96 in a 70 with no MOT (not me) advice pls
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Hi guys,
situation: colleague driving home up M1 last night, car very close on his bumper, he accelerates away, blue light come on. Gets pulled, turns out was doing 96. It was a met police car. Told him he'd get fixed penalty & 3 points. Got home, realised MOT ran out a few weeks ago.
Any ideas on what he should do ?
(will be getting it MOT'd 2morrow)
situation: colleague driving home up M1 last night, car very close on his bumper, he accelerates away, blue light come on. Gets pulled, turns out was doing 96. It was a met police car. Told him he'd get fixed penalty & 3 points. Got home, realised MOT ran out a few weeks ago.
Any ideas on what he should do ?
(will be getting it MOT'd 2morrow)
craigw said:
Hi guys,
situation: colleague driving home up M1 last night, car very close on his bumper, he accelerates away, blue light come on. Gets pulled, turns out was doing 96. It was a met police car.
This sounds like deliberate provocation and dangerous driving on the part of the police car. I heard of another case where a similar thing happened. Guy couldn't pull in due to traffic, so he accelerated to get away from the car and moved over as soon as he could. They then pulled him. The guy challenged it and in the end the coppers got done for dangerous driving. I can't bring to mind where and when it happened though. If they pushed him like you say, they've got a damn cheek pulling him for speeding.
But I would tell him to get an MOT A.S.A.P regardless.
>> Edited by flooritforever on Friday 13th February 10:14
Tell your friend to write to the Chief Constable or Commissioner, with a copy to the Chief Superintendent, Traffic, making a formal complaint about the driving of the police vehicle and the intimidation/danger you felt. Make the point very strongly that this is the sort of driving which brings the police service into disrepute. Point out that you will bring this up in court if necessary and that you only increased your speed to make some clearance between your car and the one behind.
It may not work, but it's worth a try. The police just want an easy pull, and if it looks like they're not going to get one it may, just may, all go away.
It may not work, but it's worth a try. The police just want an easy pull, and if it looks like they're not going to get one it may, just may, all go away.
Cooperman said:
Tell your friend to write to the Chief Constable or Commissioner, with a copy to the Chief Superintendent, Traffic, making a formal complaint about the driving of the police vehicle and the intimidation/danger you felt. Make the point very strongly that this is the sort of driving which brings the police service into disrepute. Point out that you will bring this up in court if necessary and that you only increased your speed to make some clearance between your car and the one behind.
It may not work, but it's worth a try. The police just want an easy pull, and if it looks like they're not going to get one it may, just may, all go away.
All very well but the CPS will have hime for no MOT.
As mentioned best just to get a new MOT, the same happened to me (can't remember what the producer was for)just got a bit of grief down the station...'well it's up to the PF etc' I then remember going on about how my house had been burgled 3 times, my mountain bike nicked etc never in any trouble bla bla bla...dunno if it made any difference but I never heard anything.
>> Edited by Zorro on Friday 13th February 16:03
Similar thing happened to me once, I got rear ended in stop start traffic on the M1 and pushed into the car in front. We all got producers and I got home to find out my MOT had literally just run out.
Anyway, a friendly copper at the local nick told me to get one quickly, and write an apologetic letter arguing the car was up to scratch at the time off the incident and that it was purely oversight. He reckoned their main concern would be that I hadn't been driving around in an unsafe vehicle, particularly in case that had contributed to the accident. I did as he suggested, and got away with a letter back slapping my wrist and telling me not to do it again.
Hopefully your mate can do the same and be just as lucky!
Anyway, a friendly copper at the local nick told me to get one quickly, and write an apologetic letter arguing the car was up to scratch at the time off the incident and that it was purely oversight. He reckoned their main concern would be that I hadn't been driving around in an unsafe vehicle, particularly in case that had contributed to the accident. I did as he suggested, and got away with a letter back slapping my wrist and telling me not to do it again.
Hopefully your mate can do the same and be just as lucky!
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