Got pulled over this morning ...
12 December 2003, 11:27 AM
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South Deeside Road / Leggart Terrace.
The wife was giving me a lift in her Shogun.
At the 30 sign (going into town), the police were stopping everyone.
Reason ? - customs and excise doing a deisel check.
They dipped the tank and no sign of red / pink so we were on our way.
Very convenient that it allowed plod to stick his head in every driver's window early in the morning at xmas party time
The wife was giving me a lift in her Shogun.
At the 30 sign (going into town), the police were stopping everyone.
Reason ? - customs and excise doing a deisel check.
They dipped the tank and no sign of red / pink so we were on our way.
Very convenient that it allowed plod to stick his head in every driver's window early in the morning at xmas party time
12 December 2003, 01:34 PM
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I'm sure there will be lots of 'tyre checks', 'road tax checks', etc in the next month . Purely coincidental with the time of year of course !
We moan enough on here about plod doing **** all about car crime
so at least it's good to see them trying their best against drink driving.....
12 December 2003, 01:43 PM
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Dont think Dave meant that in a bad way.
Anyways...glad they're doing something.
Just dont see why they dont do it all year round, rather than always taregting xmas & new year.
Anyways...glad they're doing something.
Just dont see why they dont do it all year round, rather than always taregting xmas & new year.
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12 December 2003, 02:16 PM
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Hmm, re-reading my post it does sound a bit like I'm against the stops all together. That wasn't what I was getting at - I just wish :
1 - They'd do it all year round so maybe the people who persistanty drink and drive get caught. This would at least act as an all-year deterant rather than just 2 weeks a year.
2 - They were a bit more honest about why they are stopping the cars. I thought random stops were legal now anyway, so why not just be up-front about it rather than wasting everyones time with diesel checks etc. Is this really a problem that needs this level of police resource ? I'd have thought dealing with drugs would be far more beneficial to the community (not to mention other forms of more serious car crime).
Anyway, let me reiterate that I'm in no way in favour of drink driving, I just get frustrated by police time being wasted on OTHER petty crime when I'm sure it could be put to better use.
12 December 2003, 02:22 PM
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Agree 100% Dave especially with ....
Don't know why they can't just say something like ......
especially with ....
They were a bit more honest about why they are stopping the cars
We are stopping everyone this morning cause nae doubt you were at your works Christmas party last night and bet you are still pished out yer head whilst driving to work this morning
12 December 2003, 03:08 PM
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Illegal use of red diesel is a major problem in the UK, the estimated loss of revenue for TonyB was put at between £450 and £980 million in 2000, so in my opinion it is worth the Police's time to help out the C&E boys to stamp it out.
As for drink driving, I personally feel that the police should aggresively target the people who get bladdered and then drive home when they can barely stand, not dfficult to find them just find a pub with a carpark full of cars at closing time. It's perhaps a bit different for the people who have been to their X-Mas party the night before and are just slightly the worse for wear, but at the end of the day over the limit is illegal!!
Stuart
As for drink driving, I personally feel that the police should aggresively target the people who get bladdered and then drive home when they can barely stand, not dfficult to find them just find a pub with a carpark full of cars at closing time. It's perhaps a bit different for the people who have been to their X-Mas party the night before and are just slightly the worse for wear, but at the end of the day over the limit is illegal!!
Stuart
12 December 2003, 04:13 PM
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for about 2 years i used to get stopped every wednesday on the way home from the clubs when at uni.
they were always honest in saying that its for checking the car wasnt stolen and that i wasnt drinking
wish they did it more too...
they were always honest in saying that its for checking the car wasnt stolen and that i wasnt drinking
wish they did it more too...
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