Got pulled
19 February 2009 | 01:36 PM
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Got pulled
Got pulled over about 20mins ago on the way to the bank
The x5 or x3 cant mind.. followed me.. I had already pulled into the bank an was walking away from teh car as they hadnt blue lighted me.
He got my attention - i got in the car an he told me my number plates were illegal
They are - They have the lads name on the bottom an are in a silly font ( was getting new ones tomorrow from ebay i bought them on tuesday lol)
Thats fine. He tells me my magnex exhaust is to loud. Its VERY quiet actually one of the quietest exhausts i have had.
Then he tells me dump valves are illegal because of the noise they make... Now im not sure on the law of them BUT my dv never went off when i passed them.
They were pretty ignorant an told me they were going to noise test me so i said fire on.. They then said no we will pull you over at the weekend to do it.
they proceeded to tell me the car is not tax'd it has 4 months left on it lol
He was been a proper tool......... No wonder people like myself have zero respect for them
Normal cops are fine just the traffic seem like they have a point to prove
He gave me a "friendly warning" and said he will look out for me at the weekend
I just chuckled to myself
I took his badge number an his mates just incase they do pull me again
Yawn........
The guy had such a pointless attitude like why be a total **** to be for no reson. I wasnt speeding or driving carelesslay. He never gave me a explanation when i told him the car is tax'd.
I have **** luck
O well. RANt OVER.
The x5 or x3 cant mind.. followed me.. I had already pulled into the bank an was walking away from teh car as they hadnt blue lighted me.
He got my attention - i got in the car an he told me my number plates were illegal
They are - They have the lads name on the bottom an are in a silly font ( was getting new ones tomorrow from ebay i bought them on tuesday lol)
Thats fine. He tells me my magnex exhaust is to loud. Its VERY quiet actually one of the quietest exhausts i have had.
Then he tells me dump valves are illegal because of the noise they make... Now im not sure on the law of them BUT my dv never went off when i passed them.
They were pretty ignorant an told me they were going to noise test me so i said fire on.. They then said no we will pull you over at the weekend to do it.
they proceeded to tell me the car is not tax'd it has 4 months left on it lol
He was been a proper tool......... No wonder people like myself have zero respect for them
Normal cops are fine just the traffic seem like they have a point to prove
He gave me a "friendly warning" and said he will look out for me at the weekend
I just chuckled to myself
I took his badge number an his mates just incase they do pull me again
Yawn........
The guy had such a pointless attitude like why be a total **** to be for no reson. I wasnt speeding or driving carelesslay. He never gave me a explanation when i told him the car is tax'd.
I have **** luck
O well. RANt OVER.
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19 February 2009 | 01:42 PM
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Dump valves illegal? Tasteless and pointless, but not illegal. Id suggest that you spend a little time finding out exactly where you stand and what they can and cant do. I wouldnt let an ignorant police officer test my car with a soundmeter from Maplin whilst the other revs the **** off it.....
19 February 2009 | 01:46 PM
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nah im not going to complain. I could tell it was meerly an empty threat to "scare" me into changing my exhaust
I consider myself to bea nice guy i never had a bad attitude to them at all. I answered everything they said. Towards the end i began to get pissed off as he took on a really ****ty attitude to me.
Its just so pointless to jar me over things like that. Shouldnt they be catching drug lords etc etc not pulling people for no reason.
Also after i had been in the bank an drove back towards the roundabout they had a jeep pulled over.
Looks like he aint getting any at home
feel sorry for him as it must be the only thing in his life that makes him feel like a "big man"
I consider myself to bea nice guy i never had a bad attitude to them at all. I answered everything they said. Towards the end i began to get pissed off as he took on a really ****ty attitude to me.
Its just so pointless to jar me over things like that. Shouldnt they be catching drug lords etc etc not pulling people for no reason.
Also after i had been in the bank an drove back towards the roundabout they had a jeep pulled over.
Looks like he aint getting any at home
feel sorry for him as it must be the only thing in his life that makes him feel like a "big man"
19 February 2009 | 02:09 PM
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'Badge numbers'? You mean their collar numbers. American police officers may have an identifying number on their 'badge': British police officers carry a warrant card and theyre identified by their collar numbers. Youve been watching too much television.....
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19 February 2009 | 02:22 PM
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so true traffic police just look for any reason to do you..
my friend in his bmw , completely standard following my mate in his scoob.. normal convoy, nice and calm ..
and both cars pulled, did scooby for same things as you, loud exhaust blah blah etc.
couldnt do anything with the beamer as it was standard so said, o your tints are illegal!
he's like wtf, its standard came from the factory like that.. he wasnt having ti and told my mate to rip them off my mate luahged and said look if you can rip those tints off you can have the car!
copper tried.. copper failed lol, he left and said you need your glass changing.. ********
my friend in his bmw , completely standard following my mate in his scoob.. normal convoy, nice and calm ..
and both cars pulled, did scooby for same things as you, loud exhaust blah blah etc.
couldnt do anything with the beamer as it was standard so said, o your tints are illegal!
he's like wtf, its standard came from the factory like that.. he wasnt having ti and told my mate to rip them off my mate luahged and said look if you can rip those tints off you can have the car!
copper tried.. copper failed lol, he left and said you need your glass changing.. ********
19 February 2009 | 02:51 PM
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Your exhaust will be illegal i'm afraid. You've asked about a 'friendly' MOT station so despite the attitude (which can suck) I would be counting myself lucky not to have a ticket or a rectification order!
I have an aftermarket exhaust too and i know that i could easily get done for it, plates aren't legal either but if i did get stopped i'd just have to suck it up.
Aberdeen Police have done people for having the Prodrive box that came from Subaru as part of the PPP!
5t.
I have an aftermarket exhaust too and i know that i could easily get done for it, plates aren't legal either but if i did get stopped i'd just have to suck it up.
Aberdeen Police have done people for having the Prodrive box that came from Subaru as part of the PPP!
5t.
19 February 2009 | 02:53 PM
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whenever I get into a 'discussion' with jobsworths (office peeps, police, whatever) I ALWAYS start the voice recorder on my phone first
never had to use the recording yet, but I wouldnt be happy putting up with ****e like that for no reason
and it happens too often
....though I am in no way inferring that all cops/officials are like this......there are always bad apples that give the whole barrel a bad name
never had to use the recording yet, but I wouldnt be happy putting up with ****e like that for no reason
and it happens too often
....though I am in no way inferring that all cops/officials are like this......there are always bad apples that give the whole barrel a bad name
19 February 2009 | 02:54 PM
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There isnt a defined noise limit. They can only take action against people whose later cars have this noted on their registration. Even then two muppets with a cheap decibel meter cant actually establish anything. Im aware of one such instance where a similar exhaust was 'checked' (by the aforementioned muppets) and managed a reading which was greater than Concorde taking off, but slightly less than a nuclear explosion. One muppet ragged the throttle whilst the second muppet puched the sensor inot the tailpipe.....
19 February 2009 | 02:55 PM
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He seemed the type "If he could of done me he would" so i dont see why he didnt give me tickets etc
Im not joking my magnex system is VERY quiet. Not much of a rumble off it either.
O'well im not going to worry myself about it. I wont be changing my exhaust either.
What do you mean by "You've asked about a 'friendly' MOT station "
Im not joking my magnex system is VERY quiet. Not much of a rumble off it either.
O'well im not going to worry myself about it. I wont be changing my exhaust either.
What do you mean by "You've asked about a 'friendly' MOT station "
19 February 2009 | 03:04 PM
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He seemed the type "If he could of done me he would" so i dont see why he didnt give me tickets etc
Im not joking my magnex system is VERY quiet. Not much of a rumble off it either.
O'well im not going to worry myself about it. I wont be changing my exhaust either.
What do you mean by "You've asked about a 'friendly' MOT station "
Im not joking my magnex system is VERY quiet. Not much of a rumble off it either.
O'well im not going to worry myself about it. I wont be changing my exhaust either.
What do you mean by "You've asked about a 'friendly' MOT station "
Apologies for the MOT bit. Thought you'd asked in the Scotland section about getting the car through an MOT. It wasn't you (just checked) so accept the apologies on that one.
I would still say if he was a "I'll do you if i can" type then he would have. Since he hasn't feel relieved.
Had the same thing last time i got stopped. Bad news living in Falkirk and driving a Scoob one the crooozin nights. Left the front fogs on as i'd driven through horrific rain the last time i'd had the car out and forgotten to switch them off (and i mean 60mph max on motorway rain).
Got stopepd for that, threatened with a fine etc etc, total bad cop good cop routine. It was basically an excuse to check my license and insurance etc so they did nothing in the end and i got the same 'friendly warning'
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19 February 2009 | 03:07 PM
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GC8 - That wasnt me that negged you mate. Some other sad ****.
Fivetide - No problem mate. I had trouble with my old scooby an the law due to it been very loud but i only got this car on sunday.
To be honest i dont think he will pull me again. and i dont care if he does
Plenty more things to worry about in life than a arsehole traffic cop
Fivetide - No problem mate. I had trouble with my old scooby an the law due to it been very loud but i only got this car on sunday.
To be honest i dont think he will pull me again. and i dont care if he does
Plenty more things to worry about in life than a arsehole traffic cop
19 February 2009 | 03:08 PM
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He seemed the type "If he could of done me he would" so i dont see why he didnt give me tickets etc
Im not joking my magnex system is VERY quiet. Not much of a rumble off it either.
O'well im not going to worry myself about it. I wont be changing my exhaust either.
What do you mean by "You've asked about a 'friendly' MOT station "
Im not joking my magnex system is VERY quiet. Not much of a rumble off it either.
O'well im not going to worry myself about it. I wont be changing my exhaust either.
What do you mean by "You've asked about a 'friendly' MOT station "
19 February 2009 | 03:10 PM
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What colour is your car ? Was the Jeep a different colour ?
I bought a car from a TC about 6 years ago apparently they play car snooker when they are bored - Ie they have to nick a red car then a yellow one then a red one but they swap the black and pink around because Pink are rarer or were at the time...
Could just be **** and Bull but that what the guy told...
Ian
I bought a car from a TC about 6 years ago apparently they play car snooker when they are bored - Ie they have to nick a red car then a yellow one then a red one but they swap the black and pink around because Pink are rarer or were at the time...
Could just be **** and Bull but that what the guy told...
Ian
19 February 2009 | 03:12 PM
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The car attracts enough attention as it is. With illegal plates it's just asking for it. I don't see the point myself, glad you're changing them.
I've been reading that the police up north are hunting down the aftermarket exhaust cars.
I've been reading that the police up north are hunting down the aftermarket exhaust cars.
19 February 2009 | 03:18 PM
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whenever I get into a 'discussion' with jobsworths (office peeps, police, whatever) I ALWAYS start the voice recorder on my phone first
never had to use the recording yet, but I wouldnt be happy putting up with ****e like that for no reason
and it happens too often
....though I am in no way inferring that all cops/officials are like this......there are always bad apples that give the whole barrel a bad name
never had to use the recording yet, but I wouldnt be happy putting up with ****e like that for no reason
and it happens too often
....though I am in no way inferring that all cops/officials are like this......there are always bad apples that give the whole barrel a bad name
19 February 2009 | 03:23 PM
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Mate, you probably got pulled cause you're a young guy in a nice car! 
You're a decent, respectable fella with a nice car, but think what proportion of people they pull over ending up being some mouthy young ***** in a performance car with dubious mods.
Not excusing their bad behaviour; they should be judging things case by case basis, not just steaming in there with everyone under 30 who happens to own a decent car. The point is: they're human, they make spurious assumptions, they over-generalise, they have bad days, but there are good uns out there too and we shouldn't write them all off!
ALWAYS be nice and friendly too them: you'd be amazed how this can affect an almost instant change in attitude. If it doesn't, well, at least it wasn't you who was being a git!
Ns04
You're a decent, respectable fella with a nice car, but think what proportion of people they pull over ending up being some mouthy young ***** in a performance car with dubious mods.
Not excusing their bad behaviour; they should be judging things case by case basis, not just steaming in there with everyone under 30 who happens to own a decent car. The point is: they're human, they make spurious assumptions, they over-generalise, they have bad days, but there are good uns out there too and we shouldn't write them all off!
ALWAYS be nice and friendly too them: you'd be amazed how this can affect an almost instant change in attitude. If it doesn't, well, at least it wasn't you who was being a git!
Ns04
19 February 2009 | 03:24 PM
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19 February 2009 | 03:44 PM
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I feel for you mate, a few years ago I was stopped for dazzling a copper with my full beam. Pulled me over said that I had my fog lights on. I had a 106gti and the lower 'Driving' lights are wired into the main beam.
He accused me of tampering with the wiring, even went under the dash to try and find a switch that I had used to turn them on. He spouted some measurements which related to the laws on heights of driving lamps and said that no factory would produce a car with them that low......eh?
His attitude was appauling and to boot he was wearing a black hoodie, covering his collar numbers. I only got his number because it was written on the ticket he issued me with!!!! £30 fine for 'Unnecessary dazzle - Fog Lights.'
I sent a letter explaining what had happened to his superior officer explaining I would not be paying, along with a headed letter from Peugeot explaining I had not tampered with the lights in any way and in fact they were factory standard Driving Lamps, not Fog Lights!!
3 weeks later I received a visit from said superior office at my home who apologised for all the upset and hassle that had been caused.
Power to the driver
He accused me of tampering with the wiring, even went under the dash to try and find a switch that I had used to turn them on. He spouted some measurements which related to the laws on heights of driving lamps and said that no factory would produce a car with them that low......eh?
His attitude was appauling and to boot he was wearing a black hoodie, covering his collar numbers. I only got his number because it was written on the ticket he issued me with!!!! £30 fine for 'Unnecessary dazzle - Fog Lights.'
I sent a letter explaining what had happened to his superior officer explaining I would not be paying, along with a headed letter from Peugeot explaining I had not tampered with the lights in any way and in fact they were factory standard Driving Lamps, not Fog Lights!!
3 weeks later I received a visit from said superior office at my home who apologised for all the upset and hassle that had been caused.
Power to the driver
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19 February 2009 | 04:00 PM
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On the flip side, the police in my hometown are sound. Ive never had any problems with them to do with my car. I would go and say they are a bit on the soft side when it comes to the impreza as a few of them have got them themselves.
The only time Ive got pulled over, as the copper just wanted a look around the car. I also get a wave everytime im out in the car from the local patrol cars.
( or maybe its just that Ive got 4 family members in the force and im trying to get in aswell)
The only time Ive got pulled over, as the copper just wanted a look around the car. I also get a wave everytime im out in the car from the local patrol cars.
( or maybe its just that Ive got 4 family members in the force and im trying to get in aswell)
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19 February 2009 | 04:06 PM
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