Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
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Mate was travelling back from his gf's, quite late at night roads were clear but was behind a couple of cars sticking to 30 in the 30, so he went past them as it was clear and dead.
He is an idiot for doing that really, he's not really into cars and speeding n stuff though so I think he was just being a bit impatient.
Anyway a car comes flying up his ass and sticks there about a metre from him. He assumes its someone having some form of road rage so puts his foot down further to try and get them off him, so hes doing about 60 odd by now in the 30. I can vouch for the fact he wasnt trying to race them as he really isnt into any of that.
Anyway comes to the 60 and the car is still there so he starts caning it now and ends up doing 90 in the 60, but the car still wont budge, so he pulls over into a layby to "have it out" with the driver. the other car pulls over and my mate gets out basically to say "what the fuck is going on"
Then two coppers get out the car  and tell him hes about to lose his license fpmsl.
After a lot of pleading that he needs his license for work and he would lose his livelyhood, and that the only reason he was driving so stupidly was because they wer right up behind him and he though someone was after him, they say "Consider this your lucky warning" basically give him a bollocking and let him go, he thinks they may have marked his car, but he was a jammy cunt to get away with it.
Im not sure as to why they let him off, they were in marked police car and if it would have been me I would have suspected it and slowed down, but he aint really got a clue.
Maybe they couldnt do him because it could be argued that they provoked it, and there was no need to follow him for so long without pulling him over.
I dont know, all I know is hes a jammy mother fucker
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ed
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Registered: 10th Sep 03
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Thats lucky. Very lucky. But bloody stupid. If somone is driving right up my arse I slow down to piss them off even more....
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Icy
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Registered: 31st Jan 01
Location: Edinburgh Drives: Mk3 Golf Gti
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police musta been bored 
i usually drive slower too to piss them off
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Jamie
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Registered: 1st Apr 02
Location: Aberdeen
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If someone decides they want their front bumper to "mate" with my rear bumper i just slow down til a bit
Had a few "incidents" where they fancy a go but best bet is ignoring them as road rage takes two to tango
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Robbo
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Registered: 6th Aug 02
Location: London
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Best thing to do is always to slow down to snails pace!
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ed
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Registered: 10th Sep 03
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Another good one is to tap the brakes, they shit ther pants and leave a mile bap after that one... If they hit you, then you get a new car and some 'whiplash' cash 
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Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
Location: Worcestershire Drives: Defender
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they also said they couldnt be hassled with all the paper work lazy bastards
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Adam_B
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Registered: 13th Dec 00
Location: Lancashire
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what a cock, 60 in a 30 ffs.
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X 60RSA
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Registered: 20th Aug 01
Location: Lincoln
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This has happened before, the police should have stopped him alot sooner. He was bound to get away with it, its happened before where the police have been following someone closely, the driver has shooted it and tried to speed off!
Personally i reckon the cops just want a race, makes sense!
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Claire
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Registered: 19th Jan 03
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Police can follow you for as long as they like if they have good cause. I was followed for 6 miles last week untill we got to a well lit, public place. Then they stopped me. If he was driving like a tit they probably wanted to see just how far he was going to go before stopping him, bit sneaky but then he shouldnt have been driving so fast!
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vibrio
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
Mate was travelling back from his gf's, quite late at night roads were clear but was behind a couple of cars sticking to 30 in the 30, so he went past them as it was clear and dead.
He is an idiot for doing that really, he's not really into cars and speeding n stuff though so I think he was just being a bit impatient.
Anyway a car comes flying up his ass and sticks there about a metre from him. He assumes its someone having some form of road rage so puts his foot down further to try and get them off him, so hes doing about 60 odd by now in the 30. I can vouch for the fact he wasnt trying to race them as he really isnt into any of that.
Anyway comes to the 60 and the car is still there so he starts caning it now and ends up doing 90 in the 60, but the car still wont budge, so he pulls over into a layby to "have it out" with the driver. the other car pulls over and my mate gets out basically to say "what the fuck is going on"
Then two coppers get out the car and tell him hes about to lose his license fpmsl.
After a lot of pleading that he needs his license for work and he would lose his livelyhood, and that the only reason he was driving so stupidly was because they wer right up behind him and he though someone was after him, they say "Consider this your lucky warning" basically give him a bollocking and let him go, he thinks they may have marked his car, but he was a jammy cunt to get away with it.
Im not sure as to why they let him off, they were in marked police car and if it would have been me I would have suspected it and slowed down, but he aint really got a clue.
Maybe they couldnt do him because it could be argued that they provoked it, and there was no need to follow him for so long without pulling him over.
I dont know, all I know is hes a jammy mother fucker
obvious why
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burgess
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Registered: 22nd Feb 04
Location: Norton, North Yorkshire
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This happened to me on a duel carrigeway
a car right on my bumper but could have easly past me
I was stupid and floored it
left it behind to later find it was a t5
he was not best pleased
went to court and got 5 points
that was over 4 years ago
ever since if someone is up my chuff I slow RIGHT down now!
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Nismo
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Mate got caught doing 130mph on his bki and only got a 30 day band and a £175 fine and he was moaning like fuck
I told him to shut up as he has had a very very lucky escape 
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Skylined
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Registered: 27th Sep 05
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If it was marked how did he manage to overlook the fact it was marked with flourescent yellow and said police on the bonnet?
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Ry_B
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Some people have all the luck 
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langey
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Registered: 7th Sep 03
Location: Wigan
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sounds to me like your mate needs a car that can do more than 90.
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Basscrazy
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Exact happened to me a while back
chatting to the police man (who said he used to modify novas) so was lucky sat and chatted to him he told me only reason i got off was becuase i said
i thought i was being chased
if you dont say something along those lines you loose your lisence he was proper honest about it
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dannycorsa c
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coppers are twats for doing that. grrrrrrrrrr
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Marc
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quote:
Originally posted by langey
sounds to me like your mate needs a car that can do more than 90.
and glasses?
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Danny A
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Registered: 12th Nov 04
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im sure they can only follow u for 2 miles or summit like that then they have to pull u over iic.
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Butler
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Registered: 2nd Jun 05
Location: London
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Police are worrying me lately, they seem to love my car and I get followed at every opportunity despite the fact im always sticking to the limit and what not. Looks like there begging for an opportunity to catch me out.
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John
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quote:
Originally posted by Skylined
If it was marked how did he manage to overlook the fact it was marked with flourescent yellow and said police on the bonnet?
Can you regularly see the details of a car behind you with high headlights in the dark?
I know I can't.
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
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If the car was unmarked then it couldn't really go to court as they're not supposed to stop without calling for uniformed assistance.
If the car was marked, no matter how dark it is it should still be very obvious indeed. Don't know what they're marked up like near you but Merseyside have enough reflective material on the front of the car that you see it when you brake. Plus the reg number will match with other police vehicles, which you can also read when you brake.
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Meat-Pie-SRI
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quote:
Originally posted by Ian
If the car was unmarked then it couldn't really go to court as they're not supposed to stop without calling for uniformed assistance.
If the car was marked, no matter how dark it is it should still be very obvious indeed. Don't know what they're marked up like near you but Merseyside have enough reflective material on the front of the car that you see it when you brake. Plus the reg number will match with other police vehicles, which you can also read when you brake.
Unmarked cars can stop you in exactly the same way as a marked one, providing they have lights, usually in the front grille and at the top of the windscreen.
These also have sirens etc
this is obviously only if it is a 'Police' car and not a hired car, used by CID etc as these have no emergency lights fitted.
Just thought i'd clarify that for ya! 
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
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Didn't know that!
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