Pulled over in my Micra

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For doing 42 in a 30. Was an honest mistake - the road was a 40 but now part has been made 30. I explained that to the officers and apologised. They took down name, address, dob and gave me a telling off. I asked if I was getting a ticket and one responded with "Do you want one?" to which I said no then he said "Well don't speed". What does he mean? Does he mean I'm getting one for speeding (i.e. don't speed and you won't get one?) or does he simply mean "Don't do it again?". He's asked how long I've been driving (6 years) and how many points I have (none).

Not in any way claiming I shouldn't get a ticket as I was an idiot not to pay enough attention but just want to know either way.
 
i got three points for doing 36mph in a 30. he didnt even ask any questions other than, "licence please"... and telling me the last rights balls...

some are asses some are gentlemen...
 
I once hit a deer, which destroyed the front of my car, but left it drivable - the deer itself was wrapped around the exhaust manifold. Wasn't nice.

I parked in an out-of-use bus stop (it was about 11pm) outside a station and a colleague helped me remove the deer. Went inside, leaving the car in the bus stop with hazards on, to have a tea before I drove home.

Next thing, there's a knock on the window, the police DEMANDING I move the car now, they'd had complaints that people were almost crashing into it. I asked them why they weren't stopping those drivers from driving so fast down the road that they almost hit a car in a BAY bus stop.

Got away with a warning - but was left with a very bitter taste after being treated like a criminal after an accident and trying to deal with it properly.

Yeah sorry for the tangent - but just be glad you got some decent (gentlemen as Antony put it) coppers. They do exist.
 
i got pulled down a road near me that goes down to the docks i don't know if its private but it has no signs i thought i was racing some joy boy d***head cause it was dark and all i could see was headlights in my back window i kept going as i thought he dint have the power to get past i sped up to about 80 something then pulled into to the car park. i got out to realize the car following me was a ford focus estate police car :doh: i had a pizza i just got and started tucking in to it and he came walking over i was like oh ###### here goes. so the first thing i said do you want a slice of pizza.... he looked at me and said no thanks do you realize how fast you were going i said 30 he laughed and said try 75-80. he didn't ticket me instead he gave me advice on how to take my lines threw the corners :laugh: not many coppers like that now a days. id only had my license for a week tho so i think he was in a good mood and felt like giving me a break cause it is a really quiet road and it was late on.
 
I got pulled whilst parked up outside work, apparently I was speeding but because they couldn't prove it (they were in a side road near my work when I went past them) they gave me a polite warning. I think my colleagues having a fag helped with their decision.

Another time was when my friend totaled his car (I was a passenger). We ended up facing the wrong way on a roundabout, when the police turned up (a male and a female) the male was a right arse getting up in our faces, being a typical #### when all the female wanted to know was whether we were ok

Like others have said you get you good cops and you get your #### cops, thankfully for me 3 out of 4 have been good :wasntme:
 
Nothing to do with speed, but the other evening I was driving after work during the rush hour to go to a TV show recording with a japanese female "friend":blush: . We were on the highway, it was sluggish as hell, 1st or 2nd gear all the way. At some time we were idling, a policeman coming from nowhere pulled me for... the driving lights...

PM: "Hello sir, dont you think there is a problem? You're doing something illegal right here"
Me: "No sorry, I don't see what you're talking about???(and I really didn't)"
PM: "You have FOG LIGHTS on ! It's forbidden! Please cut them."
Me: "Ok sorry didn't noticed it, but FYI these are not FOG, but driving lights so I thought they were legal. I switched them off and just went away...

I looked at my friend and told her on a serious tone: "you see, I'm a real March Bad Boy, I'm living dangerously" :blues:

:laugh:
 
porkiepie, I actually wanted to get out and clarify but I thought that might get me in trouble!

I think what made it worse was the exhaust is blowing so I probably sounded like a boy racer!
 
I used to get pulled all the time and embarisingly got goaded into a roundabout drift battle as me and my mate wanted to see who's car was better for sliding my r33 or his r32 unfortunately two lady cops were stood at the side watching me do it :doh:
Section 51 thing issued lesson learned! I've since since the cop again a few times not for being in trouble she was hot ahh memories
 
If it is a mobile van or fixed position then there is no human choice, you get a ticket if you are over whatever parameter they set whereas if you have a good attitude and it is a reasonable officer then they have discretion.
 
yeah a few months after i passed, it was middle of the day, not many cars, so i thought i would take the mini round about at speed, i went on other side of the road and just totally cut the mini roundabout, i wouldnt have done it if anyone was around, but as i get off the roundabout i see a volvo traffic cop car coming down the other side of the road, my heart just sank so i kept driving and went up this hill, i looked in my rear view mirror and nothing was there, i look again and the volvo is up my arse with the lights on, i shat my self but luckily i had two guys who were really nice, they were just like i saw that and it wasnt just cutting the roundabout it was more like a racing line thats why i thought i would come and pull you, and he was just saying we have all been 17 once and blah blah, but i was so relieved i didnt get points
 
Never been pulled over by the police. I do however have some experience from RTAs/breakdowns.

1st time when I had a crash back in 2006, they arrived on the scene very quickly and were extremely helpful. They even pushed the out of the way with me steering!

2nd time was when someone drove into a flat bed trailer we were towing, which seems to be a common thing because people do not look out for them. Happened on the M4 Oxford interchange, the police just happened upon us and were extremely courteous and helpful and even gave us an escort back around the roundabout to make sure no more hot footed commuters crashed into us or wrote off the jag e-type shell that was on the back fresh out of the body shop.

3rd time was when I broke down on the M3 eastbound. They up, asked me if I had recovery etc etc. I said 5mins ETA so they stayed in the hard shoulder in their massive land cruiser behind the car with the flashers on to give it more viability before my dad showed up with the aforementioned flatbed trailer to collect it.

I think if you're caught doing something stupid 'a bit' of true to life lip is fair to be honest and a humble nature always seems to be appreciated, as I think they at least feel you may learn something from it.
 
My friend is a police officer and he told me they have to make targets per shift so it might be something along the lines of catch 5 people with no seat belt, stop 10 cars speeding, etc etc. So I'd suspect that you where 11th out of 10th so no point giving you a ticket and stop you cos they had nothing better to do for the rest of the night.

Count yourself lucky, have to really watch the 40zones to 30zone and back again.
 
If a police officer eats a bacon sandwich, could that be classed as cannibalism? Jokes asside i find (round here) that cops fall into two categories; arrogant, or informal. The arrogant ones like to try and turn everything you do into an offense of some kind, when they do this with me i politely inform them that since i'm am speaking to them in a polite respectfull manner that they should do the same in return, else risk a formal complaint for unprofessional behaviour. Knowing the law also is a usefull tool for dealing with that type of cop.
The informal type are the ones that use the word "mate" in every sentance. Nothing wrong with being friendly, but even supermarket staff are trained to address members of the public as either sir or miss/maddam (or maddem, whichever spelling does not mean a ho lol). Talking like that to a scum bag just isn't gonna help establish your authority, it just makes them think they can say/do what they like back.
Generally round here, unless you drive like a pratt or are a suspected drug dealer/own a car that used to belong to a dealer, then you don't usually get pulled. I mayself have only ever been pulled once, when i very first got my first car and it was scruffy. Automatically when they see and old car in shabby condition they assume that it ain't mot'd, insured etc... Since i tidied it up, it never happened again. That's just one of the reasons why i like my cars to look clean and cared for, it takes you out of the 'chav in an old banger' image.
Karl; count yourself lucky, the lady bobbies here are all less than 5" 4' they look like the kiddie police :laugh:
 
McCheung said:
My friend is a police officer and he told me they have to make targets per shift so it might be something along the lines of catch 5 people with no seat belt, stop 10 cars speeding, etc etc. So I'd suspect that you where 11th out of 10th so no point giving you a ticket .
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Same system here in France... Easy money...
 

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