Caught by X5 speeding!

AGP5914 · 20 Oct 2018 at 00:55

Can someone help put my mind at ease, so i was driving in a 50 zone doing 60 at 12 at night on dual carriage way and basically a X5 drove up behind me and then came along side me so i apologised for speeding and slowed down, they looked at me and proceeded to take over me, just wondering if i will get a ticket through the post?

dvinell · 20 Oct 2018 at 01:27

Probably not, given that they didn’t stop you on the spot.

Hotwired · 20 Oct 2018 at 01:46

It's less paperwork to stare at you until you're sorry.

I imagine if you took the **** they would have found time to do that paperwork.

LiE · 20 Oct 2018 at 07:21

You messed up OP. The X5 came along side you for a race. When they looked into your eyes you should have floored it and sped off into the sunset.

Your unwillingness to race will be a seen as a sign of weakness and a ticket will be issued.

bloodiedathame · 20 Oct 2018 at 07:30

Pfff you'll be fine.

Dav4 · 20 Oct 2018 at 07:41

Had similar a few months ago putting my foot down on an empty motorway one weekend morning to be fair I was going abit too quick but I kept seeing this blue Hyundai estate trying to stay with me and then gradually pull alongside me for ages when I slowed down so looked over only to see a guy in the passenger glaring at me and then press his badge against the window while mouthing ******* slow down in an angry manner. I panicked but never heard anything over it

wedrum · 20 Oct 2018 at 07:49

Oh oh best stock up on the lube

GinG · 20 Oct 2018 at 08:04

as wedrum says, lube up to make it that bit less painful.

Flack88 · 20 Oct 2018 at 08:07

I had something like this a month or 2 ago, following a Focus ST Estate. Started having a bit of fun with it (which they encouraged by trying to get up my chuff) then later on down the road I pulled in to get fuel, the Focus then pulled in for me to then notice it was 3 undercover police :rolleyes:

whoops. They were looking at my car & probably checking insurance as it's all modified and stripped out.

They didn't say anything however and I heared nothing about it. Considering I was close to double the speed limit I thought I was screwed. Lucky escape.

Dav4 said:
Had similar a few months ago putting my foot down on an empty motorway one weekend morning to be fair I was going abit too quick but I kept seeing this blue Hyundai estate trying to stay with me and then gradually pull alongside me for ages when I slowed down so looked over only to see a guy in the passenger glaring at me and then press his badge against the window while mouthing ******* slow down in an angry manner. I panicked but never heard anything over it

Lmao they don't help the situation as you think they are racing you. I know you shouldn't be racing and having a play but what else you going to do. Egos are at stake!

Housey · 20 Oct 2018 at 08:43

You’re done for.

Maundie · 20 Oct 2018 at 08:51

Great 1st post on a computer forum, I think they have to pull you over to issue a ticket in this instance, normally it would be a static gun on the side of the road as I'm not sure of the accuracy of a radar gun from a moving vehicle.

But as mentioned above you need to apply lube just to be sure, it could take 2 weeks so please ensure you have a couple of industrial size barrels so as not to run out.

IAmATeaf · 20 Oct 2018 at 09:02

They’ve issued you with a mind ticket and it seems to have worked.

Glanza · 20 Oct 2018 at 09:41

They'll be sending the big blue van round later to take you away.

Gaygle · 20 Oct 2018 at 09:43

The other night I had a 5 series behind me and as I got on the local bypass I accelerated up to....some....miles per hour.

I was shocked that this lowly 5 series more or less stayed with me...which could only mean one thing. I thought that I was done as I was convinced it was a police car and how impressive the 530d was to stay with my M3!

Turned out it wasn't the police, it was just a bloke in an F10 M5 which explains a lot

Ryan-3 · 20 Oct 2018 at 10:32

IAmATeaf said:
They’ve issued you with a mind ticket and it seems to have worked.

This. Saves them paperwork and saves you from being ticketed. Makes you feel less oppressed?

stopper · 20 Oct 2018 at 11:27

Dav4 said:
Had similar a few months ago putting my foot down on an empty motorway one weekend morning to be fair I was going abit too quick but I kept seeing this blue Hyundai estate trying to stay with me and then gradually pull alongside me for ages when I slowed down so looked over only to see a guy in the passenger glaring at me and then press his badge against the window while mouthing ******* slow down in an angry manner. I panicked but never heard anything over it

Haha, sounds like he was just ****** because Hyundai's can't keep up with any thing.

theone8181 · 20 Oct 2018 at 20:39

Surely if you are above the limit and his lights aren't on, to catch you he has to be above the limit too?

Nick1881 · 20 Oct 2018 at 20:47

I had a similar thing with an unmarked car, it was very late at night on a dual carriageway, they pulled alongside and the passenger motioned at me to slow down a little bit, I obliged and they carried on their way. Never heard anything else.

Minstadave · 20 Oct 2018 at 20:51

theone8181 said:
Surely if you are above the limit and his lights aren't on, to catch you he has to be above the limit too?

I've always wondered about this.

Resident · 20 Oct 2018 at 20:54

theone8181 said:
Surely if you are above the limit and his lights aren't on, to catch you he has to be above the limit too?

They are allowed to run "silent & dark" and exceed the speed in certain circumstances.