Pulled by the fuzz!
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Barry is EVOBarry on here I think 
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Went on a drive with Barry tonight, and going along the A5004 I was stuck behind a car with barry behind me and a few more behind him. Anyway, I did a risky overtake as the car infront did not slow down at all, however due to it being night I could see for headlights.
Anyway, off I go on my merry way. I get to the end of the road, and a car with zenon lights is behind me, So as normal go at 30 in a 30 limit. I was a the traffic lights thinking, barrys car dont have zenons
.
Well, anyway, I turn left at the lights, and so does the car behind me (no indication) Continue at 30mph, and the lights come on from the car behind. FUCK was what I said as I pulled over.
I got out so did the copper, and it went like this:
copper: You were going a bit fast over long hill weren't you?
Me: Yes, I was a bit and im sorry.
Copper : Do you know the road well?
Me : Yes I do a bit
Copper : Is this your vehicle?
Me: Yes
*follow copper to his car*
Copper : Can I see your license?
*me fumbles about in wallet*
Me: sorry if its a bit bent
*copper has a good look*
Copper : Oh know I can't find my torch
*copper walks over to car*
Copper: Mot?
Me : Yes full, well no not full, but I have had the car 4 months and it had 10 when i got it
*copper checks tyres and tax disc*
Me: Tyres have lots of tread on them
Copper: Well they wont do if you keep taking the bends at that speed!
Me: Yeah I know it was a bit fast and I will slow down.
Copper walking back to vehicle: Well, just remember, next time when I pull you over it will be from the woods
Me: I will slow down and Im very sorry.
*me and copper go back to our vehicles*
I got in and drew a sigh of relief.
It dawned on me that barry had not passed me, and thought
, perhaps they got barry too?
SO I carry on at 40mph in the NSL still shaking, with a car behind me I thought was barry, however when I turned into a pub I realised it wasn't him.
I look at my phone and find that he had tried to call me, Oh dear I thought, or perhaps he was just warning me?
Anyway, when I could finally get to call him, back in macclesfield, he says he carried on into stockport, as he didn't want to drop me in it as he past us two.
Barry then told me, how he was going along at a resonable nick, and the car behind kept his distance, however kept up very well with him. I made the overtake and went off into the disance.
Next thing he knew, was that the car behind had closed up right behind him and he knew something was wrong.
Next thing, blue lights flash a couple of times, so barry gives a dab of the brakes, to the let the copper know he noticed him. Barry then preceded to do 40mph, and was indicating over when the copper flew past (by then I was long gone) Barry then knew he was coming after me.
So all in all, cracking drive out, gave the sunny a run for its money, and filled me pants in the process!
>>> Edited by pwig on Monday 1st September 23:37
>>> Edited by pwig on Tuesday 2nd September 00:13
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Went on a drive with Barry tonight, and going along the A5004 I was stuck behind a car with barry behind me and a few more behind him. Anyway, I did a risky overtake as the car infront did not slow down at all, however due to it being night I could see for headlights.
Anyway, off I go on my merry way. I get to the end of the road, and a car with zenon lights is behind me, So as normal go at 30 in a 30 limit. I was a the traffic lights thinking, barrys car dont have zenons
. Well, anyway, I turn left at the lights, and so does the car behind me (no indication) Continue at 30mph, and the lights come on from the car behind. FUCK was what I said as I pulled over.
I got out so did the copper, and it went like this:
copper: You were going a bit fast over long hill weren't you?
Me: Yes, I was a bit and im sorry.
Copper : Do you know the road well?
Me : Yes I do a bit
Copper : Is this your vehicle?
Me: Yes
*follow copper to his car*
Copper : Can I see your license?
*me fumbles about in wallet*
Me: sorry if its a bit bent
*copper has a good look*
Copper : Oh know I can't find my torch
*copper walks over to car*
Copper: Mot?
Me : Yes full, well no not full, but I have had the car 4 months and it had 10 when i got it
*copper checks tyres and tax disc*
Me: Tyres have lots of tread on them
Copper: Well they wont do if you keep taking the bends at that speed!
Me: Yeah I know it was a bit fast and I will slow down.
Copper walking back to vehicle: Well, just remember, next time when I pull you over it will be from the woods
Me: I will slow down and Im very sorry.
*me and copper go back to our vehicles*
I got in and drew a sigh of relief.
It dawned on me that barry had not passed me, and thought
, perhaps they got barry too? SO I carry on at 40mph in the NSL still shaking, with a car behind me I thought was barry, however when I turned into a pub I realised it wasn't him.
I look at my phone and find that he had tried to call me, Oh dear I thought, or perhaps he was just warning me?
Anyway, when I could finally get to call him, back in macclesfield, he says he carried on into stockport, as he didn't want to drop me in it as he past us two.
Barry then told me, how he was going along at a resonable nick, and the car behind kept his distance, however kept up very well with him. I made the overtake and went off into the disance.
Next thing he knew, was that the car behind had closed up right behind him and he knew something was wrong.
Next thing, blue lights flash a couple of times, so barry gives a dab of the brakes, to the let the copper know he noticed him. Barry then preceded to do 40mph, and was indicating over when the copper flew past (by then I was long gone) Barry then knew he was coming after me.
So all in all, cracking drive out, gave the sunny a run for its money, and filled me pants in the process!
>>> Edited by pwig on Monday 1st September 23:37
>>> Edited by pwig on Tuesday 2nd September 00:13
You lucky boy!
Doing 30 in the 30s probably saved your ur arse. Was that your first run in with the BiB? I made a right mess of the seat when I first got pulled over.
Can you remember the reg plate of the copper's motor? What road were you on?
Matt
BTW watch out for a plod silver vectra W*** VHB next time you're in or around Macc esp. on the Cat and Fiddle
Doing 30 in the 30s probably saved your ur arse. Was that your first run in with the BiB? I made a right mess of the seat when I first got pulled over.
Can you remember the reg plate of the copper's motor? What road were you on?
Matt
BTW watch out for a plod silver vectra W*** VHB next time you're in or around Macc esp. on the Cat and Fiddle
FCUK ME PWIG!!! i got pulled last night too!!! they're out to get us young ones i tells ya!!!
if anything, my story is more amusing:
came out of work just before 10pm last night (doing some overtime) just about to go round a friends house and had my mate Stef in the car...
to turn right out of Sainsbury's you have to go left and 180 round the roundabout, so duely do, sticking to lane discipline AND the 40 limit...
i know i wasn't speeding for two reasons:
1. my ill-fitting mudflap didn't catch
2. if i go through the roundabout above 45 it understeers then ovvvvversteers!!!
so carry on down the short straight to the next roundabout (not above 40) police astra van going the other way flashes his search light at me...
i ask Stef if he saw that and she said "no"
carry over next roundabout see copper steam through in mirror and say "Fcuk me he's following me"
then "Fcuk Me!!! he's pulling me over" as the lights come on
dab of brakes as i acknowledge the blues, but don't pull over immediately as its unsafe, so i get flashed headlamps (the tosser) when i do pull in he pulls Right up behind me...
i switch off headlamps/lights take off seatbelt/wind down window and he wobbles up saying
PC: "do you know what the speed limit is along that stretch... its a 40"
me: "yes"
PC: "well you came off that roundabout a bit quick"
me: "did i? er, sorry"
PC: "how long you had you're license sunny?"
me: "just coming up to 2 years"
PC: "you know if you get any points in 2 years it'll be a court appearance and you'll have to re-do the lot again" (-not strictly true... but we'll leave that)
me: >mumbled something as the above is inaccurate
PC: "well with that exhaust you're not exactly conspicuous" (-again, i think he meant incospicuous)
me: "er, yes"
PC: "well just keep it slower in future sonny"
then he proceded to drive off, speeding in the 30 leaving me and Stef to look at each other saying "did he just pull us over for not speeding?"
incidently Stef's mum's a copper and Stef is gonna tell her about what happened as it was a complete waste of time - he didn't even ask to see my license or anything... and he only implied i went through the roundabout too fast (matter of opinion [see above]) and never actually accused me of speeding...
>> Edited by littlegearl on Tuesday 2nd September 00:03
if anything, my story is more amusing:
came out of work just before 10pm last night (doing some overtime) just about to go round a friends house and had my mate Stef in the car...
to turn right out of Sainsbury's you have to go left and 180 round the roundabout, so duely do, sticking to lane discipline AND the 40 limit...
i know i wasn't speeding for two reasons:
1. my ill-fitting mudflap didn't catch
2. if i go through the roundabout above 45 it understeers then ovvvvversteers!!!
so carry on down the short straight to the next roundabout (not above 40) police astra van going the other way flashes his search light at me...
i ask Stef if he saw that and she said "no"
carry over next roundabout see copper steam through in mirror and say "Fcuk me he's following me"
then "Fcuk Me!!! he's pulling me over" as the lights come on
dab of brakes as i acknowledge the blues, but don't pull over immediately as its unsafe, so i get flashed headlamps (the tosser) when i do pull in he pulls Right up behind me...
i switch off headlamps/lights take off seatbelt/wind down window and he wobbles up saying
PC: "do you know what the speed limit is along that stretch... its a 40"
me: "yes"
PC: "well you came off that roundabout a bit quick"
me: "did i? er, sorry"
PC: "how long you had you're license sunny?"
me: "just coming up to 2 years"
PC: "you know if you get any points in 2 years it'll be a court appearance and you'll have to re-do the lot again" (-not strictly true... but we'll leave that)
me: >mumbled something as the above is inaccurate
PC: "well with that exhaust you're not exactly conspicuous" (-again, i think he meant incospicuous)
me: "er, yes"
PC: "well just keep it slower in future sonny"
then he proceded to drive off, speeding in the 30 leaving me and Stef to look at each other saying "did he just pull us over for not speeding?"
incidently Stef's mum's a copper and Stef is gonna tell her about what happened as it was a complete waste of time - he didn't even ask to see my license or anything... and he only implied i went through the roundabout too fast (matter of opinion [see above]) and never actually accused me of speeding...
>> Edited by littlegearl on Tuesday 2nd September 00:03
Mainly to my littleG, but also to pwig too....
Did you ever read that article that Ted posted?? About how others perceive your driving?? Just wondering if maybe the BiB have you marked as your car is a bit unusual....
Well done for not being lippy - defend yourself, but don't get lippy!
>> Edited by Buffalo on Tuesday 2nd September 00:13
Did you ever read that article that Ted posted?? About how others perceive your driving?? Just wondering if maybe the BiB have you marked as your car is a bit unusual....
Well done for not being lippy - defend yourself, but don't get lippy!
>> Edited by Buffalo on Tuesday 2nd September 00:13
dazren said:
.....Anyway, I did a risky overtake....
Knowingly doing a risky overtake is not the brightest way of driving. Take it a little easier out there.
DAZ
Basically, I went to overtake this car, that was going 50mph, and I could see the road ahead was clear, however the car didn't slow down to allow me an easy pass, and the line became solid on his side, I pulled in quickly, and though 'that was a bit close'
dazren said:
.....Anyway, I did a risky overtake....
Knowingly doing a risky overtake is not the brightest way of driving. Take it a little easier out there.
DAZ
My thoughts exactly, know your car, know the road, expect anything to happen..........but in 214
you could be collecting a purple heart, take it easy. Harry
Lol, I had a funny feeling about that car from the start of Longhill, thank god I didn't give chase or we'd have had some explaining to do I think.
I held him up long enough that he missed you tearing off down the road thankfully, but he must have worked hard to catch you up, you weren't exactly hanging about.
I held him up long enough that he missed you tearing off down the road thankfully, but he must have worked hard to catch you up, you weren't exactly hanging about.
pwig said:
Basically, I went to overtake this car, that was going 50mph, and I could see the road ahead was clear, however the car didn't slow down to allow me an easy pass, and the line became solid on his side, I pulled in quickly, and though 'that was a bit close'
The other driver is not obliged to slow down to allow you to make an easy pass. Hell, he/she probably didn't even see you in their mirrors. When driving imagine everyone is an idiot and don't expect a favour from anyone. It would be nice for numpties to do their bit and allow us to pass easily but it is never going to happen en masse so don't expect it.
regards
DAZ
littlegearl said:
FCUK ME PWIG!!! i got pulled last night too!!! they're out to get us young ones i tells ya!!!
if anything, my story is more amusing:
came out of work just before 10pm last night (doing some overtime) just about to go round a friends house and had my mate Stef in the car...
to turn right out of Sainsbury's you have to go left and 180 round the roundabout, so duely do, sticking to lane discipline AND the 40 limit...
i know i wasn't speeding for two reasons:
1. my ill-fitting mudflap didn't catch
2. if i go through the roundabout above 45 it understeers then ovvvvversteers!!!
so carry on down the short straight to the next roundabout (not above 40) police astra van going the other way flashes his search light at me...
i ask Stef if he saw that and she said "no"
carry over next roundabout see copper steam through in mirror and say "Fcuk me he's following me"
then "Fcuk Me!!! he's pulling me over" as the lights come on
dab of brakes as i acknowledge the blues, but don't pull over immediately as its unsafe, so i get flashed headlamps (the tosser) when i do pull in he pulls Right up behind me...
i switch off headlamps/lights take off seatbelt/wind down window and he wobbles up saying
PC: "do you know what the speed limit is along that stretch... its a 40"
me: "yes"
PC: "well you came off that roundabout a bit quick"
me: "did i? er, sorry"
PC: "how long you had you're license sunny?"
me: "just coming up to 2 years"
PC: "you know if you get any points in 2 years it'll be a court appearance and you'll have to re-do the lot again" (-not strictly true... but we'll leave that)
me: >mumbled something as the above is inaccurate
PC: "well with that exhaust you're not exactly conspicuous" (-again, i think he meant incospicuous)
me: "er, yes"
PC: "well just keep it slower in future sonny"
then he proceded to drive off, speeding in the 30 leaving me and Stef to look at each other saying "did he just pull us over for not speeding?"
incidently Stef's mum's a copper and Stef is gonna tell her about what happened as it was a complete waste of time - he didn't even ask to see my license or anything... and he only implied i went through the roundabout too fast (matter of opinion [see above]) and never actually accused me of speeding...
>> Edited by littlegearl on Tuesday 2nd September 00:03
Had a similar experience about a year ago. Comes out of the pub, having drunk coke all night. I was giving a couple of mates a lift home, sticking to the speed limit and all that. This twat starts tailgaiting me, and something, I don't know what, told me it was a copper. Anyway, carried on for about five minutes, never going above the 30 limit, until the blue lights come on. So I stops, winds the window down, and the fat boy copper waddles over
"this your car
Me: "yep"
"Licence" (no please or anything like that)
hands if over, and he checks the number plate against the database they have
Me:"everything alright?"
"Fine" as he tosses my licence back at me and walks off.
So to summarise, I'd been pulled over for doing 30 and being tailgaited. And they wonder why people have no confidence in them?
dazren said:
The other driver is not obliged to slow down to allow you to make an easy pass. Hell, he/she probably didn't even see you in their mirrors.
regards
DAZ
If someone is attempting to overtake you the highway code does say your should be ready to take steps to allow them past if needs be....this guy could see Pwig was struggling as he got level but made no attempt to back off at all despite it leaving him on the wrong side of the road for longer than was neccesary. He was a bit daft attempting to pass at that point but still the other guy should have let him back in. He was obviously trying to teach him a lesson, but thats insane when theres peoples lives at stake.
I wasn't sure what to expect with tonights run out, but pwig did really well hustling that little Rover along at a good pace, he adhered to speed limits in built up areas and was fairly sensible in the NSL areas...his observation could do with work as he tended to career into blind bends a bit harder than I would have liked, but the car coped well considering.
With a bit of work he could be pretty quick in that car, so think twice before taking the mick
. I was in a two litre hatch and in places I had to work quite hard to keep up, partly due to this slightly reckless approach, partly due to him knowing the road and the car quite well. rsi1974 said:
sorry pwig, didnt mean to cause offence about your car
I am totally offended
Your gonna have to make it up to me at BtAP!
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