do police stop your smart?

[gorpork]

Re: do police stop your smart?

The plates on my roadster are a red flag to a bull - SMRTPANTS. Mine have been:

• First drive, even before the custom plates, copper behind me at the lights; watching him in my mirror call my license plate number through on the radio, then leaving me alone when he find out I am practically middle aged with no infringements
• Pulled over after a quick take off at the lights. Coppers told me I was speeding -wasn't, just quick to get to speed - and I insisted they show me evidence...they couldn't...walked around and around the car looking for an excuse to give me a canary (yellow sticker...means you have to fix a fault and get it inspected) and could find none
• Went through a traffic light controlled intersection and the copper stopped waiting to turn right went through his red light and came up behind me at a rapid rate, but 10m back dropped right off...I think they saw the roadie flash through the lights, didn't know what it was and just wanted to check it out...no lights and sirens so they had no real reason to chase me but curiosity.
• Funniest was being pulled into an RBT and the copper said 'Hello smarty pants' and then when I'd done the breath test he said 'I am sorry but the reading is in excess of the legal limit; I need you to pull over to the left' I looked at him and said ' who is being the smart pants now' and he laughed and said ' yeah, I am pulling your leg, you can go'.

Almost everyone who sees my car just laughs ... smart cars are not aggressive or scary looking...they just look different and kinda cute so most people's reaction is to have a giggle...but for coppers they see what stands out and then look for something wrong with it unfortunately.

[babydoll]

Re: do police stop your smart?

There's the Redline slogan...

Something like:

I'm taxed, MOTd and insured - go chase some real criminals...

[bikecrasher]

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i got a section 59 beasuse my tyres made noise when i turnd a 90 degree corner in the wet.what a crazy world.o can a cso read me my rights?(he didnnt say them correctly fuly or if i understood)can a cso give me a section 59?btw i wasnt in plain sit of them and they did notice my m8 in a astra van with blacked out windows red neons and a bald tyre
.i need a slogan in my rear window bout being stop.all idea welcome

[babydoll]

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Been pulled over on the a127 in Southend on the 40mph bit - went thru a red light - apparently. Although 3 of my friends were behind me and pulled over too and backed me up that I wasn't. Just been clubbing, about 3am driving back to Chelmsford - they then made me stand out in the cold wet and rain for 20 minutes in what I'd been clubbing in whilst they gave me a "lesson on how to drive" WTF?! Oh well, got away with it

[Evilution]

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Once for speeding and once for my number plate.
The one for speeding he said I had better be careful as my car might fall over and they had problems catching up with me to tell me off

I just talked my way out of it, also helped that where I was working was right below the Transport Police HQ, I guess he thought I was one of them.

With the number plate I just said sorry and that I had just come from a photo shoot and forgot to change it. I think that guy was just looking for stuff to do as he was diverting traffic while the others dealt with the more interesting armed drug dealers further down the road.

[justrules]

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Only once for not giving way to a officer on a roundabout (my fault).

Just got a telling off.

[Mr_BRABUS]

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Once but it was one of those routine drink drive checkpoint things.

I don't drink so I was on my way within seconds.

Needless to say only a tool drinks & drives !

[westcoaster]

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Yes!

Once for having my foglights on - I don't have foglights on my roadie, it was the side lights!

Another time for inappropriate overtaking! Ironically I was struggling to match the pace of a LWB Sprinter van at the time - I would have thought it's speed was more inappropriate!

Most recently, I was 'pulled' for having blue lights at the front of my roadie! A friendly misunderstanding through 'mis-identification'. Isn't that right Sam (McSmarts)!

[magnet]

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Got stopped by non-traffic police in their 2+ tonne van fully loaded with equipment, as in their opinion I must have been speeding due to my light car accelerating away from them up to the 50mph speed limit, and the fact they were about 1/4 mile behind me, so trying to cover the ground between us in order to catch me up. I didn't realise the van that almost turned over coming out of the junction, swerving onto the other side of the road was a police vehicle until he blinded me in my mirrors with full beam, then the blue lights 2 minutes later. When I asked for an explanation of their actions, I got possibly the poorest excuses I have ever heard from 2 youngsters to use their blue lights and speed on the public highway. Not impressed how my taxes were being used that day. But in general, no I don't get any problems from the police, but then I tend to drive within the speed limits or lower. I find it to be good for your car, and your wallet with lower fuel bills, no fines and lower insurance having a clean license. If it ever gets stolen, please feel free to stop it every 5 minutes. Thanks!

[bus_ter]

Re: do police stop your smart?

You need to add a Poll ...

[unit]

no i dont get stopped more than anyone else



yes i dont know why


yes but i have a loud exhaust or ice


yes but i have heavy tints


yes but i have non standard plates on my smart


sorry i was just wondering
thanks