j
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Rite iv jus been pulled for not wearing my seatbelt!! I got a caution and a £30 fine and a producer even though i happened 2 have ID and my insurance docs with me! It wouldnt bother me so much but the fact i DID have my seatbelt on takes the piss!! Has anyone ever had the same thing and protested against it and won? Coz im not payin £30 for something i didnt do!
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Ian
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Can take it to court but you might end up paying the fine plus costs. What are the circumstances around the mistake?
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mav
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why did they think you didn't have it on?
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ShEp
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honeslty,
same as being caught with
No MOT
Loud Exhaust
Seat Belts
go to court plead not guilty it'll be thrown out
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VegasPhil
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Did you point out to the copper you had it on? 
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IvIarkgraham
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if the car had video equipment and was filming you might get away with it but is it worth the risk of paying the legal fees for a court case if you lose
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Mo
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this happend to me a good few months back. a cop in a range rover pulled me cause he thought i didn't have a seat belt on but i did. argued with him for ages but still gave me a ticket.
he's up in the sky in his range rover and i'm in a corsa dropped -60mm 
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VegasPhil
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I got caught the other day - Wearing a white T-Shirt. Was only one junction away from my house. Whoops!
Reminds me I should pay for that haha.
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Rob_Lee
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i got pulled over by a cocky young copper.... he walked up to window.... i flicked the window down and all he said was
"well thats answered my question"
I was like what??
He said he couldnt see a seat belt.
I HAD RED 3" 6 POINT HARNESSES ON FOR FUCK SAKE!
He must have felt like a right cunt... you can easily see the harnesses through the rear window!
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jamesw
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had a copper pull me for being on my mobile, we argued some time about it, and he was trying to get the gf to say i was on it, he finnally gave up when i showed him the phone and he checked incoming / outgoing calls 
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Ben G
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copper said i never had a seatbelt on before and i simply said ''yes i did'' in a very stern voice and he said ok thats good.  i would never dream about driving without a seatbelt on. why would you want to risk your life like that?
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j
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Exactly i never move without a seatbelt on, it feels like somethings missing! He was only about 20 and my cousen whos a cop just said that going by his PC number that hes a special constable, meaning he wouldnt really know what hes doing (not mentioning he gave me the ticket before a caution which hes ment to do 1st!), hes voluntary and only works a few hours a week. He said to write to the ticket office and explain. I had my belt under my arm, so he prob couldnt see i had it on, but he came up to my window and told me to get out and i had to take my belt off to get out he must of seen it! I said i had it on and he said if i wana protest it the infos on the back of the ticket
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j
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BUT the fact that my 2 mates in the car both admitted they didnt have their belts on and took the fine doesnt help! Makes it look like y would they not have 1 on and i would
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IvIarkgraham
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if it was under your arm its not technically on and in an accident would probably slice you in half so i wouldnt challenge the ticket
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Ian
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quote:
Originally posted by j
I had my belt under my arm
Have you any idea how useless that would be in a crash 
Pay the fine as you were not wearing it properly.
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Timbaland
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Tbh mate id just pay it but your annoyed at the fact which i can understand.
But there was a guy round here who got done for blue side lights in his m5 (of all cars) and he tried to fight the fine as they were road legal phillips ones.
Went to court and got 3 points, 60 fine and the 210 court costs for trying to argue police authority or summit.
Not worth it mate, walk in give them the tenner and walk out and forget it.
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j
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Yea but the fact is, i had it on and its not illegal to have it under your arm. So in the eyes of the law i had my belt on
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Ben G
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quote:
Originally posted by j
BUT the fact that my 2 mates in the car both admitted they didnt have their belts on and took the fine doesnt help! Makes it look like y would they not have 1 on and i would
isn't it your responsibility to make sure everyone in your vehicle whilst you are driving wear's a seatbelt? i thought it was the drivers responsibility thats why you would get a ticket IMO.
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Timbaland
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Just read that, it would smash your ribs there, might aswell unplug your airbags aswell.
I feel naked without a seatbelt on...
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mav
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agree, under your arm ? why? might aswell not have it on.
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Timbaland
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quote:
Originally posted by j
Yea but the fact is, i had it on and its not illegal to have it under your arm. So in the eyes of the law i had my belt on
It is illegal, otherwise they would fit a lap belt.
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j
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its not a tenner mate its £30 which i dont have as it is! Especially to pay 4 something i didnt do
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j
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was only under my arm coz was only going round the corner. And all 3 of us got a seperate ticket
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Ben G
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next time you'll know how to wear your seatbelt.
and also you should've told all the details in your first post
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Timbaland
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quote:
Originally posted by j
its not a tenner mate its £30 which i dont have as it is! Especially to pay 4 something i didnt do
Be grateful its only 30 quid and that your ribs are intact.
You did do it though, Your seatbelt was NOT on.
Dont say that under arm pish is on as its not. Pay the fine and be done with it.
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