Bloody Coppers!

Site Subscriber Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Posts: 1141

Never been pulled before, but I was tonight.

On my way to get some fuel for the valver, down a single track back road - there is a car coming towards me with its lights on full beam. I flash it because it was dazling me and the car pulls over. I realise as I pass it its a Police car. Next thing I know its turned around (I think because I didn't see it), I'm quite a way in front doing 60mph (I'm hardly going to be speeding, am I?).

Anyway, can't see him anymore so pull into the petrol station and start fueling up. Next thing Police Car (Proton) comes screaching into the Petrol station (I mean is there any need) and says he wants a word when I'm done filling up.

I get in next to the Copper he says he was looking for a suspcious car and mine fitted the discription (bollocks, you just want reasonable cause to stop me).

THEN he goes on about me speeding - I was like, I've just seen a Cop Car, I'm in a tax/tested/insured car - why would I? I never went above 60. "Still too fast for the road conditions" - What, a dry evening well above freezing? So he says he's in a right mind to do me for driving without due care - WTF?

I said if I knew he was following me I would have stopped "Did you not see me flashing my headlights?" - Is that normal police procedure for stopping cars? "Why didn't you use your blue lights, I would have pulled over straight away if I'd seen them" - No comment.

He also says "I've seen your car driving irraticaly around the village" - bloody thing hasn't gone for 5 weeks and before that I used to to commute to work on a weekend!

So pretty damn annoyed, "I'll let you off this time" speech. All because the twat had his full beams on.

Retroholic Joined: 12 Feb 2004 Posts: 5685

Yup, happens just like that all the time!

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

To cops you're just another young ned in a fast car driving everywhere at 100 mph, and it's only a matter of time before you crash into a school minibus. Rolling Eyes

If I wa a copper I'd personally crack down on the 'fashion' at the moment for having your fog lights on all day every day in all weathers.

In fact it's now gone further than that, I regularly see twats driving around at night with their foglights on, and only their sidelights, and more recently still, foglights on and headlights off completely.

Site Subscriber Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Posts: 1141

Yeah same around here Neal - tho funnily enough when it was foggy - there was people driving around with just sidelights (parking lights ffs) on!

I'm not sure whats worse, neds driving with foglights on or biddys driving in fog with them off!

Level 10 User Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 620

addie u shudda tken the coppas number and reported him my dad ses it typical of em tho, my dad ended up gettin a ban for 12mths for clippin a curve and apperently over the drink drive limit which wasnt even shown 2 him as the coppas usually do show u tht u r over

Site Subscriber Joined: 29 Dec 2004 Posts: 395

Don't get me started on the fog light thing.

Everyone, and i mean EVERYONE who has fog lights round me drives with them on.

I have taken to flashing them all with my own fog lights in the hope they will realise how much they piss other road users off.

Level 9 User Joined: 07 Dec 2005 Posts: 373

i dont drive with fog lights but ive got side repeaters as my side lights,so there the same colour as the street lights now.prob pisses of everyone else looks cool but.

Site Subscriber Joined: 26 Nov 2005 Posts: 591

if someones driving towards me with their fog lights on i just blind them with the main beams Twisted Evil

pisses me off bigtime

Site Subscriber Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 3547

I hate the people with the coloured LED as side lights.

Level 9 User Joined: 07 Dec 2005 Posts: 373

dunno if its the same thing just checked its indicator bulbs i used as side lights looks good on a black car

FCS Event Manager Joined: 04 Jan 2005 Posts: 3680

danlp6 wrote:

I hate the people with the coloured LED as side lights.

and that is why a lot of ppl drive around with only their side lights and front fog lights on, to show off thier coloured side lights which are illegal by the way.

Level 1 User Joined: 18 Apr 2005 Posts: 26

on the topic of led blulbs, is it just me or does anyone else hate them little neon washer jet lights/neon numberplate crews. Esp. on novas.

Site Subscriber Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 3547

agreed

Level 6 User Joined: 17 Apr 2005 Posts: 130

mixpioneer wrote:

I have taken to flashing them all with my own fog lights

They might think you are are flashing to acknowledge their 'coolness' Shocked

Level 6 User Joined: 17 Apr 2005 Posts: 130

Hustler565 wrote:

does anyone else hate them little neon washer jet lights/neon numberplate

Not seen many on numberplates but everyone round here seems to have them on their washer jets. Looks fooking stupid!!!! GET THEM OFF!!!!

Site Subscriber Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 3547

Hardboiledegg wrote:

mixpioneer wrote:

I have taken to flashing them all with my own fog lights

They might think you are are flashing to acknowledge their 'coolness' Shocked

I acknoledge them with full beams!

Level 6 User Joined: 17 Apr 2005 Posts: 130

I wish I could aknowledge them with an egg on their windscreen - hmm maybe I will start carrying eggs on the seat to throw out at passing foglight frenzy fools Laughing

FCS Event Manager Joined: 04 Jan 2005 Posts: 3680

LEDs are everywhere!

washer jets, tyre dust caps (they make a glowing circle as u drive along), number plate screws, door handles, aerials etc

does anyone remember the retro way we used to do it years ago, the blue dot?

hehe

Site Subscriber Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Posts: 1141

Apparently, or so I've heard, the copper in question is just a special?

That might explain the lack of blue lights, are they not allowed to use them?