Police are bullies -_- [Archive] - Saxperience

Steve

21st August 2011, 03:47

Why do police insist on pulling me over for no reason?? 3 times tonight ive been stopped and i only went to big johns for some food! yes my saxo is low and everything but for god sake do you really have to breathalise me when all i drank was a rubicon mango :drink:

Does anyone else have this problem owning a saxo?

No...........

Manu

21st August 2011, 06:06

no.......

Davo106

21st August 2011, 06:10

I've been pulled twice in 2 1/2 years, your obviously doing something you shouldnt.

Manu

21st August 2011, 06:11

post pics of the car and then yourself. Fiver says the police are not bullies.

Pieface

21st August 2011, 06:29

Maybe you drive about like an arsehole.

GRAHAM2000VTR

21st August 2011, 06:45

Maybe you drive about like an arsehole.

i know what your saying but the op can't be doing much wrong or they would do him for something

J222JRA

21st August 2011, 06:46

Do the forum police stop you much pieface because you tend to act like an arsehole.

coleman258

21st August 2011, 07:20

Your clearly doing or have done something wrong or your car is chavved up so an easy target.

Mr_X

21st August 2011, 07:28

its annoying and wastes your time.

it seems driving around at night in town/city is enough to warrent a stop.

KamRacing

21st August 2011, 07:48

My brother got pulled 7 times in one night and he's not bitter. Its down to attitude. so you lost 15 minutes of time...

ashleyoneill

21st August 2011, 07:53

Drove a VTR for 3 years and a VTS for 2 years and got stopped once.

So thats once in 5 years vs 5340 times in 5 years if you keep going the way you are at 3 times a day/night.

You must be doing something wrong?

joe333

21st August 2011, 08:35

oh my camberly is the worst police soo gay! pull you over for nothing!:wall:

haz_pro

21st August 2011, 08:55

I've been pulled twice in 2 1/2 years, your obviously doing something you shouldnt.

This is exactly what I am thinking, haven't been pulled in over 3 years. If you have been pulled 3 times in one night, you're doing it wrong!

Mr_X

21st August 2011, 08:58

You can be pulled for doing nothing wrong, if there are lots of chavs going around causing trouble, in a modified saxo you will be a target too.

Also i got pulled once because a they were looking for a simlar car.

Davo106

21st August 2011, 09:02

The two times i've been pulled have both been reasonable. Catching up with an unmarked police car and pulling out of a pub carpark (hadnt been drinking before anyone says anything lol)

bez_123

21st August 2011, 09:02

to be fair to the lad when i owned a saxo i used to get pulled about 2/3 times a week at one point, was for no reason 9 times out of ten i would drive past them and they would spin around and follow me. everytime was very late at night. this is what my saxo looked like, nothing really chavy except the exhaust was loudish but nothing majour

http://i340.photobucket.com/albums/o335/bez_123/IMG_0002.jpg

Andy_K

21st August 2011, 09:22

I always thought that police didnt need a reason to pull you over. Stop checks to make sure you are all legal and all that....

If you are legal, and pleasant to the officer, then there should be no reason to worry...

joe333

21st August 2011, 09:23

what wheels are they?

Matty

21st August 2011, 10:01

406 coupe alloys by the looks

Saxo1chavcar1

21st August 2011, 10:05

when i bought my dodge caliber oen month after owning it i got pulled up every nighton the return home form work which i work for G4s and transporting money, so wa weraing my uniform, I was getting pulled up for document checks and after first night of getiinga sked i took documents to police station and had recipt of proving them and then second night showed them this recipt and documents as had still in car at time,
They asked again each night yet again for documents and then said when i had my documents on me and showed them the docs , they asked why i had them on me. Seriously what a stupied question to ask when they pulled me up every night, ON the sunday night they pulled me up for drugs and illegal weapons in which i was locked and hand cuffed in their car whilst they searched my car at roadside.
When they found nothing and kept me there for over a hour, I finaly decided i had enough so i went to the police station and make a formal complaint and said it was police harrsemnt and then after i fileld out alot of forms and provided all documentation of how i was treated un fairly and as a criminal when i have not been in trouble with the police before.

SO the conclusion to this is that police are bullies and most of them are just complete waste of time, wasting their time pulling people like me up when theres more important things going on, I have now no repect for them as the treatment they gave me, To this day i have not been pulled up but i do always keep my harrasment document in my car just in case.

Also always ask for police badge numbers to keep your own record of when , where you was and what time they pulled you and what they said to you, as this will help later on in the future.

hope this helps

LouisUK

21st August 2011, 10:15

I got stopped 5 minutes after buying my Saxo. Not been pulled for over 2 years now.

knight-22

21st August 2011, 10:16

Why do police insist on pulling me over for no reason??

Why dont you ask them the reason they are pulling you over? I didnt think they could just pull you for absolutely no reason at all?

I got pulled over at the same place 2 nights in a row by the same officers (for doing nothing wrong, just routine late night carpark) the 2nd time, he came up to the window "do you know why we've pulled you over sir?" i just looked at him and said "again". Took him a second to recognise me, he literally just laughed then walked back to his car and drove off!! :oops:

(then he shouted "cool story bro" out his window at me whilst driving off)

Jay_

21st August 2011, 10:17

i've driven for 4 years and never had any trouble with the police. the R is loud and was chavvy on white wheels. you're obviously doing something wrong.

Quick

21st August 2011, 10:20

Did they take your lunch money or bogwash you??

What time were you pulled over? Anyone else in car?

Late night, young lad with a carful easy pull!

VTS123

21st August 2011, 10:31

Being young and male does not help.

piranhamatt

21st August 2011, 10:37

I havent been pulled over about my blue numberplate lights

could be because i have a standard exhaust?

Steffrallye

21st August 2011, 11:19

I've been pulled twice in 2 1/2 years, your obviously doing something you shouldnt.

You live on a hill and never leave the house! lol

Gareth_R

21st August 2011, 11:24

Only ever pulled once when flux forgot to update the Insurance database

Drive better

manta

21st August 2011, 11:25

Never had any trouble with the police, apart from when we were in a field.

They must get excited when they hear me coming, but then they see the slayer patch on the front grill and are like 'ah shit'.

0rang3peel

21st August 2011, 11:25

My saxo is loud as fuck, I've been pulled once & I usually drive like a retard on ecstasy, must be the rubicon man

e8_pqck

21st August 2011, 11:33

I thought they needed a reason. is it the same policemen?

Remember, you are dealing with individuals when you are pulled over - all police dont act the same, so its not "they are all bullies" or "they dont pull you over for no reason" - it's down to the individual copper what he's doing and why and he needs to make sure he's operating within the rules.

Fact is, some police are bullies, and some are good people - why people side either way is plain stupid.

All those idiots saying the Op is doing something wrong may change their tune when they experience a bad copper.

LSOfreak

21st August 2011, 11:51

i have quite a chavvy looking saxo which is quite low and really loud, always driving around town late at night/ really early morning at dodgy hours, always have a car full of boys and i never get pulled over. only been stopped twice in all the years of driving.

sometimes the police are just following me for ages but im actually really surprised i dont get pulled over more often tbh

wicked-vtr

21st August 2011, 11:54

oh my camberly is the worst police soo gay! pull you over for nothing!:wall:

I've been pulled twice in 2.5 years in camberley man, all of that in a modified saxo. They cant just pull you for nothing, as soon as i see a police car i juat wack it in fifth to keep the noise down and drive like a old man.

If you get pulled more than 4 times in a week and each time nothing is wrong you can make a formal complaint for harrasment iirc.

NickJ

21st August 2011, 11:55

I had a modified Saxo for 7 years and got stopped once, not enough imo

I'm glad the police are out trying to catch drink drivers, you must've just got unlucky

LSOfreak

21st August 2011, 12:05

I've been pulled twice in 2.5 years in camberley man, all of that in a modified saxo. They cant just pull you for nothing, as soon as i see a police car i juat wack it in fifth to keep the noise down and drive like a old man.

If you get pulled more than 4 times in a week and each time nothing is wrong you can make a formal complaint for harrasment iirc.

i dont think thats right. if it is i doubt you'll get anywhere with it

VTR_Bass87

21st August 2011, 12:16

wicked-vtr

21st August 2011, 12:19

i dont think thats right. if it is i doubt you'll get anywhere with it

Yeah I wouldn't go for it personally, but it seemed to work for the lad above

Heftydanielson

21st August 2011, 12:20

i've driven for 4 years and never had any trouble with the police. the R is loud and was chavvy on white wheels. you're obviously doing something wrong.

Your on the IoM.. The police don't care much over there.. Even when I had my "R" on and I was driving like a tit they still didn't bother me.. :l

Rudpud

21st August 2011, 12:21

Wow its nice to know how people judge before finding out the rest of the story!

I Literally finished work at 12, I went up birmingham on my own in my work clothes and the first stop was a routine check up because i was followed for a while... 2nd check was after i got my food by an un marked car (again routine check up) and just before i got home, another un marked car pulled me over and breathalised me as a 'routine procedure'...

At the end of the day im taxed, insured, got all round newish tyres, MoT'd and im a safe driver! I have a new gearbox and clutch and don't intend on being an arse breaking it or being an arse in general.

Tbh can see why you're pissed at that. If you weren't doing anything wrong, i dont see why 3 cops had to 'routine check' you. Were they stopping other cars?

m11ler

21st August 2011, 12:22

I've never been pulled in my car, which is suprising because its not exactly subtle lol

SAM-S44MDS-

21st August 2011, 12:25

Tax, MOT, insurance and new tyre's doesnt mean you haven't been drinking though does it.
Did you swerve to avoid a pothole? Object in the road? Take a corner wide?

Anything like that could make the police believe you have possibly been drinking, therefore they stopped you to check. That is their job mate. If you havent done anything wrong, then you havent got anything to worry about.

I've been stopped around 8-10 times in a few different saxo's, each time I have done nothing wrong and it was just a 'routine stop'. I had nothing to hide, car was fine. I lost around 5minutes each time, but atleast it proves they are doing their job.
So many cars out there that aint fit to be on the road., if you/friend/family got hit by one, you would be the first to say "why dont police check these cars" or something similar.
They cant win, no matter what they do somebody will always complain they are doing it wrong.

As E8_pqck said, some coppers are good people, some are dicks.

VTR_Bass87

21st August 2011, 12:25

Tbh can see why you're pissed at that. If you weren't doing anything wrong, i dont see why 3 cops had to 'routine check' you. Were they stopping other cars?

They have done in the past around birmingham cause a lot of racing activity in certain area's of the town crack off but its a saturday night... racers don't come out until sunday.

Viper

21st August 2011, 12:31

There's probably a marker on your car. Just make sure you drive like a good boy then being pulled over will be no more than a mild inconvenience.

VTR_Bass87

21st August 2011, 12:35

SAM-S44MDS-

21st August 2011, 12:44

Sometimes i do swirv to miss potholes cause it breaks my back lol but i actually didn't last night i even said to the police that pulled me over 3rd time "is their a specific reason to why ive been pulled 3 times tonight?" and his reply to that was "Just checking for drink drivers, its a routine procedure"...

Not being funny but my mate drives round in a shed with no tax and possibly no MoT and doesn't have any problems with being pulled, So maybe they should be targeting those people and not me! they have the registration identifier in their cars so its no excuse in my opinion.

Not all of them have ANPR system though mate. And its not always as straight cut as 'yes its taxed, MOTd and insured so its legal'. MOT means f*ck all once you have driven it off the ramp tbh.

As for your mate, you should either tell him to sort himself out, or report hm for being a prize dickhead

Rudpud

21st August 2011, 12:46

Sometimes i do swirv to miss potholes cause it breaks my back lol but i actually didn't last night i even said to the police that pulled me over 3rd time "is their a specific reason to why ive been pulled 3 times tonight?" and his reply to that was "Just checking for drink drivers, its a routine procedure"...

Not being funny but my mate drives round in a shed with no tax and possibly no MoT and doesn't have any problems with being pulled, So maybe they should be targeting those people and not me! they have the registration identifier in their cars so its no excuse in my opinion.

Personlly, Id tell him to sort it out before the cops do get to him about it. As if he doesnt, Big men in jail will love his anus.

VTR_Bass87

21st August 2011, 12:49

Not all of them have ANPR system though mate. And its not always as straight cut as 'yes its taxed, MOTd and insured so its legal'. MOT means f*ck all once you have driven it off the ramp tbh.

As for your mate, you should either tell him to sort himself out, or report hm for being a prize dickhead

Don't worry all my mates have had a go at him about it but we give up. If he wants to continue doing what he's doing then he will suffor for it! he's already been banned for 2 years doing it before as he had no tax, 3 bold tyres and no insurance but that only happened cause my other mate grassed him in.

Hatcha

21st August 2011, 12:49

It has to do with the time as well. Obviously you're more likely to get pulled at night/late evening.
It doesnt matter though f you're all legal.

Jay_

21st August 2011, 13:09

Your on the IoM.. The police don't care much over there.. Even when I had my "R" on and I was driving like a tit they still didn't bother me.. :l

My dad was in the force so I hear about a lot more than others. You would be suprised ;) I wish I still had my R plates....was an excuse to drive like a cunt

Moke

21st August 2011, 13:13

I've had 3 Saxo's and been driving less than 2 years and have been pulled twice.

They're only doing their job :y:

Saxoladlesta

21st August 2011, 13:37

Only the motorway/ERVs have ANPR fitted in them. The Focus panda cars have nothing like that, all they have is something called an MDT but you cant check numberplates from that. I highly doubt the police would waste their time pulling you over for nothing. How do you know that someone with a car matching your description wasn't driving around like a dick and they thought it was you.
Not sure where you got the idea of "4 pulls in a week" equals harrassment etc, they'd see you drive a saxo and that'd be justification enough just because of the stereotype. I got pulled weekly when I had mine.

Prickle

21st August 2011, 14:25

Do you wear a polo with the collar up and have spiked hair with blonde highlights?

you on about furio_gazza? ;)

devilsadvocate

21st August 2011, 14:33

Owned two saxo's and a 106 GTI....not been stopped once in any of them

Had the first one at 19 and drove it all the time

Depends on the police force I would say, Kent police seem to be fine in my experience

I would change the thread title because it's incorrect, it's not bullying

Jay_

21st August 2011, 14:35

you on about furio_gazza? ;)

lolololololololol

Andy_K

21st August 2011, 15:18

Wow its nice to know how people judge before finding out the rest of the story!

I Literally finished work at 12, I went up birmingham on my own in my work clothes and the first stop was a routine check up because i was followed for a while... 2nd check was after i got my food by an un marked car (again routine check up) and just before i got home, another un marked car pulled me over and breathalised me as a 'routine procedure'...

At the end of the day im taxed, insured, got all round newish tyres, MoT'd and im a safe driver! I have a new gearbox and clutch and don't intend on being an arse breaking it or being an arse in general.

All seem like legitimate reasons to stop you tbh. Young (I'm guesing) lad driving round late at night. There is a relatively high chance that such drivers may have had a drink earlier in the night. They dont know if you had just finished work or not. As you said, you are all legal and not being a tit, so no need to worry. Its just a small inconvenience that may mean a drink/illegal driver gets caught :y:

Furio-Gazza

21st August 2011, 15:34

you on about furio_gazza? ;)
yeah good one john LOL!

In my old saxo i got stopped about 15 times in 9 months, all for checks for insurance, mot, tax,
3 off the times were breath analysis when the world cup was on,

but tbh it doesn't bother me, there only doing there job and doesn't take long at all

Prickle

21st August 2011, 15:41

yeah good one john LOL!

you know im not srs. :oops:

only time i got pulled up was when my saxo alternator broke at a junction...other than that nothing. :A:

Simon

22nd August 2011, 12:00

Had my saxo 5 years, not been pulled once :)

But I did used to get stopped alot when I was younger.

Lionsden

22nd August 2011, 16:27

To be fair, when I had my saxo I was pulled over quite regularly compared to any other car I've ever owned (except a chaved up E30). I used to see it as extra security for my car!!! I knew that if my car was stolen then going by law of averages it should get found pretty quickly.
Usually your attitude to the police dictates how they treat you. Be a cnut and they'll be cnuts right back. Be polite and give them 5 minutes and they'll be sound!!!
At the end of the day if you'd had your car stolen you'd want to know they were doing something about it. That's just what they are doing.

Cam

22nd August 2011, 16:32

I get followed alot (touch wood) i have not been pulled yet and owned 2 saxo's :A:

willsy

22nd August 2011, 18:05

Summers always a more active time for stops - theres always a summer drink drive campaign with the later nights and warmer weather so pretty much anyone could get pulled over after 10-11pm ish. And to be fair the older generations are worse for drink driving than younger drivers, mainly because it was acceptible all those years ago when they passed their tests, same goes with seatbelts, its the older generations that are worse for not wearing them.

We dont need any reason atall to pull someone over.

At the end of the day yes you may know that you're MOT'd taxed and insured, information that is all easily available before stopping the car via the PNC checks.

however

How do we know that the person driving that vehicle actually has a driving licence or is insured to drive that vehicle?

Its not uncommon for people to 'borrow' mates, or families cars with or without them knowing.

Many people are under the impression that from being fully comp you're insured to drive any other vehicle 3rd party which also isnt the case, generally insurance companies wont give that priviledge now unless you're either over 25, or have specifically requested it on their insurance.

Jay_

22nd August 2011, 22:42

How do we know that the person driving that vehicle actually has a driving licence or is insured to drive that vehicle?
.

Are you in the Police service Willsy?

just being nosey!

Rogue_Shadow

22nd August 2011, 23:04

Are you in the Police service Willsy?

just being nosey!

Certainly sounds it :y:

Hello Officer :hug:

VTR_Bass87

22nd August 2011, 23:26

Are you in the Police service Willsy?

just being nosey!

Someone's been caught out :panic:

Jay_

22nd August 2011, 23:42

Someone's been caught out :panic:

Nothing wrong with being in the force! Big respect to him if he is! :y: My old man was and so is the brother in law, so know how much time & dedication it takes!

Hope he is now...otherwise I will look a right twat!

VTR_Bass87

22nd August 2011, 23:47

Nothing wrong with being in the force!

Never said their was :)

Vtr_Cam

23rd August 2011, 00:42

VTR_Bass87

23rd August 2011, 00:56

Ive been pulled over about 5 times in a year. If your nice to them they will be nice to you.

But its annoying when they are driving behind you though because they always drive right at your bumper.

Probably trying to take a "accurate" speed check on you via thier speedo :homme:

Im always polite to people regardless, im only a complete cock if people start acting like one. Respect me and ill respect you its common courtesy :y:

As for police being up your arse ive had them spin round on main roads like dukes of hazzard arsing me up then disappearing.. all over nothing :\

Ross

23rd August 2011, 06:46

Nothing wrong with being in the force!

That's what Yoda said and look at the shit he's in now.

PaddyVTR

24th August 2011, 00:01

Owned 2 Saxo's and over the course of about a year i've been pulled over around 4 times. 2 Being justified 2 being completely pointless. Was driving home around 10pm and came up off a roundabout completely normal, Audi RS4 Estate marked police car coming the other way, thought nothing of it, 5 minutes later about 2 miles down the road a pair of headlights comes flying up behind me atleast 90mph, sits off my bumper then turns on the blue lights. Claimed i'd been booting it all the way home at about 60-70mph when i'd been doing 45mph in a 40 limit. Tryed to explain that he hasn't even been behind me till the previous 30 seconds and he just started kicking off, didn't even give me a chance to explain my side of the story, threatened me with a section 59 then eventually went on his way.

Don't get me wrong but surley for a marked police car to be doing 90mph+ in a 40 limit for atleast a mile before coming up behind me without his blue lights on is slightly illegal?

Mezza

24th August 2011, 02:46

Don't get me wrong but surley for a marked police car to be doing 90mph+ in a 40 limit for atleast a mile before coming up behind me without his blue lights on is slightly illegal?

Feel free to prove me wrong but I'm sure they are allowed to speed if safe to do so if they are catching up with someone that they suspect are doing something illegal.

PaddyVTR

24th August 2011, 09:18

Feel free to prove me wrong but I'm sure they are allowed to speed if safe to do so if they are catching up with someone that they suspect are doing something illegal.

I would've thought they would atleast need to have the blue nights turned on though otherwise they are just like any other speeder, hit a pedestrian and they don't have a leg to stand on?