they are tossers mate, i got caught for the exact same thing on the A1 a few months back, the copper took great joy in telling me its an offence to even hold a mobile phone while driving, hence i now have 3 points on my licence
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before you know it coppers will be pulling you over as they saw you scratch your nuts whilst driving.
I ahve BT headset and I got pulled over for "allegedley" pressing the button on my ear to activate the call, I told him quite politely that it was on automatic answer and that i was just pushing it into my ear at the time as it was coming out, my mobile phone was in the centre console at the time and he knew that.
he gave me warning (Not sure about what really, scratching my ear? lol) and send me on my way.
I got pulled for "speeding" once in North Wales on way back from a week in Abersoch with 2 of my mates.
I was in a contraflow doing 40mph and was behind 2 other cars with another car behind me then copper behind him.
Anyway after we merged back to correct lane the speed restriction stayed at 40mph and he took this opportunity to pass the car behind me and sit behind me doing 40mph (while the cars in front moved further ahead!!.
he sat there for the half mile and we were doing bang on 37 on GPS (speedo read 40mph) and then the de-resticted sign came and i slowly accelerated upto 70mph (dual carriageway), he then tailed me for halfmile and pulled me over for doing 48mph in a 40!!!!!!!
I had it out with him at side of road before he "Invoited" me into hsi car where he proceeded to generally wind me up!.
I sat there and basically said i was doing 37mph and had 2 witnesses to that fact, he then said to me who is gonna belive 3 english lads in a welsh court?
Could not quite believe it!!!. Anyway I took the ticket (what else could i do lol).
Funniest thing was tho, he was obviosuly not that great at paperwork as it took 20 months for the letter of intended prosecution to arrive, I then gave it the maximum 14 days before my reply, then another 9 months passed before my license was requested, it got retuirned to me 6 months later and it was then I noticed that the dates were wrong as the "Alleged offence" happened in July 2005 and the endorsement was dated Jan 2008, put my license back an envelope with a copy of the original ticket he gave with correct date on it, another 3 months passes they write to me saying it was mistake and license then arrived with original date of July 2005, by which time it was 42 months since the alleged offense, waited 6 months then sent license back to have them removed.
I took great pleasure in sending a letter to the copper congratulating them on their efficiency with the paperwork and that the points had after all only been on my license for 6 months before being removed.
It was only then that my friend Alison (solictor) said I could have got them waived altogether as intended prosecution was too long from alleged offense, ah well, now have a clean license and avoid coppers in wales althogether, when I was last there one pulled in behind me and I immediately pulled over, got out and lit a ciggie. He asked what i was doing and I said "Having a Smoke!", I was told by one of my work colleagues (ex Traffic copper) that they need to be behind you for at LEAST half mile (preferably over 1 mile) to average your speed so I was not giving him the chance
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When I set off I pootled along the 60mph lanes at 45mph until he turned off
