5cby

pulled by the police, oh car has tinted windows, and they have removed them, had the car 4 years yet no ones pulled us before, hate them at the best of times, i actully feel sick, phoned hubby and hes not happy, but it was either let him take them of or impound the car, f***ing police, the want to catch the murders, rapist, pedophiles, rather than just the motorists.


Thanks for the rant, so stressed want to cry


Sally (scbys wife)

scooby_matt

They stripped the tints off at the road side?

The Rig

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B@stards.

i thought the rears were legal no matter what level, its the fronts that are now totally illegal,but its the coppers decretion i find where this law is lapse,like jay walking,but i know that only applies to usa but still,u get me.

u must of had bored jobsworths.

5cby

yes while i had the three kids in the car with me, didnt give me much choice, either do it or i'll inpound the car, plus fixed penalty of 30 pound then the car would have to have them removed, then mot'd again then the car could be used again, some friends are saying that its because i was on my own and i would'nt, could'nt fight back with the kids there.

dave_sw1

think they were told to pick on these after a series of drive by shootings from cars with tinted windows, must still annoy you though.

5cby

He left the backs on, just toke of the fronts.

The Rig

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Hmm,as i said, it is illegal,just most coppers dont bother as its a minor thing really,as i said again, bored jobsworths,plus the shooting bit LOL !!

Will

sorry to hear that. they will do anything to **** scooby drivers off, round here anyway. they are a disgrace. they pulled me while i was driving my lorry on the m57 and gave me a £30 on the spot fine for drinking a cup of tea!!!!!!!!! i only took a sip and i put the mug down. god its not like i was eating a 3 course meal was it. i said to the pig " u r taking this drink driving thing 2 seriouse" lol tea for heaven sake

The Rig

iTrader: (13)

not sure about the MOT bit tho,just cause its impounded ?¬!?!?

t00ssers

Gazz300

Sounds you had a raw deal there. If you think you were treated un-fairly then make a complaint.

Tints on the front (forward of the B Pillar) are illegal aren't they? Those rear need to allow a certain %-age of light through, not sure what TBH. It sounds like a waste of time police spending their time pulling you for this.

Why did the law change? Is it to stop you reversing over a child or pulling into someone on a dark Motorway? i.e. safety or was it something else?

The Rig

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i reckon the law changed as over here, drivers are not required to get out of their vehicle when pulled,whereas USA they are told to come out before the copper gets out.

imagine a dark night, some beefed up motor gets pulled,totallt tinted,u dont know what ur walking over too......

not saying its right tho LOL, i love tints..........

5cby

he told me that if it was dark and raining that i wouldnt be able to see properly through the fronts, but he did mention that they are doing it so they can see whos driving the car, but steve is going to complain tomorrow, hes not happy, but we are going to get the tint measured for the % and if its found to be legal then they are getting the bill to fit it, as he didnt use the the meter, done it just by looking.

watto52

Yet, around here, there's chavs with under car neon's, loud exhausts etc
and the cops don't care.
I was in Ulverston the other day and a copper was sitting in a side road when one of these chavs drove by with neon's. The coppers just sat there. I thought they were illegal.

EVOLUTION

Erm, i dont think he is allowed to rip them off whether illegal or not.

Nor can he impound the car for it.



Having 3 kids at the side of the road while he was doing this, bang out of line, i would be off to create the biggest shi*storm possible for this ****, go see his superior and have it backed in writing with a letter of complaint.


Do it, i would and have.


you wont always get anywhere, but better not to be walked all over

MaDaSS

Hmmm, no meter? Then surely they are skating on thin ice there? How can they tell without a proper meter? Strange.
Will be interesting to see if they are actually too dark when tested properly with the right meter.
And if they are too dark then you got off lightly.
Tints on front windows at night? LOLz0rs to that f00ka!

The Rig

iTrader: (13)

i think theres a new ruling now where they can impound cars for bloody anything they see illegal etc.

i had some tinit on my number late many many yrs ago when i was a lad,as ya do LOL, and had the same treatment, granted of course,but he said rip it off now or i`ll do it for you.

misty

I despise people who drink brews whilst driving! What is it with you? Can't you simply drink the tea before setting off? Or, are you in so much of a hurry you can't be arsed to finish it before you set off? I make a special point of either slamming on the brakes if I see someone drinking behind me!! Or walking out in front of them if I'm walking. I do the same for the ignorant tossers who are on their mobiles as well. As for taking your tints off love, you should have got his number and reported him to the inspector at his station.
dave

gaz-cole

i was with my friend who stupidly had near enough limo black all round the old bill pulled him for his plates at first, then noticed his back tints, they made him wind his fronts up told him he was a naughty boy and to remove them or on the spot or have his car impounded and he stiil got a fine for the plates, personally i think they should worry more about the current situation with public security then some harmless tints (in most cases)

The Rig

iTrader: (13)

Ah yes, but we dont see all the gory accidents caused by cars with tints on do we !!

scooby_matt

I don't get this 'removing on the spot' business.
Getting tints off is a right ball ache, not just something you can do in a few minutes.
What tools do the cops have with them?

ScoobyDoo69

iTrader: (17)

where about in birmingham was this?

5cby

my wife was on the collector road but she stopped on lanchester way smiths wood
i cant believe they can rip off the tints there and then
got all this glue crap on my windows now(whats best to remove it)
im going to the station tomorrow to make a complaint
as i think my wife was stopped coz she was on her own with the kids
and they seen it as a easy pull
granted there was no financial gain in being pulled but they said they would issue a fixed penalty if the windows stayed as they are
ive got the coppers name and number
am thinking im gonna draw a blank at the cop shop


steve

SteveScooby

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To be fair I can't see that a complaint will be effective, sounds like you had illegal tints and the action taken was within the officers rights, although it probably was a bit harsh.

As for removing the glue try white spirit on kitchen roll

Will

yes misty i did have a cup of tea before setting off. and i was in the middle of doing a 250 mile trip and got thirsty so had a cup of tea. i couldnt stop on the hard shoulder for 1 could i!!!! yes slamming the brakes...... does cause accident. do you drink water or any other drink whilst driving??? cause its just the same, as is eating and smoking!!! dot know why you have a problem?

corradoboy

What a TW@T ! Although I appreciate that the consumption of foodstuffs and mobile use is against the law whilst driving, so is dangerous driving.

Slightly off-topic, I think smoking should also be banned whilst driving. If you drop a biscuit or spill some coke it's hardly the end of the world, but should you drop a lit cigarette whilst driving the consequences could be much more severe. Yet another example of the UK's ridiculous legal system.

Straubo

Love the patter, ' want to catch the rapists, murderers and paedophiles '

What about the ' junkies and housebreakers? '

Quality post in which someone mentioned ' pigs ' as well.

Genuinely hope you never have to call for their assistance in a time of need.

Surprised you didn't tell him ' i pay your wages '

Will

i wouldnt call the police for assistance, cauz they are too useless. and thats the problem we face today! they dont catch the rapists, murderers and paedophiles junkies and housebreakers do they!!! they just spend most their time stoping innocent motorist for f00k all and off course motorist with harmless tint on their car windows

Joggerboy

Another boring thread about sl@gging off the Police!

If you don't want Police attention then keep the car legal - simple!

Straubo

Previous post based on very limited knowledge.

Of course people will post on their bad experiences with the police, its not exactly ' cool ' to make others aware of positive situations involving the police.

Do agree the initial circumstances appear a tad harsh IMO.

Sti_Prodrive

i feel for ya ! same thing happened 2 us BUT i was in South Hall + it was raining n the FU*KERS said " WE WILL ALLOW YOU TO GO BUT ONLY IF YOU DRIVE WITH Ur WINDOWS OPEN " - tell me sumthing am that fuking stupid ??

do u really think im gona drive with da window's open when its raining ???

Cops hey ???