Speed cameras UK.

[THE_Liam]

What gets me is that while people get away with speeding, changing lanes dangerously, not indicating and tailgating, I've been stopped a fair few times for such great reasons as:

Your car is old
Your car has painted alloys
Its late
Your car is registered 60 miles away
You were looking for an opportunity to overtake

Great work boys, keep it up.

Issue is a lot of police cars aren't equipped with the kit to check speed. I know its obvious that if they are following you at 90 and not gaining/leaving you, you are doing 90 but they can't prosecute without the proof when it comes to speed. With things like driving like a cock, the old bill can prosecute with a witness statement.

Just annoys me that I've been driving 10 years nearly with a clean license, I'm insured, the car is MOTed and taxed and in excellent roadworthy condition and I'm not making any mistakes, and I get stopped for "random checks".

Last time I was stopped I asked why, and I was told that I was "acting suspiciously". I asked what that meant and he said he started following me because I was in an old car, and then he stopped me because I was driving at bang on the speed limit and glancing in my mirror, so he decided I was hiding something, so he stopped me, breathalysed me and spent 20 minutes poking around the car. At that point (and I try really hard not to do this) I got a bit arsey, asking what he was looking for because I had somewhere to be, and he basically told me that he could keep me longer and make my night worse, or put me in a cell and ruin the next 24 hours. I asked what he'd put me in a cell for, and I was told he'd think of something.

I genuinely believe most coppers are sound, I've had some really good experiences with them, but some are utter bastards, insecure little men who have to wear a uniform and have the authority to push innocent people around to make them feel like men. Pathetic.