I once went through red lights just as they turned to red( about 10 years ago) and got pulled by the police who were parked up on a side road,i managed to talk my way out of it and got off with a stern warning.
2007-04-20 07:53:15 · 27 answers · asked by Just for Laughs 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
I have been pulled over many many times in the past 9 years and it was just recently (Nov. 2006) that I got my 1st ticket. :( It was for speeding.
2007-04-20 07:56:51 · answer #1 · answered by BamBam 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yes. With a Gatzo. The way to do it is to admit that you were driving the vehicle at that time of day as you are required by law to declare this or specify who was the driver. To not do this bit is an offence, and you will be prosecuted (£300 + 3 points). However you then have the right to declare that you were not at the scene described in the notice of intended prosecution or NIP (the bit you get through the post to say you have been naughty). You do not have to describe where you were or what you were doing at that time, only state that you were not present at the scene. Under these circumstances, you cannot sign the NIP because to do so would mean you admit that you were there, and this means you would be supplying false information - again a crime.
You will find that they will then write lots of letters to get you to sign the NIP and admit it was you but, if you are adamant and stand firm they will have a big problem. The reason is that this will then become a criminal matter, and they will have to assign bobby to investigate all the surrounding circumstances. They cannot use the photograph as evidence in court that you were driving, and the chances are it will only be the back of a vehicle anyway (possibly a clone of yours as this is a growing problem these days). All the while this will cost the tax payer, and is not a viable option for the CPA to persue for a £60 fine. So eventually the threatening letters will stop and the case will be dropped.
I got this advice off the chief of Middlesbrough police (allegedly) off a website, and in my circumstances this worked. I assume the principle will be the same for all offences, if its not worth the hastle for the CPA it will be dropped.
2007-04-21 12:15:48 · answer #2 · answered by lt_glenn 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Police have a certain amount of desertion in the UK.
If your offence was minor or border line and you appear to have learn a lesson from your mistake then a verbal warning is often given.
Unfortunately the Government's constant meddling is reducing Officers discretion and putting pressure on Officers for conviction statistics in the name of road safety (or is it pressure to issue more tickets to get more fines in to government coffers?) Both eroding that Officer discretion.
2007-04-20 19:22:32 · answer #3 · answered by Captain Sarcasm 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I once got stopped for speeding in Hammersmith but did stop at the Red light so was let off with a caution. Not bad for 48 years on the road eh.
2007-04-20 09:13:42 · answer #4 · answered by Gary Crant 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I had a missionary neighbour in Tanzania who was caught riding his motor scooter with his wife and 3 or 4 of this 6 children as pillion passengers plus a suitcase. The police officer pulled him over. "Let us pray!" said my neighbour, and proceeded to do so at great length, thanking God for the vigilance of this diligent police officer and asking that countless blessings be poured over his head. When he opened his eyes again, the police officer hurriedly waved him away! I shall bear this in mind if I'm stopped!
2007-04-20 07:59:46 · answer #5 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, once in schaumburg il,
it was 1:00am, and i got off the highway, and changed 4 lanes to make another turn, in front of the police car, and did not stop at the redlight to make a right turn, which technically is running through a stop sign.
was stopped, but he was kind enuf to let me go, u could say i talked my way out of it quite effectively.
i am not a woman/girl
but i guess it would have helped, but then again, i have always dreaded being stopped by a woman officer, men just dont know how to talk their way out of the female officer.
id luv to date this officer who stopped me three times in chicago, and every time i ended up getting a ticket.
2007-04-20 08:07:54 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Got stopped once for going "a little quickly" on a motorway. Policeman gave me a talking-to then said as there was little traffic (about 3am) and as my driving was fine apart from this, just take heed of what he'd said!
Real policemen (in the UK) have some sense & initiative, unlike cameras.
2007-04-20 21:33:17 · answer #7 · answered by champer 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
once it was about 3:00 in the morning and i got pulled over for rolling through a stop sign and going 42 in a 25 (but the only sign saying that was behind me as i rolled through the turn)
he seemed like he was just glad i wasn't drunk and let me go
but i'm a guy.....so i also have one speeding thing that i didn't get away with
2007-04-20 07:58:16 · answer #8 · answered by retired 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. About 10 years ago my wife(now ex-wife)and I were coming back at night from a visit with my son at college. It was dark and I didn't see the cruiser. He pulled me over for speeding. After getting my license and going back to his cruiser to check me out, I thought, well give it a try, you've got nothing to lose. When he returned to my vehicle I said, "Officer would you mind if I got out and we talked". He said sure. I got out, we walked to the back of my vehicle and I said, "Officer, I've been traveling for the last couple of hundred miles listening to her ***** and I was just in a hurry to get home and get away from her." He looked at me and said, "Sir, I've got one at home just like her. Just slow it down and take it easy."
2007-04-20 08:06:32 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I got stopped for speeding in Louisiana and thought I was going to be shot. I had heard terrible things about cops in Louisiana. It may well have been that I was about to cry that he let me off and just told me to be easier on the gas in future.
2007-04-20 08:00:59 · answer #10 · answered by Elizabeth Howard 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋