Jeremy'sOtherMum

Hey all,

Well it's finally happened - after 3 years of owning a scoob, I've been pulled over (blocked in & interogated) by the police because of the car I drive.

I used to post on here as Jeremy's mum a couple of years ago, but got sidetracked... yet this is where I return to when I need comfort!

I was parking outside my house, they told me there had been an assault on the Epsom road (Guildford) near the petrol station, and the attackers made away in a Blue Subaru with a spoiler. He pointed at my (MY03 original ironing board excuse for a spoiler) and agreed when I pointed out that it wasn't a particularly large example.

Hmmm, a blue scoob with a spoiler, how incredibly rare!

Anyway, if you have a blue scoob and live near Guildford, expect a tug. And if you're the person who committed the assault that led to the police pulling me over and spoiling my evening, I hope you get caught and banned for life. But it was probably some 20 year old in a pimped up GX who'll wear his ASBO with pride...

Evening All,

Ollie

Jeremy'sOtherMum

Aww, c'mon guys, not even some online sympathy?!?! I'm still a bit upset!!!

Snazy

Awwwwwwwwwww!!

Serious though dude, 3 years without a tug round there, you did well lol

Sayin that, not been stopped in mine yet, thats been 6 months.
Maybe the new one will bring worse luck for me lol

pslewis

7 Years and no tug for me ...................

Nothing wrong with a pull, and to call it interrorgation is a bit strong (tell that to those in some Saudi Prison!!)

misty

Good point Pete, and rather well put across if you ask me!!!
Dave

Fuzz

I think the one and only time I got stopped in the scoob was for speeding... now there's a surprise.


Andy

dreamer_girl

Sorry but I don't see any problem here; suspect was driving a blue scoob, you were driving a blue scoob, you were innocent, end of story !

Jeremy'sOtherMum

Well, the problem for me is that I like to live a quiet life, where I potter along minding my own business, leave others alone & get left alone. I'm not criticising the police, they were doing their best to catch a criminal... (oh, the definition of "interrogate" is: "To examine by questioning formally or officially" which is pretty accurate).

It really did spoil my evening, and I guess it just bothered me that there's a certain type of person who drives a scoob & gives the rest of us a bad name.

dreamer_girl

So you don't want them to question anybody driving a motor like the one the attacker was driving?

They don't know you were minding your own business, or not until they stopped you and questioned you anyway

But you're right - there is a certain type of person and it does give the car a bad name.

funkyspider

Not a particularly nice experience, but no harm done. I hope they were polite and courteous. A positive may come of of it in the fact that the police now know you and the car and if they see the car being driven by someone else they are likely to pull it even if it appears to be being driven sensibly.

dpb

you wernt in an unlit car-park by any chance Pete

andythejock01wrx

I was pulled over today too !

Razzed it downhill on a short, empty section of dual carriageway - only to see an Astra copcar driving in the other direction. I turned onto the motorway sliproad, only to find that said copcar had turned round and followed me (I'd slowed down). He came behind me on the slip road ; I knew the game was up -

So....he pulled alongside me, said "Keep the speed down mate" - I said (meekly) "Ok" and he drove off ! I then drove along the motorway at an obsequious 60mph ! What a jolly decent fellow.

chocolate_o_brian

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rather decent of him - old bean

andythejock01wrx

ticky

I have never been stopped in the scoob for 5 years. Except last Tuesday on the way back from work on the A38 by an unmarked ford police car.
Cautioned whilst waiting for the lights to change, had to roll the passenger window down to be told how close I was to £60 & 3 points. Watch your speed.



Ticky

finnigan5823

iTrader: (4)

What police force was it cos northumbria police are the worst,no leyway when your car is faster than theres

The rookie

iTrader: (1)

Were you cautioned then, otherwise I would call it harmless questioning, you would complain if you had been mugged and they didn't stop any blue scoob they saw! I've been stopped twice for similar reasons and I'd rather they did that than let the scumbags run loose to do it again!

Simon

DazW

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I got 2x 3 points on that stretch!

[Davey]

I bet they had a busy night

I can see it now...

Officer A: Theres one, theres one!
Officer B: For god sake make up your mind!

I used to get it ALLLLL the time!! Years ago I had a Rosso Red XR3i Cabriolet and I would get pulled over atleast once a week sometimes twice, I had an amazing collection of producer slips.. I had never actually done anything wrong but the police seemed to just love pulling me over wether it be day time, night time, weekends or weekdays there was no prejudice

New_scooby_04

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*Engage Airplane mode*

Pete,

Have you ever been in a Turkish Prison??

Gutmann pug

The number of these cars that appear to be getting stolen i'm surprised you dont all get stopped at least once a day

Shark Man

I never got stopped in the seven years of scoob ownership

But then I never did anything to draw attention to myself....silver car, tasteful alloys, no graphics, sensible exhaust and a low level spoiler. It makes a huge difference IMO to sticking out like a sore thumb and blending in...which is what I like....Those who don't know squat about imprezas thinks its a sport with a scoop fitted, whilst those who do know enough about them will know its the real deal....it could have 350bhp under the bonnet (well ok, it didn't, but it easily could have if I wanted to spend that much cash on it).

Downside of the above is every new-age driving rally wannabe sees it and thinks "Standard classic - easy pickings" so race up my **** like it was fitted with some form of immensly powerful super-magnet. Get a life, you mid-lifer


However, I'm now getting my comeuppance, everyone's attention is attracted to the Monaro. From those who know nothing about cars to the plod, and the boot also has the same magnetic effect to newage mid-life crisis rally wannabes. And nobody, and I mean nobody lets me out in traffic...except some chav in a bashed up Saxo paying me respect, who then wants to race me on a clear road...arrrgh!

Interestingly, everytime I've been stopped by plod I was driving a mundane car (Rover 216, Nissan Sunny, Citroen Berlingo etc. ).

Except for the time when I was in a layby in my XR3 and my idiot mate was running around waving a pair of my shorts in the air whilst a police car was passing ...<cue drug search>

Jeremy'sOtherMum

No, not cautioned, but my extensive research from watching Bravo leads me to believe that you are legally obliged to give your name when asked by a police man/woman... so it part of an official process, therefore Pete's pedantry is ill-informed (gosh). I think you're thinking of torture Pete, not interrogation, although the sound similiar.

You're absolutely right Simon, it's a relatively small inconvenience compared to what the victim of the assault went through (probably), and I'm really not criticising the police. I guess I'm just fed up with what I have to go through owning a scoob - it's been keyed 3 times this year, and when I'm also getting my time wasted (and blocked in mid manouvre, and my feathers ruffled for the evening), I start to question my commitment to Scoobyness.

donnas roo

You are all moaning about being pulled, if you think about it, it's a good thing unless you are not legal.
If your car had been stolen surely you would want all blue scoobs to be pulled over and questioned. Wouldn't you, the guy was only making an enquiry he didn't bang you in the cells for driving one. Deal with it and stop moaning.

andythejock01wrx

Get you !!

chocolate_o_brian

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that time of the month. maybe you should go wash your car donna??

<flame suit on>