Followed by car with white flashing lights
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I was driving down the M1 the other night going fairly quickly when I noticed a car following a few car lengths back. Wanting to play it safe, I backed off and pulled into the middle lane thinking they’d come past but they slipped in behind and kept following before turning on what looked like alternating white flashing lights on their roof. My friends and I aren't really sure whats happening at this point but I slow down further and move into the left lane where we're followed again. I then pulled up on the hard shoulder to see if he was actually trying to stop us but he keeps on going and turns the flashing white lights off. Was this some sort of emergency vehicle or was someone messing with us?
Just to be clear, these lights didn’t look as bright as police lights and nor did they flash in the same way. They were the only flashing lights on the car as far as we could tell. The car was a grey/silver Skoda Octavia which I know is used as an unmarked car but I didn’t think unmarked cars were fitted with roof lights
Just to be clear, these lights didn’t look as bright as police lights and nor did they flash in the same way. They were the only flashing lights on the car as far as we could tell. The car was a grey/silver Skoda Octavia which I know is used as an unmarked car but I didn’t think unmarked cars were fitted with roof lights
Thanks guys, unfortunately none of us got the reg as we came off shortly after and by that point he was gone
Still paranoid I’m gonna get something in the post but then again, it was 2am, completely dead and it definitely didn’t look like the other car was already dealing with something else (if he was legit) so surely we would’ve just been pulled over and dealt with there and then if it was actually a police car? And probably with blue lights too
Still paranoid I’m gonna get something in the post but then again, it was 2am, completely dead and it definitely didn’t look like the other car was already dealing with something else (if he was legit) so surely we would’ve just been pulled over and dealt with there and then if it was actually a police car? And probably with blue lights too
Definitely somebody messing with you.
If it was the actual police, one of the following would happen
1) They just wanted to get by. They'd put their lights on and be on their way and speed off into the distance as soon as you moved into the inside lane
2) they wanted to pull you over. When you pulled into the hard shoulder they'd have got out and spoke to you.
If the police officer is in the car on the road with you, he won't just issue you a ticket in the post. They'll pull you over and hand it over to you. Although not impossible, in every circumstance where I've got a ticket, it's either been from a fixed camera, a speed camera van (these have been in the post) or if I've been pulled over, I've been given a ticket. Never had a ticket in the post from an office driving on the road.
If it was the actual police, one of the following would happen
1) They just wanted to get by. They'd put their lights on and be on their way and speed off into the distance as soon as you moved into the inside lane
2) they wanted to pull you over. When you pulled into the hard shoulder they'd have got out and spoke to you.
If the police officer is in the car on the road with you, he won't just issue you a ticket in the post. They'll pull you over and hand it over to you. Although not impossible, in every circumstance where I've got a ticket, it's either been from a fixed camera, a speed camera van (these have been in the post) or if I've been pulled over, I've been given a ticket. Never had a ticket in the post from an office driving on the road.
I had something similar on the M11 a few weeks ago. Joined the motorway heading north (left lane, 75mph, motorway not very busy) and a white VW tourag kept flashing me and indicating left. I had my wife and young son in the car so i wasn't going to pull over for anyone that wasn't clearly a policeman. They didn't pull alongside, occasionally dropped back then came up closer, flashed a few times then went back. At the time i'd assumed it was mistaken identity. When i got off the motorway they carried on.
Cambs_Stuart said:
I had something similar on the M11 a few weeks ago. Joined the motorway heading north (left lane, 75mph, motorway not very busy) and a white VW tourag kept flashing me and indicating left. I had my wife and young son in the car so i wasn't going to pull over for anyone that wasn't clearly a policeman. They didn't pull alongside, occasionally dropped back then came up closer, flashed a few times then went back. At the time i'd assumed it was mistaken identity. When i got off the motorway they carried on.
Left your left indicator on, or left tail lamps were not working?M12093 said:
Red9zero said:
Sounds that way.
They were quite a few car lengths back and weren’t gaining - only when we moved over and slowed down did they decide to catch up and sit behind us Pica-Pica said:
Cambs_Stuart said:
I had something similar on the M11 a few weeks ago. Joined the motorway heading north (left lane, 75mph, motorway not very busy) and a white VW tourag kept flashing me and indicating left. I had my wife and young son in the car so i wasn't going to pull over for anyone that wasn't clearly a policeman. They didn't pull alongside, occasionally dropped back then came up closer, flashed a few times then went back. At the time i'd assumed it was mistaken identity. When i got off the motorway they carried on.
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