Pulled Over By The 5-0

[Firestar_3x]

so you like CID then?

Can't you tell?

 

[chesterstu]

Shining their torch into the back of the car?? Cheeky scumbags. I don't know if I could have controlled myself in such a situation!

is that meant to be sarcastic? The only people who would be worried about this is if they had something to hide, imo.

 

[fonzee]

any coppers on ocuk?

 

[LeperousDust]

any coppers on ocuk?

I would imagine simple statistics would mean yes. But they could be involved in anything to do with the police force. I don't think the traffic cops are going to come and voice themselves in here though do you?

 

[fonzee]

I would imagine simple statistics would mean yes. But they could be involved in anything to do with the police force. I don't think the traffic cops are going to come and voice themselves in here though do you?

lol no. but imagine if they did... wonder how people would react.

 

[Nozzer]

Plenty of TrafPol on PistonHeads, they're all very reasonable chaps and get treated with the respect they deserve.

 

[russ9898]

is that meant to be sarcastic? The only people who would be worried about this is if they had something to hide, imo.

i wasnt worried...just didnt really see any need for it...or what it achived.

 

[dirtydog]

Second time I got to sit in the back of the T5 whilst being interrogated then told off for accelerating too quickly from a junction...

Is accelerating too fast a crime now?

I've been pulled over quite a few times and most of the time the police have been polite, but once recently I was stopped for no reason at all and told off for basically nothing... by someone who was a complete **** and was probably bullied as a child. It must make him feel good to have a badge to hide behind

 

[volospian]

i wasnt worried...just didnt really see any need for it...or what it achived.

You could have had an illegal hiding under a blanket on the back seat

Seriously, they would have looked stupid if the back seat of your car was covered in stolen loot and they had pulled you, had a chat and then let you go. Sometimes they want to look in the boot too, not because they suspect you, but just because they need to cover themselves if it turns out you were transporting the concrete clad corpse of your business rival to the nearest bridge

 

[russ9898]

lol well this was gonna be my next point...they never looked in the boot but did the back seat, was very odd in my opinion

 

[Von Smallhausen]

I've a mixed bag of experience. Some are nice fellas, some are ****.

Ain't that the truth !

 

[Von Smallhausen]

in the end r220 got a producer and i got a section 59, i gues as they couldnt give me a producer as they didnt know what police station was local to me

That don't matter. A producer is given and the recipient is asked where they want to produce and that can be any station in the country.

the amusing thing is that it states that the officer has to be uniformed to hand out a section 59, these were undercover and therefore it doesn't even stand.

Quite right. The Section 59 served is worthless if he was in plain clothes. If in uniform but a plain car that may not be the same.

59 Vehicles used in manner causing alarm, distress or annoyance

(1) Where a constable in uniform has reasonable grounds for believing that a motor vehicle is being used on any occasion in a manner which-

(a) contravenes section 3 or 34 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (c. 52) (careless and inconsiderate driving and prohibition of off-road driving), and
(b) is causing, or is likely to cause, alarm, distress or annoyance to members of the public,
he shall have the powers set out in subsection (3).

(2) A constable in uniform shall also have the powers set out in subsection (3) where he has reasonable grounds for believing that a motor vehicle has been used on any occasion in a manner falling within subsection (1).

(3) Those powers are-

(a) power, if the motor vehicle is moving, to order the person driving it to stop the vehicle;
(b) power to seize and remove the motor vehicle;
(c) power, for the purposes of exercising a power falling within paragraph (a) or (b), to enter any premises on which he has reasonable grounds for believing the motor vehicle to be;
(d) power to use reasonable force, if necessary, in the exercise of any power conferred by any of paragraphs to (a) to (c).
(4) A constable shall not seize a motor vehicle in the exercise of the powers conferred on him by this section unless-

(a) he has warned the person appearing to him to be the person whose use falls within subsection (1) that he will seize it, if that use continues or is repeated; and
(b) it appears to him that the use has continued or been repeated after the the warning.
(5) Subsection (4) does not require a warning to be given by a constable on any occasion on which he would otherwise have the power to seize a motor vehicle under this section if-

(a) the circumstances make it impracticable for him to give the warning;
(b) the constable has already on that occasion given a warning under that subsection in respect of any use of that motor vehicle or of another motor vehicle by that person or any other person;
(c) the constable has reasonable grounds for believing that such a warning has been given on that occasion otherwise than by him; or
(d) the constable has reasonable grounds for believing that the person whose use of that motor vehicle on that occasion would justify the seizure is a person to whom a warning under that subsection has been given (whether or not by that constable or in respect the same vehicle or the same or a similar use) on a previous occasion in the previous twelve months.
(6) A person who fails to comply with an order under subsection (3)(a) is guilty of an offence and shall be liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

(7) Subsection (3)(c) does not authorise entry into a private dwelling house.

(8) The powers conferred on a constable by this section shall be exercisable only at a time when regulations under section 60 are in force.

(9) In this section-

"driving" has the same meaning as in the Road Traffic Act 1988 (c. 52);
"motor vehicle" means any mechanically propelled vehicle, whether or not it is intended or adapted for use on roads; and
"private dwelling house" does not include any garage or other structure occupied with the dwelling house, or any land appurtenant to the dwelling house.

Section 60 covers it's retention should it be neccessary and justifiable.

 

[Violent-J]

Had a traffic car follow me home from work the other week for no apparent reason. Followed me all the way to the door before turning around (we live in a cul-de-sac) and disappearing without saying a word.


Very odd.

That happened to me, I was being followed by a blue new shape 04 mondeo st (very nice motor actually) for about 3 miles on the main road, I turn right off the main road into my estate, he's behind me, 300m turn right, 100m turn right and I'm on my road, I'm thinking is he gonna try and jack me or what... I pull up outside my house, he pulled over about 15m behind me away from my house so I get out, start walking over to him expecting a fight, suddenly a siren sounds from the car, the grill starts flashing blue and the headlights start flashing, I'm like eh? I stand there staring at him he revs it and burns straight past me and away, as he goes past I see he has a police mans uniform on and one of those flashing "Police" signs in the back window. Clearly a high speed unmarked police car but I dunno why he followed me nor when I approach him he puts the sirens on and burns off ignoring me

Left me stumped that did.

I've also been pulled over 6 times by the police, I love their faces when I show them my license and insurance document, all the tyres have tread, it has an in date tax disk etc. I just act real arrogant and I'm quite cheeky to them and smug, they get really ****** off but they can't do anything

 

[Nozzer]

I've also been pulled over 6 times by the police, I love their faces when I show them my license and insurance document, all the tyres have tread, it has an in date tax disk etc. I just act real arrogant and I'm quite cheeky to them and smug, they get really ****** off but they can't do anything

Ever think the two are related?

 

[[TW]Fox]

I've also been pulled over 6 times by the police

Have you considered not driving like a fool? I can think of no other reason why the police would pull you over, you are not a young guy in a fast car, you wont look like you've just nicked it, it isnt an old banger likely to have dodgy tyres, so it has to be your driving style..

 

[Von Smallhausen]

I've also been pulled over 6 times by the police, I love their faces when I show them my license and insurance document, all the tyres have tread, it has an in date tax disk etc. I just act real arrogant and I'm quite cheeky to them and smug, they get really ****** off but they can't do anything

They can. They can pull you again. And again. And again.

Try dropping the attitude ? When I was a younger driver and got pulled, I was never arrogant or cheeky to them and accepted the fact I had been pulled. Need to check me and the car lads ? No problem.

 

[Gaygle]

I've also been pulled over 6 times by the police, I love their faces when I show them my license and insurance document, all the tyres have tread, it has an in date tax disk etc. I just act real arrogant and I'm quite cheeky to them and smug, they get really ****** off but they can't do anything

I'm an 18 yr old, but even i'm gona say "Jeez, the youth of today!". Why bother?!

BTW, just checking, you do realise that pulling people over and giving people tickets and stuff, just means more work for the officer, so he's hardly going to be crying if he can't give you a ticket for your tyres or something. I don't know how you've been pulled over 6 times, judging from you're profile it seems you have been driving for well under a year? I don't think most people that have been driving properly for 10 years have been pulled that much!

 

[Meridian]

I'm reminded of these people who drive Barried-up small hatchbacks with stickers on the back which read something like: "This car is taxed, MoTed and insured - go and catch some proper criminals". I wonder how often people that stupid get pulled?

I can only say that in nearly twenty years I've never been pulled, except for speeding.


M

 

[dirtydog]

"This car is taxed, MoTed and insured - go and catch some proper criminals"

It is a fair point though. If only the police pursued real crime with the same zeal and vigour that they persecuted law-abiding motorists, we would live in a crime-free utopian paradise.