Ever been pulled over

[obi_waynne]

Have you ever been pulled over by the police? Some of my friends are always getting pulled.

I have only been stopped once and that was because I got lost around buckingham palace and went around the block 4 times whilst there was a big security thing going on. So they stopped me, questioned me and one of the nice officers who was just going off shift escorted me to the road I needed.

 

[turbonutter69]

I used to get pulled all the time. But in recent years I haven't been bothered by the police at all.
A few years ago I couldn't go out in the car without getting stopped.

 

[obi_waynne]

That's because you keep all four wheels on the ground now.

 

[turbonutter69]

Haha I try.

I'll be honest I was a naugthy boy when I was young and when I did finally get legit most of the area's officers knew who I was and knew the trouble i'd been in before so I kept getting pulled to make sure I was legit. Plus they thought it would be some quick brownie points.

 

[Massive]

ive been pulled over plenty for going a tad too fast, only had warnings though touch wood, i dont tend to speed now petrol alot more expensive that back in the days

 

[Big Fat Fatty]

I like TN used to get pulled all the time, my record was three different coppers in one night, the last of that night I was escorted to the back of their car and breathalised (although I hadn't been drinking at all) my car was five up including me and another in the boot! It was a mkIII Cavalier that had been lowered 60mm over a set of 15" wheels so it looked over loaded when it was empty anyway

The last time I got pulled over was a couple of years ago and I actually took offence at the question I was asked and kicked up a bit of fuss about it actually, I got out of the car and they asked me "How much have you had to drink tonight?" those exact words, so I said I don't drink and am pretty much tea total you should have asked me "Have you had anything to drink tonight?" which of course didn't go down very well at all and I was lucky they let me go without charge :bigsmile:

 

[Prince]

I've only ever been pulled over once. I was driving through the town centre late at night and I suppose they were just making sure I wasn't drunk (not that I was swerving side to side or anything!).

Since actually having a modified car I've never been bothered once.

 

[bigbadjoe]

Yep. When I first passed my test, and had my escort, got pulled on my second day of driving. Then I got pulled the first day I had my Evo. Both times were a case of mistaken identity. The Escort was because they thought I was driving on a provisinal, and the secont was because they thought I was speeding, but it was actually a greay vectra that overtook me in a red cross hatched section they were after. Dumb cops, the second time, they could have got them self some brownie points and banned somone, but they went for the wrong guy! :bigsmile:

 

[pgarner]

not for a little while.

not wearing a seatbelt
and apparently dangourous driving

 

[obi_waynne]

You get away with it then PG?

 

[pgarner]

not the seatbelt but that was my own fault.

they accused me of dangerous driving for slamming the brakes on for no apparent reason. there 5 series was so close to my bumper that i couldnt see their headlights. i had tried gently braking, putting the rear fog light on and off and even slowed down to 30 on a straight but they stuck right behind me. dropped it down a couple of gears and heavy jab on the brakes with my left foot then floored it again. almost instantly the blue lights came on.
young arrogant cop had a go at me saying he was going to charge me with dangerous driving. i told him fine, i had my sister in the car and this other car came flying up behind me and stuck to my arse, she was scared and i would be challenging them in court and would be asking for the video as evidence to show how close they were. got told not to do it again and he got told to start driving more appropriately. he didnt like that

 

[obi_waynne]

Glad you stood your ground on that one. I had a friend who had the police following so closely she couldn't even see their blue lights. Most police are good considerate drivers but there are a few out there that drive aggressively or hog middle lanes to provoke a reaction from the drivers, usually whilst they are in "plain clothed cars".

 

[stamford]

In the 30 years I have been on the road I have been pulled a couple of times, never been charged or committed an offence. Most times was checking to make sure the car I was driving was road legal and not a track car! That was a Vauxhall Firenza Droopsnoot, roll cage, door vinyls, the usual :bigsmile: The Police got to know me and the car after a while and then tended to wave at me! The last time was about 7 years ago when I was caught in a local layby camera check. Calibra was previously sorn'd, I had taxed it and drove it and it seems the system was not up to speed and was coming up as untaxed!

 

[T9 man]

Well I have been pulled over exactly 9 times in my driving life starting from the mid 1980's. The first time was passed 2'oclock in the morning with my GF at the time and my sister in labour, we were trying to get her to the hospital swiftly but safely in my MK2 red Cortina 2 litre wicked, as it was known! Back then, being a big black man wearing a big gold ID bracelet, this was considered to be probable cause you know! better check this guy out!

The 2nd to 8th time happened all in the one evening in Seven Sisters London and still curiously enough in the same red cortina :amazed:
After the 7th stop by our boys in blue in a matter of an hour and a half, I lost it bigtime!!! Then this copper steps out of his car as cool as you like and says to me, "Take the 1st left then 3rd right ( something along those lines anyway) and just keep going mate" I looked at him all puzzled and thought I was being run out of Dodge City by the Marshal or something.
He then tells me the lads are bored and are playing snooker tonight, mine was the only red car about that evening with a driver behind the wheel. So you take the particulars of a red car then another coloured car and so on! (rules of the game, parked red or coloured cars not allowed in the game) So muggins here and no doubt anyone in a black or coloured car were helping to keep our boys entertained for the evening :bigsmile:

The final time and I should stress, SO FAR! I had just bought a Rover 827i Sterling with all the toys! There I was doing ahem miles per hour, when out of nowhere comes these flashing lights. Pulls me over knocks on my window to roll it down, then with a dead pan expression on his face says to me "Good evening Captain, did you serve drinks and a movie on that flight!" I nearly wet myself laughing He was so funny with quip after quip of one liners! He was great, sent me home with a telling off only! I wish they were all like that!