but an incident last night left me feeling both slightly embarassed and thankful that it was two live policemen and NOT a gatso who's interest I'd sparked.

Coming back from the Beastie Boys gig at Wembley (mid-life crisis started early) and I got a bit right-foot-happy coming onto the M25 at junction 2, undertook a slow van on the slip road and was nudging a naughty speed when I saw the dreaded blue lights in my rear view mirror.

V. pleasant chaps, gave me a talking to about dodgy manoveures and speeding and sent me on my way.

Needless to say I felt a bit silly and drove home in a far more subdued manner!

Doing close to 25,000 motorway miles a year, it was a stark reminder about how complacement I've become concerning my speed and how mild irritation at slow-arses can land me in trouble!

[gh0st]

Good result Id say

And what would have happend if you had been caught by a gatso?

First it would not have alerted you to the perhaps more dangerours manuvure (undertaking) and second it would have been yet another nail in the us vs them coffin.

[rsvmilly]

And you wouldn't have continued on 'in a subdued manner'. Seems pretty obvious what the best solution is.