POINTS & FINE for Mobile Phone use whilst driving

dacouch

Can any of the police contributing on this thread answer this question for me.

As with most motorist I find the best way to deal with traffic officers when they stop you is to be polite, give them any information they want and listen to what they have to say / advice they give. After all they are doing their job and the one person you will not win an arguement with is a police officer (Or your misses)

I normally address them as "Officer" however I read a contribution from a traffic cop on Honest John that he and his colleagues find being reffered to as officer as being insulting. Is this the case and if so what is the preffered term as I cannot think of anything else apart from "Sir"

neilmcl

peachyprice wrote: »

You're telling me, if you'd been stopped at the roadside and accused of an offence, you wouldn't do everything posible, there and then to prove your innocence, before accepting the ticket?

Actually solicitors say, and some members of the Police have admitted, that this is the last thing you should do. The advice is to remain silent, be cooperative and then seek legal advice.

pendulum

All those saying "the police won't pull you over for no reason" should either try driving an older car that's seen better days, or change their skin colour to black.

Norant

pendulum wrote: »

All those saying "the police won't pull you over for no reason" should either try driving an older car that's seen better days, or change their skin colour to black.

What a crock,for both reasons.

pitkin2020

pendulum wrote: »

All those saying "the police won't pull you over for no reason" should either try driving an older car that's seen better days, or change their skin colour to black.

Well you will get stopped if your car has seen better days, you were obviously pulled as it looked unsafe. As for being black your just using that as an excuse because your car is falling apart.

pendulum

A few door dings and a few scratches on an older car make it look unsafe do they?

I keep getting pulled because the police think "Not much money - young driver... probably no insurance". It's not because my car is or looks unsafe and they never show any interest in the condition of the vehicle, just my documents.

The fact you claim to know that I am "obviously" being pulled over because my car "looks unsafe", when you haven't even seen my vehicle or know any of the circumstances of each stop, shows just how much you are prone to making assumptions. Don't assume the police will only pull you over if you are doing something wrong because that assumption is wrong. I've been pulled over 4 or 5 times just for a check and without being accused of any crime or wrongdoing at all. So what if I happened to have my phone on my seat during one of these stops? Oh of course, I must be guilty of an offence because I wouldn't have been pulled over if I wasn't on my phone.

And I'm not black. I didn't say I was black either. Just another wrong assumption you made!

spike7451

dacouch wrote: »

Can any of the police contributing on this thread answer this question for me.

As with most motorist I find the best way to deal with traffic officers when they stop you is to be polite, give them any information they want and listen to what they have to say / advice they give. After all they are doing their job and the one person you will not win an arguement with is a police officer (Or your misses)

I normally address them as "Officer" however I read a contribution from a traffic cop on Honest John that he and his colleagues find being reffered to as officer as being insulting. Is this the case and if so what is the preffered term as I cannot think of anything else apart from "Sir"

Try Constable,Seargent if they have 3-up or Inspector if pipped.

Norant

Here Pendulum.



You havent got an old five hundred pound Banger have you.


If a car looks unroadworthy you can expect being stopped by the Police,it comes with the territory im affraid and i for one support the police in getting old Bangers off the road.

Now Classic cars are different.

pitkin2020

pendulum wrote: »

A few door dings and a few scratches on an older car make it look unsafe do they?

I keep getting pulled because the police think "Not much money - young driver... probably no insurance". It's not because my car is or looks unsafe and they never show any interest in the condition of the vehicle, just my documents.

The fact you claim to know that I am "obviously" being pulled over because my car "looks unsafe", when you haven't even seen my vehicle or know any of the circumstances of each stop, shows just how much you are prone to making assumptions. Don't assume the police will only pull you over if you are doing something wrong because that assumption is wrong. I've been pulled over 4 or 5 times just for a check and without being accused of any crime or wrongdoing at all. So what if I happened to have my phone on my seat during one of these stops? Oh of course, I must be guilty of an offence because I wouldn't have been pulled over if I wasn't on my phone.

And I'm not black. I didn't say I was black either. Just another wrong assumption you made!

Get off your soap box. The police, unless doing random checks will not just "pull you over", something must have grabbed their attention and thought it worth while to pull you for what ever reason.
Your the one that brought the black comment in to the equation which if your not even black your the one making an assumption as how can you possibly know they are getting pulled because they are black.

Your also the one who said "older car that's seen better days", yes I may have assumed it was a little more than a few scratches and dings, but the police may still want to look at the car as for all they know those dents may have just happened and you could have been driving away from the scene of an accident, there is a 101 scenarios that could be the reason your pulled.

As for being pulled all the time i'm fully aware of it as I was pulled on a weekly basis because I look younger than my age, and they always thought I was out joyriding. It's not always a fault with the car that may cause them to pull you, they also pay attention to the drivers behaviour and their driving.

spike7451

Over here in NI,if the PSNI stop you for whatever,you also get breathalised.