Off duty cop powers?

[TW]Fox;17692123 said:
It's just as bad if not worse with Audi's these days.

Mind you not buying a car purely because of what other people may think of you is pretty weird.
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That's exactly how almost everyone under the age of 21 seems to buy cars, and a lot of older people - image is absolutely paramount and they'll sacrifice anything to get it
 
This is the same guy who went ballistic a few months back in a tyre thread (He was even replying to himself over and over at one point) and has posted bizarre troll-like statements ever since so perhaps it's another of those?
 
Yeah he's a bit of a strange one. Wonder why he is so worried about people thinking he's a "douche bag" with some of the stuff he comes out with :D
 
Eliot said:
is that urgent enough for 999? i would have thought it was a 112 at best tbh
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999 was.... depreciated? (not sure of the word) when we switched over to 112 (Europe wide emergency number) it just re-directs to 112 now as does 911 (for all the tourists and people who watch too much US TV).

Ofc we would all know this had the previous government made any effort what so ever to publicize it, guess they figured as they could just teach kids to use 112 and have 999 redirect it wasn't worth spending the cash making sure everyone knew, which isn't a bad idea in a recession tbh.
 
[TW]Fox;17692123 said:
It's just as bad if not worse with Audi's these days.

Mind you not buying a car purely because of what other people may think of you is pretty weird.
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See what other people think of my cars is right down there just under what brand of WD40 gets used on the door handles as far as im concerned. Obviously no one wants a shed but someone having a bad opinion is the last thing putting me off a car.
 
Meatball said:
If the guy was a PC he should know you're not allowed to have your radio with you when off duty. You need to leave it in a secure location (your locker) switched off. I'd be asking myself why he has his Police radio with him, turned on, when he's not on duty.
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That depends on your force. Some allow it.

Mucky_Pup said:
Not much could happen anyways could it, if there's no video evidence, then don't you need statements from 2 officers, rather than just one or some such?
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Like has been said, not in England and Wales.

Meridian said:
My understanding of the RTA is that you must stop for "an officer in uniform". It's the person in the car that counts, not the vehicle itself.

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Bear in mind that they don't need to be in full uniform, just need to be recognisable as a constable.


ubersonic said:
999 was.... depreciated? (not sure of the word) when we switched over to 112 (Europe wide emergency number) it just re-directs to 112 now as does 911 (for all the tourists and people who watch too much US TV).

Ofc we would all know this had the previous government made any effort what so ever to publicize it, guess they figured as they could just teach kids to use 112 and have 999 redirect it wasn't worth spending the cash making sure everyone knew, which isn't a bad idea in a recession tbh.
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999 has not been deprecated, but yes, other numbers go to the same switchboard/control room.
 
[TW]Fox;17692141 said:
This is the same guy who went ballistic a few months back in a tyre thread (He was even replying to himself over and over at one point) and has posted bizarre troll-like statements ever since so perhaps it's another of those?
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*looks around*??!?

Where did that comment come from? HAHAHAAH! That tyre thread still burns doesn't it Fox.

I can tell.
 
Burnsy2023 said:
999 has not been deprecated, but yes, other numbers go to the same switchboard/control room.
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Perhaps depreciated was the wrong word but im struggling to find the word for it, it hasn't been "replaced" because 112/999 are running alongside each other (999 redirecting to 112) and 999 isn't due to be turned off any time in the foreseeable future as our government are making no effort to promote the change, in a recent survey only 8% of people in the UK knew they should be using 112 now.

If you dial 999 on a modern mobile phone it will actually dial 112 instead enabling you to get through to the local emergency service from anywhere in Europe (useful when on holiday).
 
ubersonic said:
Perhaps depreciated was the wrong word but im struggling to find the word for it, it hasn't been "replaced" because 112/999 are running alongside each other (999 redirecting to 112) and 999 isn't due to be turned off any time in the foreseeable future as our government are making no effort to promote the change, in a recent survey only 8% of people in the UK knew they should be using 112 now.

If you dial 999 on a modern mobile phone it will actually dial 112 instead enabling you to get through to the local emergency service from anywhere in Europe (useful when on holiday).
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On a landline both 112 and 999 redirects to a local number (I'm not sure about mobiles), so 999 doesn't redirect to 112.

There is no suggestion that people should be using 112 in the uk as opposed to 999.
 
Wicksta said:
Indeed the NHS, Police Forces and Fire brigades websites all say to use 999 and not 112 or 911.
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Exactly. 112 is enabled so that visitors from the EU don't have to remember another number; and 911 is enabled because a generation has grown up watching US TV which says: "Dial 911!", but UK drama which says: "Call and ambulance!", and think 911 is the UK code.


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