ed
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Unmarked Police cars can't actually pull you over. They follow you until you stop then they hop out and have a chat with you, or they call for marked assistance who can flash thier blue lights and stop you....
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M2RTY
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Originally posted by 1800ed
Unmarked Police cars can't actually pull you over. They follow you until you stop then they hop out and have a chat with you, or they call for marked assistance who can flash thier blue lights and stop you....
u DO NOT have to stop for an unmarked police car but you acknowledge them and they have to call for a marked car to do so
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Drew
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Originally posted by Ian
I always thought unmarked cars couldn't pull you.
correct and incorrect
they can pull you over
you dont have to stop for them
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timrud_
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It has blue flashing lights, and a police STOP sign, you have to stop!
Infact, it doesnt matter what car an officer is in. He could be in a hot air balloon. It is an offence "Failing to stop when required by a counstable"
Thats the exact wording. It doesnt say he has to be in a car covered in stickers, or hopping on one leg with a light out. If it is an officer of the law and they want you to stop, YOU NEED TO STOP! Your liable for prosecution if you don't. Your choice!
And how do you know they are coppers? A nice shiney warrent card usually suffices!
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Joff
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So what about women police officers - surely they can't make an arrest when they've got the painters in? 
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M2RTY
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quote:
Originally posted by timrud_
It has blue flashing lights, and a police STOP sign, you have to stop!
Infact, it doesnt matter what car an officer is in. He could be in a hot air balloon. It is an offence "Failing to stop when required by a counstable"
Thats the exact wording. It doesnt say he has to be in a car covered in stickers, or hopping on one leg with a light out. If it is an officer of the law and they want you to stop, YOU NEED TO STOP! Your liable for prosecution if you don't. Your choice!
And how do you know they are coppers? A nice shiney warrent card usually suffices!
dont agree mate, i remember it distinctly
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M2RTY
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In Alabama...
It is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while operating a vehicle.
It is illegal to wear a fake moustache that causes laughter in church.
Putting salt on a railroad track may be punishable by death.
Boogers may not be flicked into the wind.
It is legal to drive the wrong way down a one-way street if you have a lantern attached to the front of your automobile
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M2RTY
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My lovely New Jersey...
One must yield a phone line to a person if it is an emergency.
It is illegal to wear a bullet-proof vest while committing a murder.
You cannot pump your own gas. All gas stations are full service and full service only.
It is against the law for a man to knit during the fishing season.
It is against the law to "frown" at a police officer.
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M2RTY
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England
Any person found breaking a boiled egg at the sharp end will be sentenced to 24 hours in the village stocks (enacted by Edward VI).
It is illegal to stand within one hundred yards of the reigning monarch when not wearing socks (enacted by Edward VI)
A bed may not be hung out of a window.
It is illegal for a lady to eat chocolates on a public conveyance.
Any boy under the age of 10 may not see a naked manequin.
all true as i checked them
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M2RTY
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oh the bed one was carried out live on radio1 a few months ago PMSL 
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timrud_
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Marv, I'll check the charge at work tommorow. I'm 99.9% on it though. Failing to stop when required.
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M2RTY
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quote:
Originally posted by timrud_
Marv, I'll check the charge at work tommorow. I'm 99.9% on it though. Failing to stop when required.
cant find it but i have the litriture here somewhere
might only apply if the car does not have warning signals
i thought that police had to respect your right to either be follwed to a highly populated area or have a marked car present
something to dowith car jackings/women alone etc
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Jambo
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The way you tell if its a copper is by his ID. And the fact that 100% of umarked omegas ive seen have had coppers in their uniforms.
Id like someone to go and test this you dont have to stop theory
Even if you can get away with it whats the point? Police react to your reaction. think about it. You fail to stop piss them off. Rather speak to a copper in agood mood than a bad mood.
Common ppl use ure nogins
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Makarus
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I could understand the reasoning behind not having to stop for a unmarked car but I feel this in practise would cause more trouble than its worth, twice the amount of coppers, twice the cost, twice the chance of shit.........just simple math.
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timrud_
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Two different things were talking about here. Having to stop is covered by the Police Act or Road Traffic Act.
What the Police do is governed by PACE.
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