So there I am.....

[pwd95]

Driving a local NSL road a good distance behind a car doing 50, pass a panda car in an turning. I drive on approx 1/2 mile, turn around and go back past them, just under 60mph, back to my house 1 mile away. They follow me & pull me over 100yds from home. They tell me they thought I was going 'a bit quick'.
I explain that I made sure I was under 60 going back past them...

They say 'it looked a lot quicker'

So what grounds do they have to pull me & give me one of those @we've pulled you tickets

How can I get pulled for 'obviously' conforming to the law?

P.S. Yes yes I know they've bin given a task to go over there & fire a few rockets but they must be brave to pull someone who's driving like my mam.

Edited by pwd95 on Friday 14th September 22:55

[vonhosen]

pwd95 said:

So what grounds do they have to pull me & give me one of those @we've pulled you tickets

You're driving a motor vehicle on a road. They don't need any other reason to stop you & require you to produce your documents.

[pwd95]

Not even a producer, just one of those, we've spoken to you slips.

[vonhosen]

pwd95 said:

Not even a producer, just one of those, we've spoken to you slips.

They don't have to give you a producer.
They can stop any car at any time.

[pwd95]

Didn't kow that.

[Sheriff JWPepper]

They probably didn't give a monkeys about your speed, but wanted to see who you were and what you were up to. All in order & on your way.

[pwd95]

[streaky]

Similar thing happened to me some years ago.

It turned out during the conversation - which started with "Do you know why I've stopped you?" and continued with "Do you know the speed limit back there [the Shepherd and Flock circulatory system on the A31 outside Farnham]?" - that the officer didn't know the speed limit around the circulatory system was NSL; and on that note of embarrassment let me continue on my way - Streaky

First posted some years ago - S

[awager]

Sheriff JWPepper said:

but wanted to see who you were and what you were up to. All in order & on your way.

and just why is that their business???

[tribbles]

streaky said:

Similar thing happened to me some years ago.

It turned out during the conversation - which started with "Do you know why I've stopped you?" and continued with "Do you know the speed limit back there [the Shepherd and Flock circulatory system on the A31 outside Farnham]?" - that the officer didn't know the speed limit around the circulatory system was NSL; and on that note of embarrassment let me continue on my way - Streaky

First posted some years ago - S

I wouldn't take some corners of that at NSL speeds though

[R_U_LOCAL]

awager said:

Sheriff JWPepper said:

but wanted to see who you were and what you were up to. All in order & on your way.

and just why is that their business???

Got something to hide?

[s2art]

R_U_LOCAL said:

awager said:

Sheriff JWPepper said:

but wanted to see who you were and what you were up to. All in order & on your way.

and just why is that their business???

Got something to hide?

Probably just an aversion to 'ihre papieren bitte!'

[Sheriff JWPepper]

awager said:

Sheriff JWPepper said:

but wanted to see who you were and what you were up to. All in order & on your way.

and just why is that their business???

Because they are BiBs tasked with preventing & detecting crime.

You'd be surprised how much good stuff is turned up from mundance stop checks.

I'm amazed that you had to ask that question as I would have thought it was abundantly obvious.

[andmole]

Sheriff JWPepper said:

awager said:

Sheriff JWPepper said:

but wanted to see who you were and what you were up to. All in order & on your way.

and just why is that their business???

Because they are BiBs tasked with preventing & detecting crime.

You'd be surprised how much good stuff is turned up from mundance stop checks.

I'm amazed that you had to ask that question as I would have thought it was abundantly obvious.

It's also abundantly obvious that many people find being stopped for no good reason an infringement of their civil liberties, and that sometimes the BiB, (in the eyes of many people), fail the attitude test. When you realise that perhaps you may have a better understanding of public relations.

Please note, I said many people, not all people, I do not necessarily include myself in the many people category, just explaining the way the world works.

[bluepolarbear]

pwd95 said:

They say 'it looked a lot quicker'

So what grounds do they have to pull me & give me one of those @we've pulled you tickets

Not only that with two of them they could have done you for speeding if they choose to.

[awager]

R_U_LOCAL said:

awager said:

Sheriff JWPepper said:

but wanted to see who you were and what you were up to. All in order & on your way.

and just why is that their business???

Got something to hide?

Nope.

[awager]

s2art said:

R_U_LOCAL said:

awager said:

Sheriff JWPepper said:

but wanted to see who you were and what you were up to. All in order & on your way.

and just why is that their business???

Got something to hide?

Probably just an aversion to 'ihre papieren bitte!'

That's the one.

[pwd95]

bluepolarbear said:

Not only that with two of them they could have done you for speeding if they choose to.

[awager]

Sheriff JWPepper said:

awager said:

Sheriff JWPepper said:

but wanted to see who you were and what you were up to. All in order & on your way.

and just why is that their business???

Because they are BiBs tasked with preventing & detecting crime.

You'd be surprised how much good stuff is turned up from mundance stop checks.

I'm amazed that you had to ask that question as I would have thought it was abundantly obvious.

It is not abundantly obvious at all.
If I am driving (or walking) down the road doing absolutely nothing illegal then it is no-ones business but mine what I am doing.
If there has been a crime in the area and I fit the general description then the BiB should explain this if they stop me. It is then upto me if I want to tell them anything.
To just stop either motorists or pedestrians for no reason and want to know who they are and what they are doing is just plain wrong.

[Marcellus]

not surpirsed you were "pulled"...if I read it right you're in a rural area went past the police in one direction and then a couple of minutes later past tehm in the other...anyone would think "that's odd, wonder why??" let alone a policeman!!