I was minding my own business driving Subaru home this evening with the missus and kids in the car and a police speed car was driving down the other side of the rd.Next thing I no its done a you turn in the road and drives up behind me and follows me for a bit then turns off .Think he was checking to see if I was all legal .Do Subarus have a bad reputation lol

 

Depends on your age

 

As if you need to ask

 

Im 33 .I know there known for getting stolen.I was with my missus and kids though

 

My son is 21 and got his first STi yesterday having built up 4 years NCD and is a real enthusiast - not a boy racer at all - I fear for the reaction police and others will give him - he has worked since 16 part time to live his dream. I will keep you informed

 

Please do.Ive only got the forester turbo as well god knows what its like with a 21 yr old in an sti with the police following him.Thank god im legal

 

I had this about 2 in the morning I was driving briskly police car went past other way next thing I no
Blue lights I pulled over chappy jumps out you no usual do you no how you were going etc
I point to to the missus who was in labour and I'm on the way to the hospital!!

He reply oh oh follow me

2 am 90-100 mph on dual carriageway to the hospital with a police escort!!

 

I bet the Scooby loved it . Has the baby arrived then

 

can honestly say ive never clocked Sting behind me when ive been out, so...no ive never been followed by the police

 

was 20 when bought my 2005 blob sti... got stopped 10times in 14 days lol.... after a few arguments at local police station they let off.. has got to the point where i dont bother going out late at night cba with hassle off local coppers...


ryan

 

It is ridiculous if this is the case for young drivers - but seems to be especially biased towards Scoobys - I will keep you up - I am about to take it out in the rain (I am 50) so wonder if I will get tugged in Guildford ? I am picking up my 19 & 17 year olds - who basically said if I cant bring the Scooby they will walk!

 

is it april the 1st today....

I am out at all times of day early in the morning and late and night etc etc and can say I have seen many police cars and up till now I have never been stopped by any of them while driving my WRX,,,,,,

 

I've been goaded by them in both my other Subarus (but not in this one - yet).

Unmarked one overtakes car in front of me, then slows down so I can't overtake before the end of dual carriageway. Goes across both lanes approaching traffic lights, I don't know if he's turning right or going straight on. He gets in left-hand lane, I take off at lights, leave him behind (STILL within limit). I get through next set of lights before they turn. He breaks them and comes up behind me, all toys blazing.
Unfortunately I have a witness in the car, he's on his own. Clearly taking the car from one place to another, not even on duty.

Next, through a roundabout on a dual carriageway. Plod in right-hand (turn right) lane on joining road (my r.o.w.). Carves up car to his inside so he can come after me.
Makes the obvious speed checks (up my ar$e, then sneaking around next roundabout etc. etc.) Eventually comes alongside on dual, cheeky partner glares at me as they saunter by (72 mph). Oh - I'm not a youngster.
So they take off at a fair lick (one last attempt to get me to speed by following/keeping up with them).

And they wonder why plod aren't respected these days - even by those who were brought up to.

 

Next time you get stopped say
Just give me the HORTY & f@@k off

I wonder how many helmets actually
Know what a H O R T 1 form is these days

 

I got followed on way home from my friends house at 12pm once, In my Y reg Impreza, BMW traffic car pulled out behind me, Followed me through town centre & onto dual carriage way, I stuck to 40mph, Followed me all way to normal road & through next town, Turned off when we got to motrway roundabout & headed back the way we came.

Silly thing is the car wasn't registered as insured so the ANPR Camera should have spotted that.

 

Local traffic copper does all the time ,







But he is my mate

 

Think you are all missing the point here

The police pull all young drivers no matter what they are driving!

**** knows how many times I have been pulled through the years driving many cars

Funny enough though never the Scoob

 

It's down to the officer's discretion now whether they issue one or not. HORT/1 forms are rarely used now as all the info is available to the officer at the roadside.

 

im 19 and driven very loud modified cars for the past 18 months now the impreza and never been stopped or followed, but this is cornwall

 

Was stopped so many times in my rx7 I'm pretty much on first name basis so never get pulled in the scoob really!

 

I never get followed for some reason????

im in a classic with fully tinted windows and they never bother me

came off the slip road the other day giving a bit and joined on the motorway straight in front of a patrol car, slowed down and they turned off which I was quite surprised at

 

didn't even follow me for a mile

 

I don't get followed but since having my classic I have noticed more attention from the police and more so in more dodgy areas of the city

 

I'd rather be pulled and legal. Than have some little ****** nick my car, and the a Police not bothering, as it hadn't been reported yet and not worth the hassle of another gobby car owner.

 

Same boat for me. Worked and saved up for mine all off my own back. Bought a hawk sti at 21. Insured it for 3k. Car was so standard it sounded like a 1.2 fiesta!

For the first year of ownership, I was pulled at least once a week.

Same crappy excuses... 'You look too young to drive this' etc... At the end of my first year, I attended my local police station with a covering letter including all the details for police cars and the dates I had been pulled over etc... The letter explained I had been stopped every time for no reason at all...
Haven't been stopped since and I'm 25 now

 

When i was a teenager long time ago used to get stopped all time never anything wrong ,now older had 4 scoobys never been stopped

 

I,ve got a 05 JDM STI, 375+ Bhp. The police are always following me, but when they see the old man driving it , I,m 58 they leave me alone. Steve