"Assist only" vehicles
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I've got no problems saying that for sure the armed forces have some vehicles which they refer to as "no stop plates", they have basically got a agreement that means it is none of the polices business what they are or are not doing and they will not be interferred with. How the BiB refer to these vehicles or view them I have no idea. I'd guess that other security services have similar. However if you were ever driving one and something came to light which you couldn't justify the pile of poo you'd find yourself in would make you wish you'd faced the plod and a court, they take a very dim view on taking the piss and impose internal fines way above what a magistrates court would.
Years ago, my brother used to work for a defence contractor and travelled between sites with drawings etc. He was under instructions not to stop for the Police, but to drive to the nearest Military base. The cars were just standard Hertz/Avis hire cars, so wouldn't have been 'tagged' in any way.
deva link said:
Years ago, my brother used to work for a defence contractor and travelled between sites with drawings etc. He was under instructions not to stop for the Police, but to drive to the nearest Military base. The cars were just standard Hertz/Avis hire cars, so wouldn't have been 'tagged' in any way.
Presumably also instructed not to drive like a tit and thus warrant getting stopped in the first place?
deva link said:
Years ago, my brother used to work for a defence contractor and travelled between sites with drawings etc. He was under instructions not to stop for the Police, but to drive to the nearest Military base. The cars were just standard Hertz/Avis hire cars, so wouldn't have been 'tagged' in any way.
How do the police then tell the difference between "I'm driving on to the nearest military base" (there's one on every street corner eh?) and a "failure to stop"?
Just curious
tvrgit said:
deva link said:
Years ago, my brother used to work for a defence contractor and travelled between sites with drawings etc. He was under instructions not to stop for the Police, but to drive to the nearest Military base. The cars were just standard Hertz/Avis hire cars, so wouldn't have been 'tagged' in any way.
How do the police then tell the difference between "I'm driving on to the nearest military base" (there's one on every street corner eh?) and a "failure to stop"?
I've really no idea, and it was never explained to him either.
I know some truck drivers are advised to do the same thing, and they have a card to hold up to the window, but he never had anything like that.
Stopping with a card saying im going to the nearest cop shop before i get out of the car or speak with you is not going to be fail to stop.
Just driving off will result in a rather sharp shock namely a Stop Stick and some time in the cells.
We dont know if you are going to the nearest base or police station unless we are told so we would treat as fail to stop and deal accordingly.
Just driving off will result in a rather sharp shock namely a Stop Stick and some time in the cells.
We dont know if you are going to the nearest base or police station unless we are told so we would treat as fail to stop and deal accordingly.
^Slider^ said:
Stopping with a card saying im going to the nearest cop shop before i get out of the car or speak with you is not going to be fail to stop.
No I know, but in the circumstances here, where the driver has no card and has been told not to STOP (so presumably any explanation is out of the question) how do plod tell the difference?
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