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Police ehicle Stops
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When it comes to insurance, having a copy of your insurance certificate handy could save you a long walk home.
If the police think that your car is uninsured, they can seize it on the spot. A tow truck will be called to take it away, and you will be left working out how to get home.
If you can produce an insurance certificate, then it's up to the police to show that it's false. If they can't, then they are not allowed to seize that car.
A good point. I remember reading about the police in North Wales seizing a pregnant woman's car and leaving her to walk home at night, some considerable distance. And I think it turned out the car was insured anyway.0 -
A friend of mine (who has since moved abroad) once told me never to give my documents during a police stop. I asked them why, but never got a clear answer. Is there a reason for this? I was under the impression that they may scrutinize my insurance documents or something? But is that also the case with my driving license. Can any someone shed light on this?, it's been bugging me for a while.
Half suspect he's one of those freeman of the land nutcases who bang on about "legal names", "admiralty courts" and other such garbage and thinks shouting "do not consent" exempts him from the law. There's a clip on youtube filmed by one of these guys who was stopped by the police and he's held up for over 30 minutes (and ends up giving the documentation requested anyway) because he thinks certain phrases give him a get out of jail free cardSam Vimes' Boots Theory of Socioeconomic Unfairness:
People are rich because they spend less money. A poor man buys $10 boots that last a season or two before he's walking in wet shoes and has to buy another pair. A rich man buys $50 boots that are made better and give him 10 years of dry feet. The poor man has spent $100 over those 10 years and still has wet feet.
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So Plod stops you on the way to the airport for your annual two-week holiday in Ibiza. You have seven days to produce whatever documents he specifies. What's the approach now? Yes, ok Mr Plod I'll go to the station (likely to be a long way from your house and only manned part time), or sorry Mr Plod, I'm out of the country for two weeks, so no-can-do?
One of my siblings was stopped for speeding (albeit around 15 years ago) and was due to go away for work. I took all their documentation to the station, paid the FPN etc. So I don't think you specifically have to produce the documents, just as long as they're produced.You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means - Inigo Montoya, The Princess Bride0 -
unholyangel wrote: »One of my siblings was stopped for speeding (albeit around 15 years ago) and was due to go away for work. I took all their documentation to the station, paid the FPN etc. So I don't think you specifically have to produce the documents, just as long as they're produced.
I always thought the holder had to produce the licence.0 -
I was pulled last February, sat in police car and gave my name. He already had all details up on the computer in the car, insurance, licence details, ever the fact I had never been stopped before all from my reg number.
Not sure how he would have checked if I had been driving my wifes car, maybe would have had to produce manually then.Totally Debt Free & Mortgage Free Semi retired and happy0 -
I was pulled last February, sat in police car and gave my name. He already had all details up on the computer in the car, insurance licence details, ever the fact I had never been stopped before all from my reg number.
Not sure how he would have checked if I had been driving my wifes car, maybe would have had to produce manually then.
Exactly the same way.0 -
Completely unscientific, but having watched a few Traffic Cop shows, a simple search of the DVLA database and the police know if your car is Taxed, MOTed and Insured?0
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I was pulled last February, sat in police car and gave my name. He already had all details up on the computer in the car, insurance, licence details, ever the fact I had never been stopped before all from my reg number.
Not sure how he would have checked if I had been driving my wifes car, maybe would have had to produce manually then.
You mean car licence details - not driving licence details? Not sure how they would do the latter until they knew who you were.0 -
You mean car licence details - not driving licence details? Not sure how they would do the latter until they knew who you were.
You'd assume most people give a genuine name so they can find you easily enough, it's only the ones who give false names that start causing issuesSam Vimes' Boots Theory of Socioeconomic Unfairness:
People are rich because they spend less money. A poor man buys $10 boots that last a season or two before he's walking in wet shoes and has to buy another pair. A rich man buys $50 boots that are made better and give him 10 years of dry feet. The poor man has spent $100 over those 10 years and still has wet feet.
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You mean car licence details - not driving licence details? Not sure how they would do the latter until they knew who you were.
Car owned by a male, male and female on the insurance, male is driving so check the male against the driving licence database before the car is stopped. Not 100% guarentee but works more times than not.0
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