Surrey unmarked police car
Discussion
JRM said:
Saw some poor so and so pulled over last night by an unmarked BMW 5 series, looked like it was dark blue. They were operating on the A3 around Kingston last night, so make sure you check who is sitting in any blue 5 series beemers you pass on the A3!
Why the sympathy? Do you know why they were pulled & the result?I'd like to think that he was a wanted murderer or maybe a MLM, but lets face it the have built a reputation for pulling people over when they are bored just because they were going a bit quick on a deserted three lane road, just because they have nothing better to do.
Can't help thinking they might be better tasked with tackling terrorism or something
Can't help thinking they might be better tasked with tackling terrorism or something
JRM said:
I'd like to think that he was a wanted murderer or maybe a MLM, but lets face it the have built a reputation for pulling people over when they are bored just because they were going a bit quick on a deserted three lane road, just because they have nothing better to do.
Can't help thinking they might be better tasked with tackling terrorism or something
Can't help thinking they might be better tasked with tackling terrorism or something
That blue BMW will be our car then .... the one that pulled the supposed drink driver circulated by other drivers as swerving, speeding and generally driving erratically.
But then if you don't want us to pull people who are supposedly drink driving I will tell the guys to concentrate on speeding - something I believe that car didn't deal with last night at all ...
But then if you don't want us to pull people who are supposedly drink driving I will tell the guys to concentrate on speeding - something I believe that car didn't deal with last night at all ...
John57 said:
That blue BMW will be our car then .... the one that pulled the supposed drink driver circulated by other drivers as swerving, speeding and generally driving erratically.
But then if you don't want us to pull people who are supposedly drink driving I will tell the guys to concentrate on speeding - something I believe that car didn't deal with last night at all ...
But then if you don't want us to pull people who are supposedly drink driving I will tell the guys to concentrate on speeding - something I believe that car didn't deal with last night at all ...
great if that's the case, and fair enough, but it isn't always the case and I know plenty of officers who have played 'snooker' when they are bored, pulling up cars of the right colour. Always reassuring to know if there is someone doing a job properly though
Ultimately it's a game isn't it? We (motorists) will exceed the speed limit, and the police will do their job and stop us. We will reserve the right to give each other a 'heads up' on unmarked cars, location of camera vans etc, and the police will reserve the right to take any approach (from 'telling off' to points/fine) that they wish to when they catch us.
I think that both sides need to remove some chips from their shoulders...
I think that both sides need to remove some chips from their shoulders...
TTwiggy said:
Ultimately it's a game isn't it? We (motorists) will exceed the speed limit, and the police will do their job and stop us. We will reserve the right to give each other a 'heads up' on unmarked cars, location of camera vans etc, and the police will reserve the right to take any approach (from 'telling off' to points/fine) that they wish to when they catch us.
I think that both sides need to remove some chips from their shoulders...
If you remove the "exceed the speed limit" and replace with "drive like wI think that both sides need to remove some chips from their shoulders...
rs some of the time", then I would entirely agree with the widened definition.Mind you, I have been driving about in my trafpol magnet (white GT3 RS) for 3 weeks now and not even a hint of trafpol interest. Clearly I will have to drive faster and more stupidly!
Bert
LathamJohnP said:
If the purpose of traffic police is to increase road safety, and reducing speeding increases road safety, then publicly identifying unmarked police cars will make the roads safer, since we'll see them and slow down.
Or something.
John
Then when they are not about drivers are doing 172 mph, driving straight thru red lights and carving up other drivers? Or something.
John
Edited by allaway on Tuesday 13th November 18:02
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