Tugged, accused and eventually go, left with sour taste..

Ha, I'd forgotten about being stopped when I was 19 in my Fiesta. In the boot (amongst piles of other junk) was an old Ford casette unit out of my Dad's Sierra.

Police officer picks it up, looks at me, and completely deadpan, says

"Is this hot?"

How I answered him without bursting into tears of laughter I don't know.

Other wild accusations I've had thrown at my by officers of the law:


"I saw you in this thing yesterday with no seatbelt on, you want to watch or I'll have you"
"No you didn't, I've just had a new engine fitted this morning - car's not been driven for a month"
"Well you're lucky then!"


"I know you, you're disqualified, what are you doing driving?"
"I'm not disqualified, I don't even have any points"
"Don't give me that, driving that old thing you must have"
"No really, I don't"
"Well I'm sure I've run you in for something"
"No, you haven't"
"Oh ok then"


"Where are you from boys?"
"Brynamman"
"What brings you down to Capel Hendre at nearly 1am then?"
"Everything in Brynamman is shut - we needed petrol and fancied a BLT roll"
"No petrol stations in Brynamman then?"
"Not at 1am no"
"Oh.... stolen car then boys?"
"Er, what?"


Whilst parked in a car park having a chat, my mate is on the phone to his father when the Police drop by for a chat
"Sorry Dad, I've got to go, the police want to talk to us. See you later"
"Less of the "copper" son, it's Police Officer thank you very much"
"I didn't call you a copper"
"You did"
"No really now, I didn't"
"Well you better watch out in future"


Get pulled in leaving McDonalds
"Something the matter officer?"
"We ask the questions, not the other way round, get back in the car and less of the lip"
"Ok..."
"Where were you in the last minute"
"McDonalds"
"Right, well watch yourselves in future"
"Sorry I don't know what you mean?"
"Less of your cheek, we're busy"
And with that they drive off.....

Conclusion:
Police in South Wales have little else to do other than stopping young motorists and giving them a verbal hiding for... well.... nothing really. Either that or 90% of cops (not traffic cops, just general bobbies trundling around) are just idiots on a powertrip which I'd hope was not true.
 
Only ever been pulled once, i overtook a police car on a dual carriage way (he was doing 55mph) so i went by at 70 and took the next exit onto another DC. I saw him turn onto the DC about 300 yards behind me, as he rapidly closed the gap on me he stuck the blues on and pulled me over.

He asked me if i was aware how fast i was going, i said 70 as per my speedo. He said "guess again, it was closer to 95mph, we had to do 100mph to catch up with you", now i knew this was BS, i was well aware of there presence and so didnt go anymore then 70mph indicated. Deep down i was thinking, had they been doing 70mph on the previous DC instead of 50 odd then they wouldn't have had to boot it to catch me. Anyway, it was all polite, asked me if i had insurance, checked my tax disc and wished me a good evening. In fairness he did tell me the other reason he had pulled me, was just a polite word, "you own a fast car and with that comes responsibility" and then reminded me there had been a pretty bad crash a few miles up the road a week previous where 6 people died in a head on smash.

I have nothing but good words for police officers, they do a difficult job which is made tougher by people who have hissy fits for being inconviened for 10mins. Ultimately we're all human, so mistakes will always happen. Just move on with your life.
 
I've never been pulled over by the coppers, they probably don't think my car is capable of speeding. An Astra which is nearly as old as I am is not exactly a boy racer's car. :p

But I don't think you can really blame the rozzers for pulling you over if they think they saw you doing something. Your eyes play tricks on you sometimes, and if you see a guy with his hand by his ear in a manner that suggests "phone", your brain will fill in the blanks and imagine it saw a screen light as well. Similarly with the other stories; policemen are human beings and make mistakes just like the rest of us. At the end of the day, it's only a couple of minutes out of your time.
 
Lopéz said:
Conclusion:
Police in South Wales have little else to do other than stopping young motorists and giving them a verbal hiding for... well.... nothing really. Either that or 90% of cops (not traffic cops, just general bobbies trundling around) are just idiots on a powertrip which I'd hope was not true.
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Its the exact same here, except they aren't so ******* cocky when you pull out a warrant card :p

I've met one or two that have been genuinely fine and I could understand why they stopped, others and none traffic are twits.
 
Sometimes police have nothing better to do.
Then when they get rumbled they try and make you think it was still your fault.

I get stop searched all the time, breathalised etc.
A copper once tried to tell me it was illegal to have on open crate of beer in my boot, I asked him.
How do you work that one out?
Open alcohol.
Yeah, right, whatever mate, can I go my currys gonna get cold and we both know thats a bunch of cobblers.

Had countless officers tell me modifications like aftermarket alloys are illegal (At the same time they didn't comment on my illegal german style plates).

Some coppers are sound as a pound, others are morons.
 
SlyReaper said:
But I don't think you can really blame the rozzers for pulling you over if they think they saw you doing something. Your eyes play tricks on you sometimes, and if you see a guy with his hand by his ear in a manner that suggests "phone", your brain will fill in the blanks and imagine it saw a screen light as well. Similarly with the other stories; policemen are human beings and make mistakes just like the rest of us. At the end of the day, it's only a couple of minutes out of your time.
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Poppy said:
I have nothing but good words for police officers, they do a difficult job which is made tougher by people who have hissy fits for being inconviened for 10mins. Ultimately we're all human, so mistakes will always happen. Just move on with your life.
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While I agree that it's a hard job, that doesn't excuse the mentality of trying to find something the matter rather than admitting that you were wrong.

If the OP had his phone, then he would now be facing a fine and points with little chance of being found not-guilty. For doing nothing wrong.

The police need to be professional, they need to be completely sure if they say they saw your phones screen, and they need to be prepared to back down if they are wrong. The lucky comment at the end is the same, they seem to think they need to claw back some points, it shouldn't be them against us.

If an officer can't keep their attitude problems out of the situation they are in the wrong job, and need to be dealt with.







I have only had one encounter with police, I was 17 and speeding (44 in a 30), he told me residents had complained about people speeding past the end of their road, breathalysed me and gave me a producer for my insurance. He was polite and professional.

Dad has a few horror stories, the most recent is after he SORNed his old 155, he'd missed a gear and blown it up, was sitting in the drive with no head waiting for some exhaust valves to arrive. The police turned up at 8:30 on Sunday morning and claimed a car matching it's description had been reported bilking in Manchester. "Where were you at that time?". He lifted the bonnet and the officer got the idea that it hadn't been going anywhere. It was very clear that they were trying to get him to admit driving it without tax. As a mechanic he has a lot of contact with the local police, one of the decent local police told him later that this was what they were trying to do. Would have been nice if they just said they were there to check it was off the road, but instead they had to wake the house at 8:30 on a Sunday and convince my grandparents that my father was going to get arrested. That kind of stress is not a good way to prepare for a hip operation.
 
I assume all the good police are doing other duties and only the morons are sent out to monitor traffic?

I know the police aren't normally idiots but this thread makes all the traffic police seem like they are out there because they are too thick to do the other stuff:p

Eg. Officer XYZ is dopey and makes mistakes, lets put him onto traffic duty.
 
I don't think it's traffic, all the stuff above seems to be locals. Perhaps they see what they think is a phone and rush to stop them because they want to be in traffic, but in their rush they forget all the evidence collection and professionalism that traffic officers exhibit.
 
Lopéz said:
"What brings you down to Capel Hendre at nearly 1am then?"
"Everything in Brynamman is shut - we needed petrol and fancied a BLT roll"
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How long ago was that? Been closed for donkeys init?

I can't say my dealings with them have been any better ;/
 
Not going to pursue it. Seems i get pulled for random stuff and its a fact of life. Last time was having a can of coke mistaken for a can of beer, think i got my tires kicked and boot searched for that as well :D Since i look asian at least they could lie and say its some anti-terrorism crap or something to make it more interesting!:p
 
BigglesPiP said:
While I agree that it's a hard job, that doesn't excuse the mentality of trying to find something the matter rather than admitting that you were wrong.

If the OP had his phone, then he would now be facing a fine and points with little chance of being found not-guilty. For doing nothing wrong.
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A quick check on his phone records would have exonerated him in very short order.

The police need to be professional, they need to be completely sure if they say they saw your phones screen, and they need to be prepared to back down if they are wrong. The lucky comment at the end is the same, they seem to think they need to claw back some points, it shouldn't be them against us.
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It's called human nature. When most people realise they've made an embarrassing mistake, they try to save as much face as they can. It's not very professional, but we all do it. Sometimes the rozzers do it too.

If an officer can't keep their attitude problems out of the situation they are in the wrong job, and need to be dealt with.
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Like I said, it's not an attitude problem, it's human nature. On the other hand, if they look back on it and realise they were in the wrong, it might make them better police officers. This is why we don't crucify people every time they make a mistake.
 
I've got zero time for the local police after last year and the subsequent stops. I'm getting older and the cops are getting younger and more officious with a definite lack of common sense.

PCSO told me I couldn't park where I had at Tescos a couple of weeks ago. Stunned.
 
starfighter said:
**** the police.
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Indeed. I was with some friends the other day and we got pulled over for no reason. Several officers surrounded the car and pulled each of us out and separated us.

He asks me:

"you got a bit of weed on ya mate, yeah?" - "no"

"murdered anyone" - "What the hell?"

"yeah happens a lot, it's best if you just tell us before we find out" - speechless.

He then pulls my 2 week old phone out of my pocket and drops it on the rough solid concrete. Picks it up and puts it back in my pocket. :eek:

I wasn't going to let him get away with it so I asked him what he's going to do about the huge dent in my phone. He then replies "You wanna get nicked?" and then runs back to his van while saying "****ing scum".

Absolutely shocking tbh.

On a seperate occasion, I was walking to the bus stop after college when a lady community support officer stopped me and told me to walk the other way! She said "I wouldnt reccommend walking that way, you're asking for trouble, turn around and go the other way". I looked at her in disbelief and carried on to the bus stop. :rolleyes:
 
Fett said:
I've got zero time for the local police after last year and the subsequent stops. I'm getting older and the cops are getting younger and more officious with a definite lack of common sense.

PCSO told me I couldn't park where I had at Tescos a couple of weeks ago. Stunned.
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But you have a ricer chav boy, never get this sort of attitude in your German toys, dump the kneeson.........(for clarity, don't dump the kneeson) ;)
 
asim18 said:
Indeed. I was with some friends the other day and we got pulled over for no reason. Several officers surrounded the car and pulled each of us out and separated us.

He asks me:

"you got a bit of weed on ya mate, yeah?" - "no"

"murdered anyone" - "What the hell?"

"yeah happens a lot, it's best if you just tell us before we find out" - speechless.

He then pulls my 2 week old phone out of my pocket and drops it on the rough solid concrete. Picks it up and puts it back in my pocket. :eek:

I wasn't going to let him get away with it so I asked him what he's going to do about the huge dent in my phone. He then replies "You wanna get nicked?" and then runs back to his van while saying "****ing scum".

Absolutely shocking tbh.

On a seperate occasion, I was walking to the bus stop after college when a lady community support officer stopped me and told me to walk the other way! She said "I wouldnt reccommend walking that way, you're asking for trouble, turn around and go the other way". I looked at her in disbelief and carried on to the bus stop. :rolleyes:
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Shenanigans.
 
asim18 said:
Indeed. I was with some friends the other day and we got pulled over for no reason. Several officers surrounded the car and pulled each of us out and separated us.

He asks me:

"you got a bit of weed on ya mate, yeah?" - "no"

"murdered anyone" - "What the hell?"

"yeah happens a lot, it's best if you just tell us before we find out" - speechless.

He then pulls my 2 week old phone out of my pocket and drops it on the rough solid concrete. Picks it up and puts it back in my pocket. :eek:

I wasn't going to let him get away with it so I asked him what he's going to do about the huge dent in my phone. He then replies "You wanna get nicked?" and then runs back to his van while saying "****ing scum".

Absolutely shocking tbh.

On a seperate occasion, I was walking to the bus stop after college when a lady community support officer stopped me and told me to walk the other way! She said "I wouldnt reccommend walking that way, you're asking for trouble, turn around and go the other way". I looked at her in disbelief and carried on to the bus stop. :rolleyes:
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East London, happens all the time round there I read on a web forum once, in the 'Nam' more often than not....'Darge er Narm' I think they call it.
 
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