eastend
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a few months ago police used there light detector tint thing on my front tints and i had to take them off as they were too dark, recently i have been looking at the front windows of police cars and there traffic cars seem to have very dark windows at the front, it would be interesting to put their machine on their windows.
if i put some new ones on and get pulled, would i be able to ask them to use the machine on their windows??
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Haimsey
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You could ask, but they would probably think your being cocky and be harsher towards you.
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ed
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No that's being a bit cheeky really isn't it. If you have a complaint then you have to go through the correct procedure.
They are probably tinted differently, have you seen how dark the tints are on BMW X5's - they come out of the factory with practicly black glass on them if you ask for it...
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Lee Wilson
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They would probably tell you to F*** Off 
Although it must be illegal if it is for us 
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Robbo
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^^ Why? Police cars are allowed to speed... (when deemed necessary etc.), they can have blue strobes etc.
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ed
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There are valid reasons for them to be able to speed, and there are very obviously valid reasons for them to have strobes. Having overly tinted windows is as good as driving with a blindfold on at night and has caused a lot of accidents hence why it has been made illegal.
I know the come back to that argument would be that speeding Police officers cause accidents, but that discussions for another day.
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Dione J
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To be honest, the police car's you was probably looking at have factory tint on the front windows, but back 3 windows are dark which makes the front's look darker than they may seem TBH.
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Fro
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quote:
Originally posted by Dione J
To be honest, the police car's you was probably looking at have factory tint on the front windows, but back 3 windows are dark which makes the front's look darker than they may seem TBH.
Exactly what i was going to say.
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FruitBooTeR
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Your legally allowed to check a police car over if they are issuing you a ticket and if you find say a bald tyre, headlight out etc then they cant give you a ticket.
I should imagine its the same for the tints, would proberly think there legal though.
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deano87
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Originally posted by ed
They are probably tinted differently, have you seen how dark the tints are on BMW X5's - they come out of the factory with practicly black glass on them if you ask for it...
What's to say they are legal though?
I have worked in posh areas of north London like Hadley Wood. I see numerous pimp-mobils rolling around, with limo dark tints on the front. The police don't care because they are law abiding citizens and not some boy racer.
Try dark tints when you're older with a family car. You probably won't get pulled imho.
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Fro
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quote:
Originally posted by FruitBooTeR
Your legally allowed to check a police car over if they are issuing you a ticket and if you find say a bald tyre, headlight out etc then they cant give you a ticket.
I should imagine its the same for the tints, would proberly think there legal though.
I'll have to remember this, ive been pulled by a van before and they searched me for drugs etc and they had a headlight out.
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johnhara1
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The police vehicle having a headlight out WONT stop them from being able to give you a ticket.
Police vehicles are meant to be checked by their driver before they leave the yard, a bulb could blow at anytime so they cant be blamed.
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deano87
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quote:
Originally posted by johnhara1
The police vehicle having a headlight out WONT stop them from being able to give you a ticket.
Police vehicles are meant to be checked by their driver before they leave the yard, a bulb could blow at anytime so they cant be blamed.
Should carry a spare bulb kit. In some countries it is the law. Good idea I think.
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Matt_b
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quote:
Originally posted by FruitBooTeR
Your legally allowed to check a police car over if they are issuing you a ticket and if you find say a bald tyre, headlight out etc then they cant give you a ticket.
I should imagine its the same for the tints, would proberly think there legal though.
Really? Has anyone ever done this?
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FruitBooTeR
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Cant find anything on the net to back it up but im pretty sure its true
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Dione J
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I bet they would tell you to GTF to be honest if you asked to check their car.
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nova_gteuk
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quote:
Originally posted by ed
No that's being a bit cheeky really isn't it. If you have a complaint then you have to go through the correct procedure.
Not at all,i got pulled for a sidelight bulb out once before,they where gonna give me a 7 day form thing because i give him attitude..so i said you want me to waste my time going to an mot station then the police station and i noticed their 306 had a sidelight out to..soon as i said that they said just get it changed asap then 
[Edited on 27-09-2007 by nova_gteuk]
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ed
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quote:
Originally posted by deano87
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Originally posted by ed
They are probably tinted differently, have you seen how dark the tints are on BMW X5's - they come out of the factory with practicly black glass on them if you ask for it...
What's to say they are legal though?
I have worked in posh areas of north London like Hadley Wood. I see numerous pimp-mobils rolling around, with limo dark tints on the front. The police don't care because they are law abiding citizens and not some boy racer.
Try dark tints when you're older with a family car. You probably won't get pulled imho.
Not really. If a car has left the factory with dark tints on it then they are legal. All cars have to be type approved for use on British roads (same as an SVA test). If the tints are dark then they must be legal.
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ed
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quote:
Originally posted by nova_gteuk
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Originally posted by ed
No that's being a bit cheeky really isn't it. If you have a complaint then you have to go through the correct procedure.
Not at all,i got pulled for a sidelight bulb out once before,they where gonna give me a 7 day form thing because i give him attitudebecause..so i said you want me to waste my time going to an mot station then the police station and i noticed their 306 had a sidelight out to..soon as i said that they said just get it changed asap then
It's not really cool to be a cunt to the police though. It doesn't get you anywhere in most cases, plus it gives the rest of the population a bad name.
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Steve
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Thats balls about officers cant give you a ticket for stuff if they have a bald tyre etc
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taylorboosh
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
Thats balls about officers cant give you a ticket for stuff if they have a bald tyre etc
agreed
A T5 followed me for 2 miles nearly the other night and he didnt indicate once, if he had pulled me would i fuck have mentioned this to him. dont wind police up
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Steve
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internet old wives tales is what it is
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FasT09
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i had to take them off my corsa as when they did the test it said 15% when i'm not allowed below 70% lol. As soon as he said i'm going to test them i knew 100% i was illegal.
thing that pisses me off is that theres loads of other cars around my area with dark windows and they never been stopped. And when police overtake you in a 30 (where theyr going 50 with no sirens) pisses me off!!!!!!!!!!!! and they arent on a call out.
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eastend
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i never wind up police, if they pull me its jst not worth the hassel
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Steve
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how do you know they arent on a call out? a lot of times they wont use the sirens if the situation doesnt require
thats another myth, that they have to use there sirens when they are called out
[Edited on 27-09-2007 by Steve]
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