One of my students told me this morning that a tabloid newspaper, I can't remember which one, had printed a chart of the cars most likely to be stopped by the police. He said the Marea came out as #1.
I can believe it, cos I've been stopped and spot checked twice in the last 6 months, once in each of my bog standard Marea's. I've never been stopped for anything before, except double the speed limit in a Lada,(tuned 1600, big exhaust, blacked out windows) but that I can understand. Did anyone read this, or does anyone have a clue why the plod has got it in for the Marea???

Hi,Yes I read this article it appeared in the Sun on Wednesday 8 May.I also cannot understand why, but bear in mind it was a survey carried out and the results were given as a percentage so for example if 3 people surveyed drove Mareas and two had been stopped, it would be a higher percentage result than if 50 people drove an Esc*** and 10 people had been stopped - if you see what I mean. The Marea is a vastly underated car especially in 20 valve form - quicker than a Coupe!. My dad bought a nine month old 155 ELX for £7995 and it sounds fantastic and goes like stink and no he hasn't been stopped yet !!!