03-01-2014, 02:53 PM
(03-01-2014, 11:41 AM)Dum-Dum Wrote: ]The thing is most of us would mate, thats how you keep a clean licence and have an easy life, if your calm and polite 99.99% of time the other person will be the same back and remember that the police don't really need a reason to pull you over, they have a power to stop any vehicle on the road. If they make you late for work and you ask they can provide you with proof they have stopped you for your employer.
Hate to agree with captain dribbles here, but it's true...
I've been pulled over a handful of times, I do 30-40k miles a year, a lot in towns and a lot on motorways, I've done that for the past 3 years in a pretty modified 306 with big pipe etc - people will agree I don't drive like miss daisy everywhere, I enjoy "using" the engine and simply "testing" the cars ability... I've only ever once gotten a producer (for a piece of scaff' pipe for an exhaust), but the rest of the time you just shut up, keep quiet, yes sir sorry sir... Never try and get arsy with a police officer, because if they *DO* have a problem, which most don't but some do, you're likely to exacerbate the problem.
My advice is don't drive like a dick, don't have 4 mates in the car, don't have tints, don't have stickers all over the car, keep the car in good condition, i.e. when they pull you over, if they see decent tyres, a well maintained car etc - they're more likely to see you as an enthusiast rather than a little scrote... Unfortunately tints, tinted lights, different registration plates, LED numberplate lamps, driving round with fogs and sidelights will simply make them think you are the latter...
