Followed by cop car for miles ...
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Has your advanced driving ever come to the notice of the police?
I was out on a ride the other day on a rural road, enjoying bend swinging. A police car was parked in a layby and leapt into action to follow me. And follow me it did for absolutely miles ...
I'm guessing that he thought I was going a bit quickly and decided to follow. It didn't look like a Traffic car.
I was cornering quickly: precisely 60mph quick, as I was practising for my RoSPA re-test! I guess I should do OK on 'making progress'
I continued riding systematically, but decided to avoid any overtakes, and the cop car eventually pulled off.
Has anyone experienced anything similar?
I was out on a ride the other day on a rural road, enjoying bend swinging. A police car was parked in a layby and leapt into action to follow me. And follow me it did for absolutely miles ...
I'm guessing that he thought I was going a bit quickly and decided to follow. It didn't look like a Traffic car.
I was cornering quickly: precisely 60mph quick, as I was practising for my RoSPA re-test! I guess I should do OK on 'making progress'
I continued riding systematically, but decided to avoid any overtakes, and the cop car eventually pulled off.
Has anyone experienced anything similar?
Edited by SVS on Sunday 5th June 14:17
Many years ago (riding a GSX250) I was going home in the rain, probably at 11pm. It was not long before Christmas so I guess drink drive campaigns were on.
Travelling on a wide 40 limit road (since "improved" by narrowing and white paint) I came across a car doing 30-35. Decided to go by and of course he wakes up and starts to accelerate. No bother, gets by but probably touched 50 doing so. As I pulled back in I notice that a couple of cars back is a plod car.
From that moment everything was by the book. He followed me for about 2-3 miles and eventually pulled me over. Commended me on my observation and told me to take it steady in the wet. "Thank you officer and have a good evening".
Travelling on a wide 40 limit road (since "improved" by narrowing and white paint) I came across a car doing 30-35. Decided to go by and of course he wakes up and starts to accelerate. No bother, gets by but probably touched 50 doing so. As I pulled back in I notice that a couple of cars back is a plod car.
From that moment everything was by the book. He followed me for about 2-3 miles and eventually pulled me over. Commended me on my observation and told me to take it steady in the wet. "Thank you officer and have a good evening".
I've had this a few times - they've seen me coming at a fair speed and decided to follow me and observe. I then just drive as well as I can for a while and then they give up and turn round When I was on my IAM car test I had a panda car follow me for what felt like ages.
It was probably one of the only times I have ever wanted to be pulled over as the examiner was a serving traffic officer. Not sure how the conversation would have gone as he had of course checked all my docs prior to starting the run and was keeping an eye on my driving.
I am sure I was just run through the ANPR as after a while they pulled off and went their own way.
I passed my test in my Dad's old Morris Marina and he told me to drive round to the neighbouring industrial estate to take the L plates off. I then drove home, picking up a patrol car as I we left the roundabout from the industrial estate. My Dad said I was being silly when I said there was a police car following us. The WPC followed us all the way home and waited till I'd parked up before coming over to check the car's details, saying the Marina was a common target for thieves. Thankfully presentation of my test pass ticket reassured her.
Thankfully that's the only time I've been followed and stopped by the police since :-)
Thankfully that's the only time I've been followed and stopped by the police since :-)
Cobstar said:
I passed my test in my Dad's old Morris Marina and he told me to drive round to the neighbouring industrial estate to take the L plates off. I then drove home, picking up a patrol car as I we left the roundabout from the industrial estate. My Dad said I was being silly when I said there was a police car following us. The WPC followed us all the way home and waited till I'd parked up before coming over to check the car's details, saying the Marina was a common target for thieves. Thankfully presentation of my test pass ticket reassured her.
Thankfully that's the only time I've been followed and stopped by the police since :-)
When my daughter passed, driving her own car, the examiner pointed out that she could not drive until the insurance had been re-arranged - nowadays insurance is generally higher for newly qualified drivers than for learners.Thankfully that's the only time I've been followed and stopped by the police since :-)
while once travelling down the a702 i performed a multicar overtake traffic was travelling at aprox 50mph (60 limit)
i overtook safely and steadly as the road was a mile straight.
as i overtook a white insignia that was in the group that i overtook pulled out and got behind me.
i then became aware it was the undercover plod.
i drove to roadcraft the whole journey making good progress, after following me for 20 miles the car pulled into the cop shop in biggar.
not a problem, he could probably see my road posistioning was good, i even cut the corners utilising the otherside of the road.
remember if its safe and clear to do so you are not commiting a crime.
tbh i think the police are more bothered about speeders in residential areas and motorways.
you have more chance of hurting somebody else.
i overtook safely and steadly as the road was a mile straight.
as i overtook a white insignia that was in the group that i overtook pulled out and got behind me.
i then became aware it was the undercover plod.
i drove to roadcraft the whole journey making good progress, after following me for 20 miles the car pulled into the cop shop in biggar.
not a problem, he could probably see my road posistioning was good, i even cut the corners utilising the otherside of the road.
remember if its safe and clear to do so you are not commiting a crime.
tbh i think the police are more bothered about speeders in residential areas and motorways.
you have more chance of hurting somebody else.
I was once 'followed' by a plain white Jag, which pulled out a [P] parking layby behind me. We continued 5 miles down an A road and through a town.
I decided to turn off down a B road once through the town.
To my annoyance, the Jag followed and was very close behind me (closer than 2 seconds). Round a few bends, the road opened up into a long, narrow tree lined avenue.
I held my speed at 60mph, and the Jag moved to the offside, paused, then passed me like I was standing still.
On the back window of the Jag was a sign, which said something to the effect:-
'Police driver under instruction'
Fortunately I had observed this when I passed the layby 7 miles earlier.
I decided to turn off down a B road once through the town.
To my annoyance, the Jag followed and was very close behind me (closer than 2 seconds). Round a few bends, the road opened up into a long, narrow tree lined avenue.
I held my speed at 60mph, and the Jag moved to the offside, paused, then passed me like I was standing still.
On the back window of the Jag was a sign, which said something to the effect:-
'Police driver under instruction'
Fortunately I had observed this when I passed the layby 7 miles earlier.
Interesting point. And I know friends have said how much the premium has gone up when they've changed insurance once offspring have passed test.
I did pass my test in the dark ages LOL. WPC didn't question my cover to drive car. Car (worth the grand sum of £150) was on Third Party Fire and Theft - too long ago to remember if I was covered as a named driver or it was insured for anyone to drive. Cover arranged by a friendly local broker who would amend cover as and when required, and used to visit the house to get the monthly life insurance payments too. And when I insured my first car the car insurance was around £300 - showing my age again :-)
I did pass my test in the dark ages LOL. WPC didn't question my cover to drive car. Car (worth the grand sum of £150) was on Third Party Fire and Theft - too long ago to remember if I was covered as a named driver or it was insured for anyone to drive. Cover arranged by a friendly local broker who would amend cover as and when required, and used to visit the house to get the monthly life insurance payments too. And when I insured my first car the car insurance was around £300 - showing my age again :-)
waremark said:
When my daughter passed, driving her own car, the examiner pointed out that she could not drive until the insurance had been re-arranged - nowadays insurance is generally higher for newly qualified drivers than for learners.
I remember being with a friend a good few years ago in his mondeo, he was driving and it was a dark lonely road in the middle of nowhere at about 2am. We passed a hidden turning with a police 4x4 parked up, which then proceeded to pull out and follow us. Cue revealing conversation between myself and my friend; he told me he had no insurance, and I told him about the illegal unmentionable I had in my pocket. Cue another half an hour or so with this police car following us, both of us rather worried and prepared for the worst until it eventually pulls off in a different direction. Cue relief and wondering why the lack of insurance didn't show up on their computer, as they surely would have checked it...?
XJ84 said:
Wasn't THAT long ago, maybe 4/5 years?? I'm pretty sure police computers were commonplace by then....
It was just becoming main stream back then, but not all insurers were on the database.As Citizen09 pointed out, sometimes you just happen to be travelling in the same direction - not every car gets run through the box. I have from time to time deliberately taken a different route when I've been following the same person for miles and could see they were getting nervous (Mrs Miggins etc.)
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