Got pulled by the fuzz

Was pulled once, on the M8, travelling between Glasgow & Edinburgh. Travelling at the going rate for some quite heavy traffic flow (around 75) in the outside lane, some muppet in a 4x4 joins the carriageway, pulls straight into the outside lane, accelerates right up to my bumper so close I can't see his number plate, Xenons on giving major glare into the rear view, so I speed up to 85, he's still there, so I pull over into the first lane, he copies.... and then hits the blues and twos.

Pull on to the hard shoulder, he comes round and opens up with " why didn't you pull over earlier, didn't you see we were a police vehicle"... and wasn't best pleased when I said that if he'd pulled back rather than sit on my arse, I may have noticed earlier, and as he was so close I could not tell if he'd had his blues on - all I could see was the glare from his headlights which were right in the centre of my rear window. After kindly informing me that the speed limit was 70 on that stretch, he then left....

Know quite a few traffic officers, they all commented that this guy was a complete muppet. Its a shame because I have a lot of time for most of them, and can see where instances like this can really influence the general conception of traffic officers.
 
Been pulled about a dozen times in my youth when i had my Nova's. Since then though i havent been pulled over once. Some were nice and some were just idiots trying to play bad cop. I was never pulled for anything that was breaking the law though it was always silly excuses.
 
Been pulled for speeding by copper (doing over 70 in a 40 zone) and his camera. I was just 19 at the time and very distraught.

He clocked me at 57 and threatened if I had been doing 60+ would have lost my licence.

I didnt say a word to him but still got points and a fine..

A few years ago I was pulled over for "swerving in the road".

I politely informed the copper I was avoiding the many many potholes. To which he replied - I dont see anyone else doing that and I simply stated. "They clearly dont care about their cars / suspension and in addition my vehicle is lowered and this makes it more troublesome."

In the end he checked the usuals MOT, Tax, Insurance, my license and sent me on my way.
 
I get pulled all the time, 6 months ive had the Z4M and i must have been pulled 8 times. Simply because im 24 and have an M I think you dont see many younger people in nice cars up here so suppose thats the reason.

Still haven't done me for anything, just 'checks' which are always fine. BS if you ask me.
 
tomscott said:
I get pulled all the time, 6 months ive had the Z4M and i must have been pulled 8 times. Simply because im 24 and have an M I think you dont see many younger people in nice cars up here so suppose thats the reason.

Still haven't done me for anything, just 'checks' which are always fine. BS if you ask me.
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Have you made a note of the times / dates and badges of the coppers. Surely you can put something to someone to complain about this.
 
No I didn't. Havent been pulled for 6 weeks so im guessing they have approved my diving licence and insurance details now... But if I do I will next time, cheers for the advice.
 
i ran my S2K without a front plate for years with no hassle.

Ran my celica with a smaller front plate and got pulled the odd time.. but never mentioned the front plate.

Its pot luck i guess.
 
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