Doesn't have to have foglights or something else wrong.
but this one was though,
better to be pulling cars leaving pub car parks
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Off Topic Proved a police woman wrong :D
but this one was though,
better to be pulling cars leaving pub car parks
But there's a way for them to conduct themselves without being a ****, if it was any other situation in life, somebody being cocky and unpleasant about something insisting they're correct when you know they aren't I'm sure most would be pleased to have proved them wrong, sometimes the way the police go on they are their own worst enemy.
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Have you not read any of the OP
of course i have! i was just saying that im glad she doesnt want people driving round with fog lights, even if the OP wasnt...
this
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Cant do that its entrapment.... which does annoy me I think they should be allowed to do it, not forced you to drink in the pub have they!
And you are drawing a conclusion based on one persons opinon and their sole version of events, not something I would do. How do we know the O/P wasnt being an even bigger ****?.....fact is we dont and you like many others are blindly accepting what has been said reflects a true and accurate version of events.
I dont believe the conduct of the officer would have had any bearing on the outcome of all this, some people just want to knock the Police and will search for any excuse to do so. The very title of this thread, the opening comment and the way it was worded suggests to me that the O/P is one of these people.
I would like to think I am mature and sensible enough to understand why the Police sometimes have to act in the way they do and I have always found when dealing with the Police that you get back what you give out. Perhaps if those concerened were to be more co-operative and understanding in situations like this instead of turning it all into a contest the Police themselves might be able change their approach.
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Nope. Can pull anyone who is driving on a road. You can't request a breath test from anyone though, they have to either be involved in a RTC (can be as simple as hitting a curb), committed a moving traffic offense (light bulb out, no seatbelt etc) or if you have suspicion that they are drunk (slurred speech, smell it etc).
I could park outside a pub and pull everyone over on the road to check their documents, if I smelt alcohol I could request a breath test.
Ah good to know, I am never bothered about being pulled anyway. Not been pulled for a while *Touches wood* but will be interesting next time as they will probably not know what Abarth badge is lol.
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Last time I said that, I got pulled the next night .
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Last time I said that, I got pulled the next night
I've never been pulled, sort of hoped I would when I picked up my new car as it'd only just been given a registration number by DVLA that morning and was insured on the chassis number so that would've been fun explaining all that
Ohh I see what you mean, different wording would of been better lol
Its a forum so I can only go off what information I get, you say you wouldn't draw a conclusion from one persons opinions yet you drew a conclusion regarding the op just off the title off his thread.
Correct .....but what you are missing is that in this case to form my opinion that the O/P is blatantly anti-Police there is no need to consider another side of a dispute. All the evidence is there in front of me in the form of HIS OWN comments......unlike in the one the O/P originally highlighted.
The O/P could have laughed the episode off and forgotten about it, he didnt and instead choose to bring it up in here, kick off over it and claim the Police are lacking.........Sad.
.....but what you are missing is that in this case to form my opinion that the O/P is blatantly anti-Police there is no need to consider another side of a dispute. All the evidence is there in front of me in the form of HIS OWN comments......unlike in the one the O/P originally highlighted.The O/P could have laughed the episode off and forgotten about it, he didnt and instead choose to bring it up in here, kick off over it and claim the Police are lacking.........Sad.
i hate that rule, who would mind random breath tests at peek drinking times, just drunk people i reckon, i wouldn't mind it at all as long as it was just a quick breath test, shouldn't hold people up for long
Must be different up here in Scotland. I've had a couple random breath tests. It's usually done before the radio check comes back. Usually happens around this time of year.
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It is a bit strange, however generally you can find a reason, as I said a RTC could be as something as small as hitting a curb while driving. Break light out etc.
Dunno up there, but maybe you had a light out or something small? I don't know anything about whats different between English and Scottish law though.
My car was doing this really strange thing, the fog lights kept coming on randomly, i was well annoyed! So rang my dealership booked the car in, then a day later, i noticed it was everytime i turned the steering wheel past a certain degree . . . . below a certain speed . . . . then i looked in the book and it clicked . . .
rang fiat back and said "it was ok now"
rang fiat back and said "it was ok now"
Nope nothing. They even said they had no reason to stop me other than it was late and around the Christmas period and they were increasing their random stops.
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I got stopped and breathalised in Whitby once. There were no faults with the car, but the copper did actually give me a reason as to why he pulled me - I had turned the car around in a car park and continued my journey. This supports Kier's point about the police having to have a reason to pull and breathalise you, no matter how daft the reason. I didn't mind though because I never drink and drive. In my opinion they should be able to breathalise anyone at any time without having to justify it, and the fact that they can't is crazy.
A little more on topic - cornering lights are a bit of a waste of time - innovation for innovation's sake.
Totally back on topic - expecting the police to know everything is just ridiculous. And yeah, you might get the odd one with an attitude problem, but if you're not breaking any laws there's absolutely knob they can do about it. Best to just be polite and let them get on with it.
A little more on topic - cornering lights are a bit of a waste of time - innovation for innovation's sake.
Totally back on topic - expecting the police to know everything is just ridiculous. And yeah, you might get the odd one with an attitude problem, but if you're not breaking any laws there's absolutely knob they can do about it. Best to just be polite and let them get on with it.
Sorry to go off topic again, but does anyone know why police are not allowed to do a breath test randomly?
So what is parking at the side of the motorway waiting for a speeding vehicle called?
I suppose its a bit different because they actually have a reason to pull you, speeding, but its not much different than waiting outside a pub
So what is parking at the side of the motorway waiting for a speeding vehicle called?
I suppose its a bit different because they actually have a reason to pull you, speeding, but its not much different than waiting outside a pub
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entrapment is "inducing a person to commit an offense that the person would otherwise have been unlikely to" so don't come into it. as they are speeding or DD regardless of where the police park.
