J4M13
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Registered: 15th Apr 06
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I hate them!
i was driving through my town, no one on the roads at all, drove around a mini roundabout maybe touching 30mph, no more though as its a sharp bend, and their were 2 coppers in a van around the corner, they followed me and pulled me over, next thing the younger copper(looked around 25) jumps out of van and storms over to my window and this is the convo we had.
young copper "Get out, get out now and stand on the pavement"
YC "what speed is it on here"
Me "30mph"
YC "and what speed were you doing"
Me "i dont know as i was keeping my eyes on the road (as you should), but i was maybe touching 30mph, no more though"
YC "are you getting funny with me, coz if you are we will thouroughly check over your car and do you for the slightest thing!"
Me "you can if your that bored"
YC " right get in your car then(i go and get in car)"
bare in mind i have morettes
YC "side lights on(their fine), dipped beam(their fine), main beam(i have one inner lamp as a cold air feed)
YC "erm, oh look, you have only got one main beam light"
Me "your quite right i do" (all 4 lamps have main beam lights dont they??)
Me "but im 98% sure thats not illegal"
YC "right, indicators"
YC "where are they (in a cocky voice)"
Me " you can clearly see them behind the front grille"
YC "well that's illegal and wont pass m.o.t"
Me "im not sure, it could be possible they wont, but ill get them checked tomorrow and see"
(determined to find something he can do me for)
Funny part-
YC "right, pop your bonnet"
YC "Oh look what we have here (in his cocky voice)"
Me "Yeah its an engine"
YC very fly says "and does your insurance know you have a 2ltr engine fitted?"
Me actually laughing at him "errrrrrrrrm, well they would if i actually had a 2ltr engine fitted!"
YC knowing hes made a prick of himself "erm, well,well whats that then"
Me "look, if i was to tell you what engine it was, you still wouldnt know if it was actually that, its a 1.4 by the way"
YC thinking its still an XE "well 1.4 corsa's are 8v and this isnt 8v!"
Me "your actually right, its not 8v, its 16v (short silence, then just before he's about to talk) and thats because it a corsa sport which come standard as 16v!"
YC "erm,well, do you even have insurance"
Me "yes i do, im not a dick head" (told me off for swearing haha)
YC "right, well you have got a week to sort your car out and we are comming to visit you, and if its not upto par we will lift it, on your way"
Me " well my car wont be their as its in the bodyshop being re-sprayed this week"
YC "and will you be telling your insurance that your changing the colour?"
Me "well if you want me to, ill tell them its going from dull black........to normal black"
Me "okie dokie, good day, nice chatting with you" in a sarky voice"
what a power crazy little prick!
i felt like punching him in his little square fat head!
thing is, he didnt run my details, ask me my name, my age, anything.
he just asked where i lived, he didnt even take my reg ffs!
i know their are good cops, but these little sh*te's give them a bad name.
anyone else get cops like this?
is it illegal to have my indicators behind my front grille?
that is all, rant over lol
[Edited on 18-12-2006 by J4M13]
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John
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You were cheeky from the outset.
I'm surprised they didn't do you for something and you would have most likely deserved it.
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IvIarkgraham
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naughty boy
i had the same sort of thing just told him to fuck off
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John
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I bet you didn't.
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mav
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I bet you didn't too...
Be nice to them is the only way..It's hard but......................
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J4M13
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quote:
Originally posted by John
You were cheeky from the outset.
I'm surprised they didn't do you for something and you would have most likely deserved it.
i started off talking to him normally in an orderly manner but he aggrevated me so much with how he was talking to me like i was sh*t.
and i didnt actually do anything wrong, but believe what you want pal.
and this was the first time iv been pulled since i bought the car 8 months ago.
[Edited on 18-12-2006 by J4M13]
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CorsAsh
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quote:
Originally posted by J4M13
Me "i dont know as i was keeping my eyes on the road as you should, but i was maybe touching 30mph, no more though"
Thats like flicking a switch to turn the copper into "arse" mode. Dont ever claim to know more about the law or good practice than they do, even if it's true.
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J4M13
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suppose i was wrong, for my own good to say that comment.
was very funny when he was addament it was an XE, bet he felt like a right tool when i proved him wrong.
at the end of the day, they must have pulled me out of pure boredom or thought, right we'll do this boy racer or w/e.
he didnt even take my details or reg or anything, whats that all about??
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CorsAsh
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Well just think, for every lad with a done up car that's all legit like yours, they must pull a dozen that aren't.
Unfortunately, people like you and the majority of CS are in a minority of drivers who try and make sure we're all legal, but until we're pulled, there's no way to really tell us apart from the tossers. 
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J4M13
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yeah thats true.
the only thing that could possibly be illegal is my front indicators behind the grille, but im going to m.o.t place tomorrow to see what they say, if they are illegal, ill move them(which i was going to do anyways)
surely he should have given me one of those note things where i have 7 days to get it checked?
think this is illegal? i know a few poeple on here have them in the same place, you can see them clearly.
[Edited on 18-12-2006 by J4M13]
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Robin
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it's legal.
the headlights probably aren't though, i think they have to be symmetrical.
as for getting stopped, don't drive around at 1 am.
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jazzer2k3
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Why shouldn't he drive about at 1am ? ? ... I have no faith in police, they've got nothing better to do - Like catch proper criminals they choose to take the cheap way out and pull motorists.
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J4M13
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i got pulled at about 12 on my way home from dropping the missus off.
they have to eb symmetrical? not heard of that before, will find out at m.o.t garage tomorrow.
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J4M13
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quote:
Originally posted by jazzer2k3
Why shouldn't he drive about at 1am ? ? ... I have no faith in police, they've got nothing better to do - Like catch proper criminals they choose to take the cheap way out and pull motorists.
their are good cops, but its these little pr*cks that let the power go to their heads which give the police a bad name, im all for cops that do their job properly.
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Robin
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Jazzer, if you're driving round at 1am, it's suspicious. Also, like Ash said, for every person they pull over who is legal, they pull over considerably more people who aren't, which makes it worth while.
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jamied
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couldnt agree more jazzer2k3 they go for the easy jobs, last time i got pulled and fined the copper said "the chancellor loves it when i bring my tint measure device down whitby"
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Pop
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quote:
Originally posted by 306CORSA
couldnt agree more jazzer2k3 they go for the easy jobs, last time i got pulled and fined the copper said "the chancellor loves it when i bring my tint measure device down whitby"
surely you got fined though because something was illegal, so how can you complain 
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CorsAsh
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quote:
Originally posted by 306CORSA
couldnt agree more jazzer2k3 they go for the easy jobs, last time i got pulled and fined the copper said "the chancellor loves it when i bring my tint measure device down whitby"
 Sense of humour then
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stubs
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quote:
Originally posted by J4M13
Me " well my car wont be their as its in the bodyshop being re-sprayed this week"
YC "and will you be telling your insurance that your changing the colour?"
Me "well if you want me to, ill tell them its going from dull black........to normal black"
quote:
Originally posted by J4M13
Looks blue to me.. 
[Edited on 18-12-2006 by stubs]
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J4M13
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thats just the front bumper, its actually, black, grey and blue, with patches of peach colour and yellow filler , its being prepped for spraying.
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antmashed
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well that did make me laugh cheers for that especially bit about the 2ltr haha agreed coppers like that are just not doing thier job properly and typically P155 people off so fair play for what you said
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Scotty C
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Pics of said car?
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J4M13
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should be re-sprayed this week hopefully.
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Robin
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To be fair, you can't blame them for pulling you over. It's not like the car doesn't stand out.
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Scotty C
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Beat me to it Robin
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