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InvisibleMan

yes, happened to me last week...

Reffro

Unmarked traffic cars are still able to stop you, they are all video equipped etc, its the unmarked cars used by CID etc that are not able to pull you for traffic offences.

mega_stream

Thats crap then

I've never heard of CID pulling anyone for speeding anyway..
They are too busy in the pub drinking

InvisibleMan

when i was stopped by the marked police, the policeman in the unmarked car said he couldnt stop me so had to call for assistance of marked cars...

kryten

Its not the car but the officer that cannot be 'unmarked'.

Basically, they have to be in full uniform to stop you for a traffic offence which is why they always put helmet on when getting out of the car.

Of course, a lot of unmarked cars have plain clothes officers in them, hence the necessity to call for backup.

SiDHEaD

that's too sly!! at least when they are fullyshirted and you are about to go past at 80 on the motorway you can slow back down or something.

Oh wait, should never speed blah blah blah the motorway speedlimit is more than adequate for today's cars

Andy

InvisibleMan

so what happened before? if they where plain clothed & identified themselves as police they could book you, right? not that i would believe/trust them. I guess that is why they are changing the law

InvisibleMan

in my case he was in uniform & said he couldnt stop me????

Jerome

I remember seeing a program about a specialist vehicle unit (drove a Sapphire Cossie) up North that was unmarked and was driven by traffic coppers in civvies. When I watched it the coppers were in football shirts. Boy racer pulls up alongside at lights, sees a couple of youngish blokes in footies shirts in a Cossie and screams away from the lights. Must have got the suprise of his life when the blue lights went on. It was at night as well.

It seems like, if the Police want to, they can use any means they want to disguise the fact they are the Police - up until the point they want to nick you. They'll be driving slammed Nova's next...

BOB.T

You never see coppers with unmarked mobile phones or owt though do you

Katana

The police go by their own traffic rules. Last week I swear that 2 parked in a disabled car park (without any lights) and went off to a pub. If only I had my camera back then I would've had taken some pics.

AJF

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local paper had a report about marked van parked on doulbe yellows with speed camrea out the back someone phone them up to complian about illeagl parked van and was told they can park anywere they like
Adrian

Katana

No they can't. The only way for them to break the normal street rules is with their lights on.

ChrisB

Yup, well documented recent story of a traffic warden ticketing a camera van (Wales maybe?).

Catalunya Pete

I saw this story a couple of times last month a van was booked in Ebbw Vale I think

Katana

The question is, are we allowed to make a citizen's arrest on them for traffic offenses? It would be cool if we could. Give them a taste of their own medicine.

bluto22b

My mate Ted said he got stopped by a "plain clothes police car" last year. I think he mean't to say unmarked car. Silly bugger.....Blutes

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Jerome

"X Cars" Pretty good series the police actually liked performance cars and were (I thought) very professional. Like to see another series of them please Beeb. Unlike another lot that were followed round once. Had a Escort Cosworth and Dog Van in tow, spent half an hour chasing a stolen moped! and was a bit concerned by the level of Red mist that descended upon the driver. Seemed like an accident waiting to happen, thoiugh I was relieved to find out that subsequently they were disbanded from Vehicle unit.


In relation to your point about being undercover all the time, well its a bloody good way of being effective. Even a stupid Crim ain't going to try soemthing of their surrounded by uniforms and flashing lights are they!