Dragonball Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 NO - not a joke...Coming back from college... Over the bridge and... never seen so many yellow jackets! I counted 29!! (and these were not just the 'part-timers community lot) pulling over cars etc 29!! PLUS Car and 2 bikes! Now at this stage I really do give up - cos there just aint no need... how much did this cost...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifty Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 so why did it take 21/2 hours to move one broken down bus on the A30 yesterday evening -took me 3 fooking hours to get home caused 3 mile jams in either direction. crazy Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 What they all going to do when they introduce pay as you drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanchan Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 That's excessive to say the least. It's probably justified by them cos it'll go down as "30 crimes solved today" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrickTT Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 I thoughtthey didn't need to do roadside checks any more as the DVLA computer knew where all the untaxed cars are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerry Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 Took three of them 20 minutes to give me a presenter (me sat in the back of their car) for a duff dipped headlight. That's one police man hour for nothing... If they had popped their head in the window and said "get it fixed-OK" it would have taken them about a minute. No paperwork, all sorted. Makes me very sad to think that when I was young most people thought the police were the good guys, now most people think a chunk of them are just tossers. G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewie Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 You didn't spot the snipers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merckx Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 I think they normally stop more than one vehicle at a time. You must've been the only suspicious looking driver who was passing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopite Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 I call bullshit on this one! I counted 29!! NO WAY can you count that far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjodrell Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 typical, motorists=criminals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisSZ Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 NO - not a joke...Coming back from college... Over the bridge and... never seen so many yellow jackets! I counted 29!! (and these were not just the 'part-timers community lot) pulling over cars etc 29!! PLUS Car and 2 bikes! Now at this stage I really do give up - cos there just aint no need... how much did this cost...? Two for white drivers, the rest are there just in case any ethnics come past :d Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiversteve Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 To err is Human (29 times apparently) It takes a computer to really foul things up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonball Posted February 20, 2007 Author Share Posted February 20, 2007 I call bullshit on this one! NO WAY can you count that far [/quote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamer Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 Did they actually stop you Paul ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Class One Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 Tax disc check my arse. It'll be an ANPR operation (automatic number plate reader) and I would suspect that the majority of the officers engaged there would be probationers (trainees). The point being? Well the ANPR will be directly linked upto the PNC so any vehicle that is of "interest" to Police will get tugged. Probationers then get experience of stopping and speaking with members of the public, can gain experience of developing their investigative skills by asking questions, and might get the chance of a decent arrest. After all, criminals need to travel about don't they? And generally they do that by car. Why so many then? Well, if an arrest is made then usually that'll be two less officers there to deal. (Labour intensive you see, lots of "i"'s to dot and "t"'s to cross and if there was say only 6 officers there then you may as well wind it up after an hour because they'll all the off with arrests. ) Often there is a bigger picture, but most of the time you only see what you choose to see eh? Hope that kind of explains it a bit for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockys96 Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 college? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 Often there is a bigger picture, but most of the time you only see what you choose to see eh? I only see that no one comes out when you burgled but there are traffic type police everywhere :eyebrows: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 Last year there were 3 ANPR 'days' on the main road near my house (in not such a good area as Doug will confirm ). Each time they took so many cars off the road, they filled the 1/8 mile side road with them and had to stop early due to lack of space. The recovery trucks took an entire day to clear them all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kosmic Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 They've been doing that in our neighbourhood for the past few weeks too, loads of recovery trucks taking cars away. my question, however naive i may sound, is why? So a car like a like my Red supra which is fairly well known to my local squaddie will cause them to just stop me and take the car away even though i am legit with tax/mot/insurance?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 Surely they can only take it away if something was wrong with the car? On the last one I went straight through without even having a front plate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambertpig Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 im sorry if this offends anyone but a lot of coppers are jumped up power freaks. i got stopped on my motorbike by a patrol car doing 29 mph in a 30 zone as i always do in 30 zones. as i knew i was riding perfectly i asked why i was stopped and the reply was that it was a "random check". i was asked to produce id and was detained for 10 mins as i had none and was asked allsorts of questions even though i showed them my fire service pager and told them my rank number.throughout the conversation this officer had an air of complete ignorance around him i can honestly say ive never met such a wanker in uniform as him. i remained polite and helpfull throughout and was only let go when a call came through and they had to speed off. there are some great coppers out there but c*nts like him make it hard for them to get the respect they deserve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Class One Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 They've been doing that in our neighbourhood for the past few weeks too, loads of recovery trucks taking cars away. my question, however naive i may sound, is why? So a car like a like my Red supra which is fairly well known to my local squaddie will cause them to just stop me and take the car away even though i am legit with tax/mot/insurance?? No they'll be removing uninsured vehicles. Or vehicles seized for evidence. Not for any other reason Sandeep, so you can chill out mate! There's always two ways of looking at things. Whilst I agree, that the Police could improve the way that they deal with burglary and other crime that affects a community's quality of life, uninsured vehciles & unlicensed drivers are an increasing problem. ANPR operations are proven to be a highly effective way of dealing with it. If it means that one evening I might be inconvenienced by a road check because an operation is in place to catch uninsured unlicencsed drivers, then so be it. Rather that than one of them hitting my car, or mowing someone down and not stopping. If it means taking a few of them off the roads then it is something worth doing. It's a sh1t job but someone's got to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kosmic Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 No they'll be removing uninsured vehicles. Or vehicles seized for evidence. Not for any other reason Sandeep, so you can chill out mate! Cheers Doug. Only reason i asked was that i saw a 55 Reg fiesta on a tow truck and thought if they can do that to a car which "looks" legit then....im buggered. Ive had my wrists slapped a few times from them regarding having no front plate like Darryl so it may be the perfect opportunity for them to nab the supe...oh well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guigsy Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 so what exactly is legal/not legal regarding front plates? ive heard a few different theories but nothing solid :S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 so what exactly is legal/not legal regarding front plates? ive heard a few different theories but nothing solid :S For no number plate you cannot be docked points or be fined, but you may get issued a rectification order. You have to take this to an MOT centre and have them approve the plate fitting and spacing and will stamp the order. You then have to return this to the police station of your choice within 14 days. However, if you get caught 3 times, the police can take ownership of your plate (even private ones) and issue you with a Q plate, (which cannot be changed). This may devalue the car. For having a number plate which doesn’t meet DLVA standard (undersize, incorrect spacing, incorrect font, etc), you can be issued with 3 points and a £30(?) fine. I do not know if a rectification order can be issued as well, but expect they could. I took the lesser of the two and gone with no plate, that way I can't get any points and have one chance left in which to fit a plate should I get pulled again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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