Moley

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When pulled over by the police (for those have had this), what is the most stupid thing they have told you/asked you?

Rember a few years ago i had a smaller than standard numberplate (nothing stupidy small), and was told by the policewoman who pulled me over that small numberplates cause many injuries and fatalities. When i asked how she went into crazy mode, so i just shut up.

Any similar experiences anyone?

BOB.T

I was stopped once for scratching my head, seemingly I looked suspicious

BlkKnight

Pulled for "accelerating too hard" _ barely hit 20MPH, no wheel spin, clear road etc

Moley

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Oh....and one other time because my friend was wearing a baseball cap!!!

Reality

caught speeding on an empty 1.1 mile straight road in the midlle of nowhere with no junctions.

Copper says "anything could have happened" as part of his safety chat.

The temptation to say "what like a plane falling out of the sky on top of me" was resisted

alcazar

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Was once called a "F*cking poseur in a flying coffin", when stopped for speeding in a mk 3 escort.

Since the copper had already admitted that they hadn't followed me for the regulation two tenths of a mile before I spotted them and stood it on it's nose, I just smiled and let him get on with my "safety chat".

Alcazar

mart360

the classic,,,,,

do you know why i,ve stopped you,

"yes officer, i,m clairvoyant, and know exactly what your going to say next, and i do know the 6 numbers on this weeks lottery"

talk about stupid...

which leads me on to...

my mate got pulled for....

tyres squeeling round a corner... i kid you not....


the "senior traffic" officer obviously has never left his ivory tower and read up on "hysterisis" or driven round the local tescos and heard all the tyres sqeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeling at 5mph

I got stopped for sitting outside a rest home, waiting for my colleagues to arive to do some bereavement business... boy were they embarrassed when we actually came in

Mart

fast bloke

I got pulled for accelerating up to the speed limit (on a kwack on a motorway - 0-70 in about 3 seconds) - I knew he was behind me at the lights so I wondered what he would do. He seemed to think I was trying to get away from him, so on with the blue lights and I pulled over. Conversation went like this

plod: Do you know what speed you were doing?
me: yes - 70
plod: Do you know what the speed limit is?
me: yes 70
plod: Do you realise that you accelerated in a manner likely to cause suspicion to a police officer
me: (thinks - absolutely - that was the game plan) says - erm..... sorry officer - I didn't realise that accelerating would get me in trouble
plod: well I'm going to let you off this time, but count it as a warning
me: let me off with what?
plod: As I said, accelerating in a manner likely to cause suspicion
me: I didn't realise that was an offence
plod: It isn't an offence as such. That is why I am letting you off
me: (feeling brave now) So you are saying you pulled me over and are letting me of with not causing an offence?
plod: excuse me while I check you tyres, lights, number plate and exhaust noise level
me: thinks - bollox - wish I hadn't felt so brave

the feker checked everything, found nothing he could fault, and let me go. I jumped on (in a bad mood by this stage) and accelerated sharply up to the speed limit.........blue lights again... me pulls over again

plod: - I am not telling you again.... now on your way.... SLOWLY this time

Leslie

I dont think there is anything in the RTA which mentions acceleration, the bloke was being a plonker!

The only thing they can wittle on about is the actual speed you were doing, not how long it took you to reach it. He was just usurping his authority to try to frighten you for his own gratification I bet.

Les

ajm

I have been pulled over for "accelerating outrageously" too. He then proceeded to tell me how he was the authority on the subject because he takes his bike around Thruxton.

After a 15 minute argument I was sent on my way with a producer!

davegtt

The can do you for accelerating fast, known people to be done for dangerous driving, apparently its a hazard to other road users who wouldnt be expecting you to be accelerating so fast and can cause a problem if theyre next expecting you...

RayC

i was minding my own business on an Empty M5 on my way back from somerset in the Scoob, lovely bit of road, lots of long rolling undulations, no other traffic, but in the distance a clump of cars, not rocket science and plod Volvo done up like a blue and yellow battenburg doing 67mph. i cruise past the gaggle of cars who daren't overtake and then trickle the speed upto 80mph, as i go down one hill i boot it until i see him on the crest, slow down, over the next crest boot it again, repeat until he is miles behind and resume my 90ish cruising. about 10 mins later i spot a white car coming over the crest at speed, slow to 70, he comes flying up the outside lane, yanks it over to the middle lane (i'm over taking a truck) he nearly rear ends me under braking, i pull infront of the truck but with only about 2 car lenghts space so he cant pull in behind (hide smirk) and carry on, i eventually pull away from the truck and he slots in behind and puts on blues.

Once on hard shoulder smirking plod from passenger seat gets out, walks past car, check tax and eyeballs front number plate (it was a sticker type hidden in the grill aperture on the lower part of the bumper) I get out show him MOT and insurance, license etc he says "so son how fast were you going?" 70mph officer comes dutiful reply, well i say nearer 90 son, comes retort, well have you taken into account paralax error as you came over the hill, comes dutiful smark alec relpy, like i said son just a warning this time!! now about this number plate tell me whats wrong with it! nothing i reply the letters are uniform in their thickness its correctly spaced, the backing is flat and reflective. he repsonds yes but you cant see it, even a helicopter couldnt see it, i state that i have not flown over my own car in a helicopter and recieve a defect form for my effort!!

didnt even cost me to get the form stamped winner!!

Account deleted by request

pulled for doing 64 in a 40...stupid copper said I was speeding

I said compared to normal on this stretch of road i'm going slow.

chop

p.s - still manged to talk myself out of getting any points

hedgehog

I would be very interested if you can produce any evidence of anyone actually being done for dangerous driving just because they accelerated away at a rate with which the copper was unhappy. Dangerous driving is very difficult indeed to prove in court and while the copper might have said that he thought the driving was dangerous I have my doubts if charges of dangerous were actually filed.

Scoobychick

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I got pulled for doing 40 in a 40 limit, the nice Policeman said I looked suspicious as most people did 60 or 70 along that road. I said that I was hardly likely to do that when there was a Police car behind me, he paused a moment then we both laughed at the absurdity of it

David Lock

Not exactly a stupid question but one I will always remember...

"How many mirrors have you got in this car sonny?"

"Well three I guess" (I said wondering what number-of-mirrors law I had broken)

"Well I suggest you use one of them in future", said nice plod as he sent me on my way after warning me against doing 70 through London at 3 in the morning.

ChefDude

my only memorable police moments are slightly different.

about 5pm, summer's afternoon on the M4 heading into london, cruising at a steady 105mph (my00 +ppp+full scoobysport decat) past everyone . the sun's was in my back window/rear view mirror, so difficult to see what was behind. it took about a minute to realise the blue haze around the sun was actually police blues on a T5
pulled sharpley into the middle lane and slowed to under 100 and tried to appear nonchalent lol
well the car pulls up beside me (lights still going) and both plod waggle their fingers at me.... and speed off into the distance!! phew!

the other time of note was following a police car through a village (30 limit). he's doing 45, so why can't i behind him??
get out of the village, the lights go on. oops, maybe i can't do 45 behind him. he pulls over, i follow him and pull over.
both policemen get out, come over to my car and say "err, anything you wish to confess sir? we're actually just here to pick up that sign [pointing at police sign]"
totally embarrassed!

Big a1

LOL class!

drumsterphil

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A331 dual-carriageway, on my bike doing 120'ish. Was very cold and I was not paying attention to my mirrors when I notice a Police T5 behind me! Oh borrox (amongst other things), I think and slow down to 70ish waiting for the blues to come on.

All that happens is the copper comes along side, gives me the slow down hand gesture, I nod my head, he gives me the thumbs up and buggers off into the distance at a rate of knots!

I really used up all my 9 lives that day, so mentally thanked the copper for showing such discretion when he could have thrown the book at me.

WRXTURBOWAGON

only time i got pulled over was when i was doing 114mph in my Supra, cop said the obvious "do you know how fast you were going?" I was tempted to say, actually no the spedo is in Km/h, but i understand that's an offence too

got a 2 week ban and £100 fine cos was my first offence, at least the judge was cool about it

Squizz

Not a comment as such...

Was joining a dual carriageway from a roundabout, but had just seen a police Astra go past me and up the carriageway.

I proceeded at the legal limit but noticed he'd slowed enough for me to catch him. I indicated, and overtook in good form. Crawling past him at 69.99mph. indicated and pulled back in.

Immediately, he pounced alongside and slowly crawled past!

I looked over my shoulder as his A-Pillar appeared and what I saw next astounded me. He was flicking the bird at me with his right hand!

I then recognised it was my step-dad

I let him overtake and my journey took twice as long as it normally did to get home. Saw him two days later and he said he expected me to have blasted off into the distance - I thought I'd best not as we were surrounded by other traffic that would have wondered WTF was going on.

matchmaker

This story might be made up - I heard it years ago. There used to be a very famous Glasgow criminal lawyer called Laurence Dowdall who had defended many of the Glasgow (alleged) criminal fraternity. Whenever a police officer was in the witness box giving evidence, it was surprising how many of Mr Dowdalls clients allegedly said when arrested "it's a fair cop pal, I done it".

Mr Dowdall was cruising along in his car one day when he was jumped by two keen young cops who did him for speeding. Unfortunately they didn't recognise who they'd nicked. When cautioned about speeding, Mr D said "note this carefully in your notebook, officer. It's a fair cop, pal, I done it".

Imagine the reaction when Procurator Fiscal, Glasgow -v- Laurence Dowdall was called out in court and that statement was read out..............

Freak

Oooh too many to list.
Square number plate on my old car and got pulled over.
'We have pulled you over for your number plate son'
'what is wrong with it?'
'its square'
'Yes..... and?'
'Square number plates are illegal'
'err......... no they arent officer.'
'Yes they are sunshine- and less of your cheek'
I was sick of getting pulled for stupid things by officers who didnt actually know the regulations, so at the time I was carrying round a complete print off of the MOT testers manual/regulations. So i went into my glove box, took it out and went to the page with number plates on.
Asked him to show me where it stated square plates were illegal (big picture of a square plate on the page i opened it at )
He didnt say much after that.

Another time it was 4am and was just coming home from work with a boot full of records. To get into my road, you have to go past the end of my road down to a small roundabout and double back on yourself, as into my road is no right turn.
T5 was sat near the roundabout and then came and followed me into my road and pulled me over about 50 yds from my house.
'Why did you go round the roundabout?'
'To get to my road'
'Really? Looked like you went round the roundabout to avoid driving past us'
'No I went round the roundabout because its no right turn into my road. Would you rather I disobeyed the signs?'
'Oh....yes....er.....well where do you live ?'
'There! (I pointed to my house')
'Er.....ok...... just watch yourself and be on your way'
This was a local traffic cop too


Plenty more examples- will post some more later.

IWatkins

Pulled over years ago by a traffic car at night.

Copper "We have reason to belive your car was involved in a hit and run accident in Ipswich this afternoon, please step out of the car". Taken to traffic car.

Me "Really, couldn't have been me or my car, we were both in Cambridge all day and that is where I'm on my way back from. Sure it was this car/registration ?"

Copper "Don't have a registration but it was a black BMW four door saloon"

Me "Well my car is a blue Audi 2 door Coupe"

Copper "Sorry Sir"

Andrew Dixon

My mate got pulled over in his E30 M3 some years ago. The Officer approached the o/s window at launched into a lecture .. took him a while to realise there was no steering wheel there and that he'd actually been lecturing the passenger.

v8voodoo

Quote:

"Thank Christ for that. I thought I was following a ******* UFO for a minute there..!"

After a hot rod club meeting at around midnight, driving a cartoon style, roof chopped, tinted windowed, 33 inch x 12 inch back tyred, bluedot equipped, polished ally fuel tank in the back, 1969 Morris Minor stepside pick up..!!

I'd come to a roundabout on a dual carriageway and turned left onto another d/c'way which was uphill. As my Minor was equipped with a Rover V8 and 5 speed box and weighed 750kg, it made light work of the hill and the car following couldn't overtake me. Down the other side of the hill, the car catches up and on come the blue lights..! So I pull over and worried plod approaches with his maglite transfixed on my window as it was cold and I didn't want to climb out...!!

The problem was that from his angle, there was some weird looking "thing" with shiny metal on the back, two massive tyres and the exhaust emissions (it was very cold) were wrapping around the back of the car and making my bluedot equipped back lights (give a purple glow) give off the most amazing illuminated purple smoke effect..!!

He was quite amused in the end as he was amazed I could actually get in and drive it and told me that it might be wise to change the lights for straight red ones.... which i did of course...

Simon C

Got pulled in my old 205 Gti for having a rear cluster out, heard the old 2 tone and looked in the rear view to see a pair of blue lights, so pulled over into a layby. They explained all nicely why they had pulled me, (my first time and at 25 driving a hot hatch was expecting a lecture), which I fixed on the spot as a plug had come off, that didn't go down too well.

Their next comment had me in stiches, they asked if I minded if they checked teh rest of the car over as they had me stopped. My reply had them white as sheets and bricking it, my reply was "go for it, but not here, and that light is the least of your worries now", a very nervous "why" was asked, you see I was on the way back from the gun club, and had a bootfull of ammo and a backseat full of gunbags, all full. They had to arrange for a firearms unit to be at the local station to recieve us ready to check everything. They got ever so annoyed as I sat there drinking coffee with the firearms unit chatting about shooting in general whilst they checked me out

Strangely enough I have never been pulled in the scoob, even though I have been seen speeding by the cops on the M6 toll, I'd got 90 on the gps clock, and they passed me, and a TT passed them, and they didn't even bat an eyelid.

AlfasudQV

Got pulled about 1990 in an old Mark V Cortina. The Copper was a gent with a sense of Humour. He opened by saying "I've been following.... or rather TRYING to follow you for about the last two miles". He then asked me to come and sit In the Senator where with good manners on my part we ended up discussing just how good/bad they were. He gave me a telling off and only gave me a 'producer' Think he was was more impressed with the 'engine blowing' Webber I had dumped on the old bus. Oh, it was an estate as well which makes it funnier. Looking back, he was right, I was driving like a loon that morning.

midget1500

matchmaker - don't get it??

mervil

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Was driving through Gillingham, didn't notice a police car in lay-by. He started to follow me (i was doing 50 i think), saw the blue lights and pulled over.

'Do you know how fast you were going?' came the question

'Not really, was concentrating on the road'

'Put it this way, if you carried on the speed you were going, we wouln't have caught you'