got pulled for"illegal bibbing of the horn"
someone stoped in the middle of a busy rounderbout i nearly hit them and gave it them with the horn, this copper then stoped me for bibbing the horn and this fool who must have been lost or some thing gets on their way with no talking to .it was about 230 this afternoon not between the no noise times of 2330 and 0700

 

I get stopped for the sillest of things. They keep saying that I drive too slowly.

Dan

 

I got pulled for doing 85 past a Mr
Police and it was strange cos i've not been pulled before.
Shame you weren't on the mobile Paul as I am the only person ever I know to be pulled for driving 1/2 a yard with a mobile in hand.
It just pi55es you off though. I see countless people day after day driving like ***** no seat belt, using mobile eating a 3 course meal, Slamming on. B45TARDS!!!!!!!!!
Can we not get them on digi cam and let us do the work for the police. Then the police can all sit down and watch The Bill on UK Gold all day and learn how to be real Policemen/Women.
STOP HASSLING SCOOBS!!

[Edited by alanjack - 11/18/2001 10:18:36 PM]

 

Danny, glad you put the smilie at the end of that statement. Never read so much tosh.

 

Out of interest - did plod give you a specific reason why you shouldn't have used your horn in that instance?

KWS

 

Out of interest - did plod give you a specific reason why you shouldn't have used your horn in that instance?

KWS

 

Ive got a good reason for being pulled over.......they are all useless TW@TS.......who think that because they wear a uniform that they are the dogs bollox......so they pull you over for having a slightly funny number plate...or doing half a mile over the speed limit.....instead of doing something about the REAL CRIMINALS........sorry about this if you are or know a pc or whatever........but no wonder the majority of people HATE THEM........by the way i have 2 cousins that are in the Police.........and my uncle was VERY high up.......but do not want to say just how far......
My 2 cousins were decent blokes till they joined the police........now they are tw@ts.......they have been brainwashed or something!!!!.......i know you might get the odd decent one........but dear oh dear......what a load of jobsworths.........the stories i could tell.......the things that i know my cousins have done to people........incase you havent noticed.......i really like the police......

 

I got pulled for an alcohol-test the other day and while this policegirl lets me blow her thing her collegue is doing a thumps-up with one hand at his ear... haha. Another SS admirer.

 

I fully agree with u Shaolin, but not all police r swines. I have occassionly voiced my opinion on this BBS over the past 2 years regarding the police. I have had really bad run ins with the police ranging from verbal threats to actual bodley harm, far to many to list, as i may bore you all to death. It is the biggest club in the world and from past experience most of them stick together 100%.

A little story:
Approx. 2-3 years back i owned a really nice pug306 gold, and i emphasize the colour GOLD and the model 306. This has to be the stupidist pullover by the police ever. Anyway the fuzz pulled me over. I asked what the problem was. They said " We've had reports that a BLACK peugeot 309 was stolen about 2 hrs ago in the next town over", & what that had to do with me i will never know. Some are just born ego tripping morons, who havent a clue.

 

Just for a change.....
I was hurtling down the M4 in my old 535 Hartge at 2:30am
a few (9 ish) years ago, when I saw some Flashing blueys
coming down a slip road ahead.
I (the only car on the road), slams on the anchors,
managing to get it down to about 80-85 as I flew past him.!!
Ho-hum I thought.
Soooo.... I pulled over onto the hard shoulder, and waited
for him to catch up.
He stops behind me, and walks up to my (ticking loudly) car.
"Can I help you sir?" says Pc ******.
"Err, Err, Err I saw the blue lights" says me
"Well, I put them on as we we're about to stop and check
the emergency phone sir!"
"Oh" says I
"Tick, tick, tick!!!" says the Bmw.
"So how fast were you going?????" says PC *****
"Err, Err, Err about 80?" says me with a cheesy grin
Copper starts laughing(luckily) and says," you'd better
carry on then sir, they'll never believe that some one
handed themselves in for speeding down the station,
it should keep me in beer for a month!!!"
So off I went!
Morale:-they arn't all barstewards!
john.

 

Just for a change.....
edited a double post!

[Edited by john&nicci - 11/22/2001 9:07:47 AM]

 

Got pulled for having on fog lights I didn't have......

 

Well here is a little story for you....

A month ago I was traveling down some local roads on my way home from work.... Now these are small roads and they have some low bridges where lorries have to use the middle of the road..... Now I can see up ahead that there is a lorry waiting and loads of cars que'in behind him so I do the honorable thing and stop not fast just slowly come to a halt.... At this point the car behind me stops(which happened to be a police car) The car behind that however (which had a trailor on and he couldn't have taken into account that that reduces stopping ditances) Went screeching into the back of the police car which then went straight into the back of me Gutted I thought....

The police where really nice I was so pissed off about my car and they calmed me down and helped me sort everything(never been in an accident before) They also breathalized everyone even the woman driving the police car(nice of them not to be biased) Then as I was going back to my car to drive the battered thing home and one of the policemen came over to me and just goes don't worry mate it was there fault with a sort of they shouldn't have hit a police car tone to his voice Anyway they where really nice and helped me with everything so not all are bad just some...

Just thought people where putting negative storys on here so I would write my nice story

However I do get pulled most weeks for something The things we put up with for our cars Last time I got pulled had to wait around for ages whilst they found out if my nos kit was legal Then after it all I got told off for not displaying a commpressed gas sticker

Oh well..... THE END.......

 

I'm sure that the Highway Code states that the only use of the horn is to inform other road users of your presence. I'm guessing that the PC in question thought that you may have been using your horn to vent some kind of angst, rather than actually just letting Mr Ponderous know you were there.

 

Got pulled in my renault 19 5yrs ago for having fogs on, well one on the other had blown, when being followed by the copper I noticed his headlight was blown! When pulled over the cocky chap with a gorgeous young wpc probationer gave me a bollocking about an on the spot fine for defective lights, and how I should regularly check them. I apologised and asked him did he know his headlamp was only on one filament, he replied with, "those are my parking lights boy!" I know that I replied but you wouldnt have them on whilst following me, after a little arguement about it he got the pretty little girly to check much to my ammusement his light was blown, hahahahaha unlucky piggy!!! god did he feel a plum and she gave me the loveliest smile ever. Never forget it..

 

I certainly don't think the police are to__ers, I wouldn't like to do the job they do. I have friends that do the job and some of their stories have me crying with laughter and others horrified.

Saying that... I got pulled over recently in Watford, I live near by, by an area car (19:30). I had been driving at 30 or slightly less in a 30 zone... in second gear, the windows where down and it was a narrow road. The driver actually said I sounded like I was going above the speed limit and then destroyed himself by asking for my MOT certificate, I was driving an MY01.

Even the other copper looked at him puzzled at that one. I was told to try look after myself after the classic question of,

'I bet this shifts doesn't it Sir'

'Well it gets to the speed limit in a shorter time than most, but of course only when it is safe to do so'

He actually laughed at that one!

My sister moved over at 90 to let a women in a BMW past (flashing lights and kissing bumpers) when a police car drew along side and mouthed 'So close, but the BMW is getting it'.

She was straight down to 70!

 

Once got pulled over by the coppers in my first car for driving around !?!

Apparently I was spotted driving towards Bradford around 8:00pm (I was going to play indoor cricket) one evening, and later (on my way home) I was seen in Bradford and also heading back to into Leeds...

Apparently this aroused their suspicions because the same gold MkIV Escort had been seen in all these places.. !?! I was questioned, breathalysed and severely intimidated.. I appreciate them keeping an eye on things and doing their job, but a lot of what they say and how they act isn't really necessary !!

They are there to supposedly make us feel protected... in most cases they make us afraid of them !?! Who are the criminals !?!

Jus' me own controversial opinion..

John

 

About a year ago I was pulled over by a nice lady officer, she accused me of doing 80!! in a 40mph zone, when I pointed out there was no way this was true and that she was mistaken, she then said that I looked I'd been drinking, no way! so she breatherlised me - negative result, she then buggered off without even mentioning the supposed speeding offence.

I was totally gobsmacked that an officer would make up something like that just to breathalise someone!

Whats all that about!

p

 

Once got stopped for 38 in a 40........conversation went thus:

WPC: "excuse me sir....do you know what your speed was back there?"
ME: "yes officer...just under 40"
WPC:"you do realise this is a 30 limit"
ME:"no it isnt!"
WPC:"YES IT IS SIR"
ME:"whats that big round sign with 40 on it for then" pointing at sign approx 10 feet away
WPC:"erm...erm...well just drive more carefully next time"
ME:"???"

....bless her

 

Shouldn't really post this, had my Scooby 18 months, never been pulled!!

Me - sticking to the limit all the way home

 

When I was around 20 I had driven to the pub near work on a Friday lunchtime, and left the car there until the next day. Saturday afternoon I get dropped off at the pub and get my car. As I'm waiting to pull out of the pub car park, a Police panda car pulls up at the layby opposite. I pull off, they pull out and follow me. After several miles of me demonstrating faultless driving, they pull me over. The reason? Suspected drink driving? Oh no, I was pulled because "A known disqualified driver was driving a car that fitted the description of your car sir". Ahhh, really, so you're stopping all white Vauxhall hatchbacks then? Had to laugh...

 

A true story from a couple of years ago.

Leave the pub at about 11.30pm. See plod who has pulled someone on the main road. Drive off from pub car park driving towards plod who is on the opposite side of the road. Plod has finished with his present driver so does a U-turn and follows. We turn right and plod pulls the car over. All lights etc. working fine and we've done about 500 yrds from leaving the pub. Plod looks in to the car to find my wife 9 months pregnant, is very embarrassed and leaves. No mention of why we were stopped. I was livid but decided a complaint would only attract unwanted attention in the future. It happend to be near the end of the month so I can only guess that their hit rate needed a boost. This was a one off for me but I doubt it was for them.

Phil

[Edited for spelling]

[Edited by PhilH - 11/22/2001 5:48:15 PM]

[Edited by PhilH - 11/22/2001 5:49:25 PM]

 

Going back to original "offence" in this thread.. I think I may have figured why you got pulled over.

Assuming you were driving a Scoob with the standard horn then I believe then it may be a crime to drive a vehicle with a "criminally embarassing audible warning device"

 

topcat you are right about that horn, must have thought i had run over a cat .

 

25 years ago - before electronics in cars were common, I built myself an American Police Siren, put a big BLUE outdoor PA speaker behind the grill of my WHITE Grandad 3.0 litre GXL and my mates and I bought one of those Admiral Caps (looks like a coppas cap).

We would go to college in Slough in those days from Maidenhead - the A4 was chocker block in those days too!! - but imagine what happens to the traffic in front when you pop the sirens on, wear your 'police' caps, headlights on and travelling at speed!! yep they ALL get out the way, bump up the curbs etc!!

Anyway, one evening I was pulling people over with my siren and then driving off!! a REAL police car heard the siren and came and pulled me ............... the car alarm is jammed officer, as I pulled out the fuse .... sorted!! good job that they are thick aint it?!

Pete

 

Not that I'd like to jump in and question the intellect of our police force, but.....


Few years ago I was pulled on the A14 for towing a trailer at 88mph (empty road early hours of the morning etc), so fair enough no arguements there really. However his final comment was along the lines of "Sir theres no point speeding because you won't get there any quicker". Really. OK then.

 

In a 40km/h area in Helsinki city center, I'm driving 40-45km/h. A police car comes from the right in a junction, but I have the right of going first - so they have to brake quite hard - after what they start to follow me.

PO: "We measured your speed at 60km/h"
me: "No, I wasn't driving that fast" (I wasn't, 40...45 max)
PO: "Licence and registration, please."
* I hand over the reg certification and my driver's licence
PO: "Where are you driving to?"
me: "Uhm, home?"
PO: "Are you in a hurry?"
me: "No sir, definately not. What makes you think so?"
PO: "Well, you _were_ driving 60km/h back there"
me: "Back where? At what point did you measure my speed?"
PO: "All the way we were following you."
me: "Sorry, but both I know and you know you're wrong, since I saw you behind me and wathced my speed extra carefully."
* Police officer goes inside their car to check my papers. Another officer stands in the rain on the other side of the car, watching I don't do anything wrong. (?!) I spend my time calmfully, setting the seat in more comfortable position, while getting all out of my car stereos, trying to **** him off A few minutes later the officer comes back with my papers.
PO: "But you still were driving 60km/h"
me: "No sir, I was not"
* Police hands me over the papers
PO: "Ok, but drive more carefully from this on, ok?"
me: "ok-ok-yeah-right-thanks" *frustrated*

Where do they come up with this stories?!

-Fernis

 

I got Pulled the other Night for Accelerating too Fast !! Not breaking the spead limit because I didn't, but just accelerating too fast at 2am on an empty road.

Police car behind me at traffic lights 40 mph zone, lights turn green see him behind me accelerate "briskly" ( Not flooring it ) to 40 and stick to it dead. Blue lights come on. Patronising mode on Police man " what don't you do at traffic light especially when were behind you " "errrr go through them when on red, erm brake the spead limit" Goes on to patronise me for a bit. Then lets me go saying " it must be nice to have a nice fast car and drive it fast but now not the time and the place" (2am on a clear road)
Felt like saying do you really want to see this accelerate fast !

 

When driving my first Scoob a Silver STi IV, I was at a roundabout junction. I saw in my mirror a police car pull up behind me, so I pull away nice and gentle and accelerate upto the speed limit when I next look in my mirrors blue lights are on, so I pulled over and the copper gets out the car walks upto me and says the usual rubbish. "Is this your car" etc.
He then looks at me with a look of disbelief as he says "you do realise what car this is!" He then mutters under his breath "of course you do" as he walks away shaking his head
ian

 

I got pulled for accelerating too fast once, before id even got to 20mph! in a 40! it was my first car n it was reno5turbo which wasnt fast cuz the engine was std and ****ed. cop pulled me, had a go at me, i said i didnt pull off really fast (i dint rev high or spin the wheels) and i didnt know it was an offence anyway, he goes "well, err, you know pushbike riders, they always jump the lights and you could hit em". WOW! what a good excuse.....