Plod Loves the Elise.

[TIPPER]

Think I got a bit lucky with plod today.
Enjoying a nice spirited (but not stupidly fast) drive home today along the A390 from St Austell towards Plymouth. Meet the inevitable dawdler doing about 40 and about the same time notice a silver Mondeo ST thats popped up in my rear view mirror. Coming to a section of road which I know offers a couple of overtaking opportunities so forget all about the Mondeo and focus on the job in hand. Nice gap, grab second check mirrors and go....third.....fourth..enjoying myself . Long straight check mirror at the end of it and see Mondeo passing dawdler. I'm round the bend and off on the next long straight at the end of which the Mondeo has disappeared. Bit of fun in a few twisties and then slow for a village and stop at lights. Mondeo eventually pulls up behind and then I notice.... two white shirts and a second rear view mirror .
Drive like a saint for next few miles as he follows till eventually we reach dual carriageway. Look behind to see his indicator on so let him pass. As they pass one of the coppers looks over at me, smiles and mouths 'Nice Car!'

[turnamere]

I have also seen a dark blue Volvo Estate unmarked recently up on the A30, very inocuous too. I was at the legal limit when I passed him and fell in about 10 cars behind fuly marked traffic car. I'm pretty sure that he expected me to disappear like the proverbial when the marked car pulled off but I kept to 70 and everyone else wound up the speed, I'm sure he glowered at me as he passed in pursuit of the crowd.

Mind you, I had a very nice run accross Zennor Moor (Lands End) with a Police motorcyclist a couple of weekends ago, all legal speeds, he pulled ahead on the narrow bits, I wound him in on the faster curves, despatched numerous dawdlers and he gave me a wave when we parted ways.

[Hollywood Wheels]

Coppers after my own heart! If only they were all like me! Had a scary moment on Saturday, was 'making progress' up a slip road when waaaaaay ahead i spotted a hi-viz jacket (Hendon training helped me yet again with raised vision...). Lost speed rapidly and filtered behind another car. Reached the A road and sure enough it was two Essex plod with a T5 parked up on the roundabout with a speed gun. One just gave me a knowing smirk as i rolled past, I was expecting to at least get a pull for my tiny plate stuck just above the Lotus badge.....

[jago]

caught speeding last night on (a very quiet) m11. sat me in the back of the car and showed me a video still with the max speed displayed. Should have been an instant ban, but they gave me fixed fine and 3 points. At the speed i was going that was more than generous. Then was asked about the car and the engine and what it was like to drive

Also they explained that they have government targets to meet, in terms of tickets issued. In my case it would've gone to a magistrates court for a ban, which means no ticket issued... which is no use to them. Funny old world, but suffice to say i'm very grateful for the way it was all handled.