goading ?

Stephen_Leak

Driving under the speed limit is "perverting the course of justice". :-)

mark5

I remember travelling along the M4 years ago in a 50 mph section at night with a Police Volvo trying to push me to go faster, I didnt speed up I knew it was a police car.
He then left at a slip road and something told me dont go faster, the sneeky git come straight back on, he probably thought I would put my foot down once he pulled off, he passed me then and shot off.

Col7777

I was on holiday once in Suffolk, I had been visiting an uncle who lives there, any way it had rained very heavily for a few days and I was travelling along this road with my wife and my mother when I was pulled by a policeman.
I wondered what was wrong as I wasn't speeding and he asked me to get out of the car and walk to the front of my car, he pointed to a side light that wasn't lit, I gave a little kick and it came on, I said it was probably wet from all the rain we have had.
He still booked me and said I had to produce my documents at the nearest police station when I got home.
I did this and when I explained the the bobby at my home station he went mad, he cursed the Suffolk policeman saying he was a **** and he then went off to the back office.
When he came back he said he had managed to phone the Suffolk police and also got hold of the the policeman that booked me, he told me he gave him a good rollicking plus it caused him a lot of paper work where a little warning would have done, he then said, "Forget the booking, I've sorted it for you."

Gavin83

fred7777 wrote: »

Something similar has happened to me twice, first time I didn't know the car hanging on my bumper was a Police Car before they overtook. Second time I did and so was very careful not to go even 1mph over the limit, at which point they pulled me over for going too slowly!

Since when was that a crime? Did you actually get done for anything?

esmerobbo

Gavin83 wrote: »

Since when was that a crime? Did you actually get done for anything?

There are roads that have a minimum speed limit on them. They are normally motorways, tunnels or bridges.

Happychappy

fred7777 wrote: »

In answer to the original question what that would have got you is a speeding ticket.
Call me cynical but when you run the Police using targets this is what you get. If a Police Officer hasn't met his targets towards the end of the month it's much easier to goad someone into speeding than go out an find real crime.
Something similar has happened to me twice, first time I didn't know the car hanging on my bumper was a Police Car before they overtook. Second time I did and so was very careful not to go even 1mph over the limit, at which point they pulled me over for going too slowly!

What's these targets ? are they commission based

Happychappy

Col7777 wrote: »

I was on holiday once in Suffolk, I had been visiting an uncle who lives there, any way it had rained very heavily for a few days and I was travelling along this road with my wife and my mother when I was pulled by a policeman.
I wondered what was wrong as I wasn't speeding and he asked me to get out of the car and walk to the front of my car, he pointed to a side light that wasn't lit, I gave a little kick and it came on, I said it was probably wet from all the rain we have had.
He still booked me and said I had to produce my documents at the nearest police station when I got home.
I did this and when I explained the the bobby at my home station he went mad, he cursed the Suffolk policeman saying he was a **** and he then went off to the back office.
When he came back he said he had managed to phone the Suffolk police and also got hold of the the policeman that booked me, he told me he gave him a good rollicking plus it caused him a lot of paper work where a little warning would have done, he then said, "Forget the booking, I've sorted it for you."

So the written fixed penalty notice, he ripped up for you :rotfl:

Col7777

Happychappy wrote: »

So the written fixed penalty notice, he ripped up for you :rotfl:

I never got one, all that happened in Suffolk was he took my name and address and told me to report to my nearest station when I got home.

paddedjohn

If i was the o'p i would have put my foot down hard...............on the brake.

paddedjohn

col7777 wrote: »

i was on holiday once in suffolk, i had been visiting an uncle who lives there, any way it had rained very heavily for a few days and i was travelling along this road with my wife and my mother when i was pulled by a policeman.
I wondered what was wrong as i wasn't speeding and he asked me to get out of the car and walk to the front of my car, he pointed to a side light that wasn't lit, i gave a little kick and it came on, i said it was probably wet from all the rain we have had.
He still booked me and said i had to produce my documents at the nearest police station when i got home.
I did this and when i explained the the bobby at my home station he went mad, he cursed the suffolk policeman saying he was a **** and he then went off to the back office.
When he came back he said he had managed to phone the suffolk police and also got hold of the the policeman that booked me, he told me he gave him a good rollicking plus it caused him a lot of paper work where a little warning would have done, he then said, "forget the booking, i've sorted it for you."

that's not a booking its a producer