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What good & bad have you exp with the police (something to do with motoring)
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i was stopped once in the CRX. the police claimed to have been following me for about 4 miles on country roads. They started telling me theyd been 3 cars behind me through a village full of bends and lecturing me on my driving. They claimed to have thought I had come off the road, my driving was that eratic and fast through one village
I pointed out to them that there had been no one behind me until the last mile. Driving through the village i had stopped my car (only doing limit of 30mph anyway) to allow a family of ducks to move from the road. At the bend which they claimed to have expected me to end in ditch as they watched me speed through, i had actually almost stopped due to an ambulance with blues and twos speeding the other way.
There was no way that they were talking about the same car, but they proceeded to check every tyre, tax disc, insurance etc etc etc whilst lecturing me on my standard of driving and also telling my husband (a non driver) to keep check on me and tell me off when driving in such a way. It was almost as if they were telling him that men were the ones who knew how to drive
I was disgusted at the way i was spoken to and they refused to accept that it wasnt me that they had seen.
I pointed out to them that there had been no one behind me until the last mile. Driving through the village i had stopped my car (only doing limit of 30mph anyway) to allow a family of ducks to move from the road. At the bend which they claimed to have expected me to end in ditch as they watched me speed through, i had actually almost stopped due to an ambulance with blues and twos speeding the other way.
There was no way that they were talking about the same car, but they proceeded to check every tyre, tax disc, insurance etc etc etc whilst lecturing me on my standard of driving and also telling my husband (a non driver) to keep check on me and tell me off when driving in such a way. It was almost as if they were telling him that men were the ones who knew how to drive
I was disgusted at the way i was spoken to and they refused to accept that it wasnt me that they had seen.
looking back, i should have done. I got pulled a few doors down from my house too so all the neighbours were out watching.. Even my husband was telling them that they had seen a different car to mine, but sadly there arent many CRXs so they wouldnt listen.
Other than that the only other experience i had was when i left a wedding fayre at a hotel. I was pulled over within a few hundred yards and asked if id been drinking as i was driving very slowly. I pointed out that my car said it was -2 outside hence the slow speed and that i was driving, passenger 1 was 14 years old and passenger 2 was pregnant, none of us were drinking. The officer said he wished everyone was so responsible, and let us on our way
Other than that the only other experience i had was when i left a wedding fayre at a hotel. I was pulled over within a few hundred yards and asked if id been drinking as i was driving very slowly. I pointed out that my car said it was -2 outside hence the slow speed and that i was driving, passenger 1 was 14 years old and passenger 2 was pregnant, none of us were drinking. The officer said he wished everyone was so responsible, and let us on our way
My father-in-law was a bobby and he picked me and the then girlfriend up from the cinema. On the way home a police car flashed it's lights (well the copper did) at us and then followed us and flashed again. The F-i-L said "he must know me". The Copper then passed us and put the stop sign on, the following is the gist of the conversation:
Copper: do you know why I have stopped you?
f-i-l: No I've no idea.
Copper: Are your headlights on main beam?
f-i-l: No
Copper: well then i think they need adjusting.
f-i-l: Wll I think they are ok.
Copper: well they were dazzling me, so i think they need adjusting.
f-i-l: sorry if you were dazzled but the lights are Ok
Copper: pointing at his car: I've driven one of those cars for thousands of miles and I'm saying your headlights are set wrong.
f-i-l: leaning out of window and pointing at police car: I've driven one of those cars for hunfreds of thousands of miles. Then drove off, down the road he said "I thought they were a bit high myself"
Copper: do you know why I have stopped you?
f-i-l: No I've no idea.
Copper: Are your headlights on main beam?
f-i-l: No
Copper: well then i think they need adjusting.
f-i-l: Wll I think they are ok.
Copper: well they were dazzling me, so i think they need adjusting.
f-i-l: sorry if you were dazzled but the lights are Ok
Copper: pointing at his car: I've driven one of those cars for thousands of miles and I'm saying your headlights are set wrong.
f-i-l: leaning out of window and pointing at police car: I've driven one of those cars for hunfreds of thousands of miles. Then drove off, down the road he said "I thought they were a bit high myself"
well I was out on the old girl going at about 110 down the dual carraigeway when I came across this Volvo dawdling in the outside lane. I hoped it would move over but for about half a mile he stayed there, stubbornly doing about 90, I was preparing to dispatch using standard motorcyclists rule 2 and low and behold an LED came on in the back window, saying "POLICE", I though oh dear i'm nicked, wrong he turned it off and then gunned it up to about 140, as if to say "any more of that and you're nicked" - - needless to say I got back in touch with my Mother Theresa side and continued onwards!
Quite a few years ago now, every january, my middle aged respectable DH and his mates used to attend an annual profession related dinner in our local town. It was a very posh, dinnerjacket and speeches affair with much ceremonial toasting. It finished promptly at midnight and I used to drive into town and ferry DH and a couple of his mates home. They were never off their faces drunk but always in a very merry and uninhibited mood on the way home. One year the police set up a pull'em and puff operation and for the first and only time I got pulled.
I was of course totally sober but the first thing i did when pulled over was reverse over one of the police bollards. needless to say my carload of passengers all cheered and asked me to do another one. A very nice long suffering bobby leans into the car and greets us all (more hilarity) and asked me when i had last had a drink. Well it had been about 8pm the night before cos I knew I was doing pick up that night. "Well" says he "I can certainly smell alcohol in this car so i am afraid that I have to breathalyse you" "Damn (words to that effect) right" says DH "we've wasted the whole evening otherwise"
At this point one of the back seat passengers starts a calm and dispassionate commentary "Oh look (insert name here, my other pasenger) is going to be sick. Don't be sick in here will you. Open the window and throw up on a policeman."
Poor old bobby is losing it completely and finding it hard to keep serious at this point; anyway he asks me to step out of the car and I get to do the blow in the bag thing which of course is fine. He grins at me says "Rather you than me love" and stopped the passing traffic to let me pull away. Aaaaaah nice bobby.....
I was of course totally sober but the first thing i did when pulled over was reverse over one of the police bollards. needless to say my carload of passengers all cheered and asked me to do another one. A very nice long suffering bobby leans into the car and greets us all (more hilarity) and asked me when i had last had a drink. Well it had been about 8pm the night before cos I knew I was doing pick up that night. "Well" says he "I can certainly smell alcohol in this car so i am afraid that I have to breathalyse you" "Damn (words to that effect) right" says DH "we've wasted the whole evening otherwise"
At this point one of the back seat passengers starts a calm and dispassionate commentary "Oh look (insert name here, my other pasenger) is going to be sick. Don't be sick in here will you. Open the window and throw up on a policeman."
Poor old bobby is losing it completely and finding it hard to keep serious at this point; anyway he asks me to step out of the car and I get to do the blow in the bag thing which of course is fine. He grins at me says "Rather you than me love" and stopped the passing traffic to let me pull away. Aaaaaah nice bobby.....
About 10 years back when my son was 18 I got pulled driving the one and only time his Nova SR with all the boy racer stuff on. The copper looked quite surprised to find a bloke in his 50's behind the wheel. Have I done something wrong I said he said no just a random check.When I got home I told my son he said good if it was me he would have probably have checked every nut and bolt. I had to agree.
The OH was attending a cookery class, just after we were married and had cooked a souffle. After the class, in a hurry to get it home, she put her foot down in a 30 area. Sure enough, Blues and twos and she was pulled over. "Good Evening, Madam" said the officer, politely, "In a bit of a hurry are we?"
"Yes" says OH "I've just cooked a souffle and am trying to get home before it collapses."
"Really", says the officer, "And where is it?"
"Here", she said pointing to the towel over the souffle. He pulled the towel back and stuck his finger in the souffle and licked it. "Very nice, Madam - try not to exceed the speed limit on the rest of your journey.", at which point he left.........
She was a bit of a dish too, and I bet a fellah would not have got away with it!
"Yes" says OH "I've just cooked a souffle and am trying to get home before it collapses."
"Really", says the officer, "And where is it?"
"Here", she said pointing to the towel over the souffle. He pulled the towel back and stuck his finger in the souffle and licked it. "Very nice, Madam - try not to exceed the speed limit on the rest of your journey.", at which point he left.........
She was a bit of a dish too, and I bet a fellah would not have got away with it!
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