skinny
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whats the most stupid thing you have been pulled over for?
on my way to a job interiew about a year back, pulled onto the motorway from a service station. lorry in the inside lane pulled out for me and i
slipped in no probs. saw sign overhead 'accident in hard shoulder' with a policeman standing on edge of hard shoulder pointing outwards.
lorry that pulled out for me was ahead of me and didn't pull back in, figured he was giving space for the policeman and the accident so i pulled
out into the middle lane behind it and carried on my way happily.
that's not how the policeman saw it tho!
he said that he saw me driving on the hard shoulder (he was sitting in his car in the hard shoulder at the time), then got out of his car and
signalled me to stop, i then pulled out onto the motorway, then into the middle lane and accelerated away.
thing is, another copper sitting in the same car saw me when mr policeman was inside the car, i was driving in the inside lane of the motorway! note
this is before mr policeman gets out the vehicle to signal me to stop and before i allegedly pull onto the motorway from the hard shoulder!
so i get an NIP of driving on the hard shoulder and failing to stop. i of course had done nothing wrong so went to court. the police were witnesses;
the first guy swears i was driving in the hard shoulder, the second guy said that i wasn't. of course i wasn't, it was the f***ing slip
road!
so i got a not guilty of that, but because i didn't stop for the policeman (who as far as i was concerned was telling me to move to the middle
lane to make space for the accident vehicles), i get done on a fail to stop!
he shouldn't have been trying to pull me over in the first place - why should i be expected to know he wants to pull me over if i did nothing
wrong
so had to pay solicitors fees, court costs, fine. but no penalty points, failing to stop is not endorsable on your license. the copper cost me over a
grand, for his mistake. maybe he was doing his job but as far as i'm concerned he's a prick
if you don't fail, you aren't trying hard enough.
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derf
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| posted on 22/9/04 at 01:12 PM |
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I used to get pulled over for driving with my windows down, the rear 3 windows on my focus hatch are tinted vary dark black, so cops would pull me
over, ask to see my documents, then ask me to put up my windows to see if they are tinted. (tint on the drivers and passengers window is illegal in
NJ.
One cop asked for my docs, went back to his car and came back with a ticket for tinted windows, so he told me what it was for then I raised my window
for him, and he had a dumb look on his face, and he said that he couldnt rip it up and I'd have to go to court to fight it. The ticket is a $44
ticket court fees are a standard $30, no matter what, plus court is during bussiness hours only so I'd have to take off work too. All that to
save $14. I wound up being so pissed I took a trip right away to the local police station and explained to the desk clerk in a calm and orderly manner
what happened. Well noting came of it and after being thretened with jail for dissorderly conduct I left and wound up paying the fine.
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ned
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| posted on 22/9/04 at 01:46 PM |
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One late night having just driven approx 15miles to get a kebab (you know, those mad idea's that seem like a good idea at the time) with a car
full of drunken mates (I had not had a single drink, as you'll find out) I was following (couple of hundred yards ahead) a policecar which my
mates egged me on to catch up. Now it was very early morning (like 12.30am or something) and I thought it'd be a laugh, but not being completely
stupid, I waited for a roundabout followed by a bridge that you can't see over( I knew the road/area). I accelerate round the roundabout and
whiz up the bridge, slowing as I reach the brow. Sure enough I'd caught up the volvo with rear facing camera's (that I'd already
figured out, hence waiting for him to be out of sight.) Anyway, cop car pulls over at next roundabout, I drive past, then he follows and pulls me
over. A second police car which had apparantly been following me (oh, bugg**) stops as well. Asking me what speed etc I was doing round the roundabout
as 'you looked like you were going quite fast'. I explained that I was travelling within the speed limit, (and besides I know they
can't get you on a speed camera on a roundabout a you'd be travelling in the wrong direction for the gun to register you anyway). My
drunken friends start making jokes etc and I get breathalised, complelety in the green, given a warning about my driving and off on my way, followed
by said police car for a couple of miles before he turned off down a side road..
that was a few years ago now, not one of my brightest moments, admitantly.
Ned.
[Edited on 22/9/04 by ned]
beware, I've got yellow skin
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 22/9/04 at 02:01 PM |
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Ive got two stupid ones.
when I was 16 years old, I had a sports moped. I used to get mondays off (just left school and had a short time job in a store). So, bored, I decided
to ride up the A1, out of Barnet, north london. Just north of the M25 services, (further up than is now) it turns into A1M. Didnt see signs. Soon as I
realised, I saw a cop car who had pulled someone over. Thought about stopping and grovelling, but thought no, get off next junction. Didnt make it.
Cops did me for learner driver and 50cc on motorway. I got two endorsements (pre points - three and you are out) and 35 quid fine. I was taking home
15 quid a week then.
Didnt pay, and found out from a cop friend of my dads that an arrest warrnat was about to be put out for me. So I had to start paying 
Second - really petty one - was no helmet on a bike.
I was visiting a mate who lived 400yds around the corner. I was wheeling the bike on the pavment talking to him. cos it was heavy I started the engine
and let the bike pull itself along. Got to the T junction at the top of my road, and saw a car coming. Thought id hop on, ride across the road, to
avoid waiting for the car to pass.
It was a cop. He gave me a ticket for no helmet cos I crossed 30 ft of road. Ass. No endorsement, but another fine (10 quid I think). Magistrates
didnt seem to think much of having a bike on pavement either.
Was still apying other fine, and had a wooly jumpered magistrate tell me to 'sort your life out young man'.
Im still trying 
atb
steve
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Philbo
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| posted on 22/9/04 at 02:11 PM |
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I bought my 1991 Lotus Elan SE when I was 21. At the time I was regularly playing cricket at the weekend and would often be on my way home in the
early ours (after going to the pub for some chat and grub but no booze).
Well, having never been stopped in the past I was stopped 4 times in the first 2 weeks of owning the car. Every time I was driving within the speed
limit and the officers told me "I looked wrong". After the oblig paperwork checks, I was allowed to go. I had to drive that car so
carefully, because the cops were just itching to do me for something.
Then one night, again driving home about 1am, I approached a large 3-lane roundabout. As I came to the roundabout, the only car in sight was in the
furthest line, going all the way around the roundabout. I was taking the first exit left, so I didn't come to a complete stop but rolled forward
over the "give way" signs at about 5 mph. The other car was ahead of me and there was a full, empty lane between us.
As I took my exit I saw the other car come across all 3 lanes and follow me. Odd, thinks I. Carries on for about 3 miles, blues and twos, turns out
it's a copper.
"I had to swerve to avoid you" says he. "Where?" I asks? "At the roundabout" says plod, "you didn't
give way".
There follows a "debate" over which lane the plod was in and whether I gave way. He asserts that I should have stopped completely, I say
that I just have to give way to traffic and that there was no traffic to give way to, that he was already past me, and there were 2 lanes between
us.
Now, I know I should have politely kissed his feet but it pissed me off that he was making things up. It was late, he was bored, saw 1 other car,
thinks I'll go speeding off (hence the 3 mile trail), is disappointed, so concocts another story for the pull-over.
"I'll use words that you understand" says he - "Bullshit".
And he proceeds to go over every inch of the car, checking all lights, paperwork, owner details (he refused to believe I was the registered owner),
eventually going as far as even checking the air pressure in the tyres. Boy was he pissed off when he drew a blank. So he breathalysed me anyway
"because I can tell you've been drinking" (obviously no detective because I'd been on softs all night) and the bastard even
gave me a producer on my V5.
So, there you go. Stopped for "looking wrong" and because a plod was bored on the night shift.
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Hellfire
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| posted on 22/9/04 at 02:14 PM |
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Used to have a Peugeot 205 1.9GTi - I kept it in pretty prestine order.
I got pulled just cos 'it looked nice'. Young lad, new fast car syndrome!
To be fair it was probably a 'is it nicked' pull, but I didn't mind as he was friendly and appearred genuinely interested. Whether
or not he was, frankly I didn't care.
I don't think I'd have been so understanding if I'd have been on my way to work tho'...
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mackie
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| posted on 22/9/04 at 02:21 PM |
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About 4 years ago I had just done a munchy run to Asda while visiting friends in Norwich. It was about 12:30am and the roads were deserted. I was on a
road wide enough to have 4 lanes, not built up and for some reason a 40mph limit.
Car looms up behind me and I think it's a taxi driver being an arse and tailgating so I accelerate a bit, still he's there, so a bit more
up to about 65mph.
Then I realise that the taxis in norwich generally don't have the big signs on top and that it must be a police car. Doh!
I come to the end of this road and turn left into a residential street which is illuminated and sure enough it's a nice police 850.
3 points and a £40 fine.
I also got out of a driving without insurance charge for parking my friends car 10m down the road from the entrace to the university car park which
she didn't have a permit for. My tutor's brother happened to be a lawyer with driving offence experience
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heinlein
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| posted on 22/9/04 at 03:14 PM |
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I wasn't pulled over, but close enough
In '99 I bought myself a "89 BMW K100RS for my fortieth b'day, I had owned several bikes before. The day after I bought the bike I
took it for a ride and was having a great time with the bike running and handling perfectly for 20 miles or so. I was almost back home and just
entering a boad sweeping turn when I experienced severe high speed wobble and as a result while the road swept to the left I didn't. I continued
straight over the embankment and then flew quite a ways through the air and several trees. Upon awakening I discovered several people working on me
and then got a helicopter ride to the hospital. Breezing along through emergency surgery my fourth night in the hospital and a lengthy recuperation at
my sister's place, several months go by and I get notification there's a warrant for failure to appear on a "failure to stay in the
right lane" charge. I get a copy of the Penal Code and it's very clear the law is to keep people from impeding the flow of traffic in the
left lane not to ticket people who unintentionally go off-roading. I went to court and they dropped the FTA since I was unaware of the fact I was
supposed to appear and was still recuperating at the time of the court date, but when I read the law in court and said this is clearly meant to stop
people from driving for miles in the passing lane he replyed "plain and simple did you end up in the right lane" followed by guilty. Cost
me a lot of money and a point in addition to what I got for the accident itself.
When you're lying in the midst of the Afghan plains and the women come out to cut up the remains; just roll to your rifle and blow out your
brains and go to your god like a soldier.
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phelpsa
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| posted on 22/9/04 at 03:14 PM |
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Do you think they would pull you for driving an unregistered chassis with an engine on a test run??
Near escape:
Anyway, we go to the nearest town (Newbury) along a little side road, and on this little sideroad runs the 'Newbury Bus'. It is notorious
in this area as really it is to wide for the road. In the 10 miles of road there are two decent places to pass. One day we had been following the bus
for about 3-4 miles and we came to the first place, but there were cars coming the other way (DAMMIT), then we came to the second place, so dad
floored it (all 225bhp @7000rpm) and shot straight infront of the bus, where a police volvo was waiting. We got to the next corner and then went made
sure he could catch up if he tried but not at the speed he was doing, and we never heard from him again.
Few
Adam
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liam.mccaffrey
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| posted on 22/9/04 at 05:48 PM |
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i got stopped and had car searched for "appearing to conceal somthing in my lap"
what the hell is that about?????
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 22/9/04 at 06:04 PM |
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rumour has it that you had nothign much to conceal in your lap
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steve
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Alez
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| posted on 23/9/04 at 01:30 PM |
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Because "this is not the kind of car you normally see in Spain and I'd like to check everything is in order". And actually did
check, had me there for 30 min and checked everything including the VIN of my car Wasters.
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 23/9/04 at 01:34 PM |
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should have set your dog on them
atb
steve
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barrie sharp
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| posted on 23/9/04 at 02:26 PM |
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i got pulled coming home from playing ice hockey at 2am by a young copper and got asked ''wheres the fire then'' i replied
does this look like a ff**ing fire engine!(blue escort van) . to which he replied ''your nicked for carrying an dangerous weapon with
intent!!!!!!!!!''(ice hockey stick) he called for a van because i became ''uncoopritive'' when they arrived a
sargent came with it after i gave my version and plod gave his the sargent laughed and sent me on my way never knew what happened after that !
the cars looking good" a blind man would be pleased to see it"
''stop press'' the blind mans seen it said "it felt ok"
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Alez
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| posted on 23/9/04 at 02:34 PM |
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quote:
should have set your dog on them
I can't see much difference between my dog and a Spanish cop to be honest.. They just enjoy f_ing with people.
[Edited on 23/9/04 by Alez]
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 23/9/04 at 03:14 PM |
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Dogs dont generally carry guns 
atb
steve
quote:
Originally posted by Alez
quote:
should have set your dog on them
I can't see much difference between my dog and a Spanish cop to be honest.. They just enjoy f_ing with people.
[Edited on 23/9/04 by Alez]
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Browser
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| posted on 24/9/04 at 07:43 PM |
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Not really a stupid pull, just an odd one. Was once pulled while taking my parents to East Mids airport to catch a flight to Majorca at about 4 or 5
in the a.m. Driving my old C reg Audi 80 Sport mit zer twin stanless tailpipes (not, I hasten to add, 4 in diameter dustbins a la Chav style, just a
stainless system). Plod followed me for a few miles, pulled me in Melton Mowbray. Soon as he stuck his head near my window and saw mum (56) and dad
(60) in the car with me (about 25 ish at the time), apologises and explains he expected to see a bunch of young lads and a damaged ignition lock. Most
boy racer twockers 'd rather be seen dead than nick such an old heap ,surely?
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