Grrr - another producer

[Wimmy]

Driving along and the blue lights appeared last night. I knew I hadnt been speeding. Oh **** - windows I thought and both windows went down ion a flash (angel tuned)

Pulls over and he thorows me in the back of the land rover.

Definately a case of good cop/bad cop. The one in the passenger side was really friendly and asked questions on the car - how much I had spent etc etc. The other was Mr Blunt and not so funny.

Pulled me for 2 tiny LED's in the sideskirts. Did this guy have nothing better to do at 12:30 on a Friday night? Aint this supposed to be the busiest time for the police?

Sat in the car - he then decides to rip the **** out of my spoiler. Not in a friendly manner tho - very arrogant about it. I know it aint everyones cuppa but this guy just wasnt right.

After all the checks were done (There is a Paul Williams wanted by the police but he was afro carribean so i got away) and the producer was written out I was then free to go. On getting out the snydy git then shouts 'you're too old to be a boy racer'. Cheeky fecker then got a reply of "If I was racing officer you could have done me for speeding. If you have followed me since my home you will have noted I have not broken 1 speed limit to here. Just because the car is modified does not mean I race like a loon. Some of us guys who modify are the most careful drivers in the workld as we dont want to damage our pride and joy. An officer of all people should be able to understand. I dont presume that all those in uniforms are assholes so you shouldnt presume that all of us with modified cars are knobs on the road"

He was about to get out of the car again before I noticed Mr Good Cop kept him in. Hopefully I made his mind think a little more.

 

[Stuart]

Wimmy,

are blue LED's in sideskirts (and other places) illegal?
Around here there are loads of modified Golf's & Beemers almost covered in blue LED's & often with numberplates in italics or suchlike......they never seem to be bothered by Old Bill.
Weird how you get stopped for two little LED's on the sides, did the cops know you?

 

[Anonymous]

It depends on the county you are in, the Police have different priorities.

J

 

[Anonymous]

Fair does, if your image is all boy-racer, you should expect to be stopped more than the average joe. Simple as that.

Don't want to be stopped, then un-chav your car.

 

[Tom]

Blue is a reserved colour for emergency vehicles only. ie. you can't use it.

 

[Anonymous]

Wimmys car is hardly your standard 'off the halfords shelf' chav mobile is it...

 

[Anonymous]

Is it not?

J

 

[Roberto]

Quote:"Fair does, if your image is all boy-racer, you should expect to be stopped more than the average joe. Simple as that.

Don't want to be stopped, then un-chav your car."
 
Sounds like someone has been on the **** Juice again....

Rob

 

[Wimmy]

*wearing gold chain, several sovereign rings, burberry cap and pumpin out sum rnb tunez man*

Aye. I iz da main chav round ere man. I getpulled al da time fo me car.

Lmao - get real. I've had the lights for nearly 3 years without being stopped for them once. I understand that they are illegal but one of those things that is let past.

My gripe wasnt about being pulled for the lights. My gripe was being pulled at a stupid hour for a petty thing with an arsehole of an officer.

I understand they are illegal and took the risk. And will accept the punishment given (luckily only a producer and to disconnect them).

 

[Anonymous]

WE pay the police to UPHOLD THE LAW not to PASS JUDGEMENT on anyones particular style.
Its no more acceptable for modded cars to be stopped more frequent than standard ones, than it is for them to search blacks more than whites. Equality is a very broad subject and any Police officer should be keeping his opinions to himself.
To me what this officer said would be no different than Ben B photographing a wedding and saying to the Groom "arnt you a bit old to be marrying her"
Rant over, well done Wimmy glad you had the last laugh.

 

[Buzz]

its **** they pull folk for having modded cars. and when i get pulled nowadays, they check EVERYTHING, tax, tyres, hell, i've even been told to start my car so they can listen to it! wtf is that all about!

only solution i can think of is to build a sleeper. i WAS gonna get a skoda fabia vRS and tune the nuts out of it, and leave the styling(if you can call it that) stock standard but not when skoda want 11k for a 1yr old one! lol. i can get an alfa 156 for that price, at that age!

Buzz (formerly LightWarrior)
The champion of the Bravo 1.4
Owner of the Bravo 1.8
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[Anonymous]

Wimmy, You should have the officers details who gave you the producer on the form right? If i were you i would maybe phone the local cop shop, or if it tells you on the form, the one he is attached to and complain about him. The police have to be **** hot on 'diversity' issues these daes and it sounds to me like this copper was way out of line to start ribbin you about your age. Age is a recognised form of discrimination now and the boys in blue should take what you have to say seriously.

If you only have the details of the copper who was nice to you, then say he was nice but that the officer he was with was discrimintary and derogatory to you. The police will know who was working the area and who else they were working with. Plus if they ran a check on your name (which it sounds like they did with your afro carribean namesake) they will also be able to find the officers through that.

I would say that the only way this tosser will really think about his attitude if it becomes clear to him that he will be out of a job if he doesnt.

rant over.

 

[BGR]

If it happens again, make a big issue of getting their names and "collar numbers". Make sure that you write them down and also make sure that they actually see you write it down.

Next, ask for the Duty Inspector's name and ask what Alpha Shift they're on.

They'll **** themsleves as they know a complaint will be coming.

 

[jimbo]

and after you have done all that ......................

just see how many times you get pulled in the following months when all his mates are watching out for " the cocky little **** in the bravo that complained about one of the boys "

LOL

 

[Anonymous]

And if that happens claim harrassment for a nice little compo payout.

 

[BGR]

It doesn't work like that.

If you make an official complaint, you will be left WELL alone.