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Driving back from London last night (after seeing the gooners achieve a superb 3-0 win over Blackburn) and I got stopped by the police between Saltash and Landrake. Reason for stopping me? My car looked dirty! No kidding..........thats what the nice man said to me. He wanted to check my fuel tank for illegal diesel. I dont use it...Chip fat is much cheaper!

Now, I dont mind getting stopped randomly in my car as it balances the books against all the times I've been stopped on my bike. The purpose of this post is to make people aware of 2 things.

Firstly....Plod are now putting some emphasis on to stopping cars which means to me they are gonna fekkin hammer bikers whenever the decent weather comes back and all the fair weathers peeps are back on the road......watch your back.

Secondly....the good news is that we live in an area so safe and crime free that plod have fekk all else to do than check up on dirty cars at pub kicking out time on a Saturday night. 24 hour drinking? Dunno what all the fuss was about!

tomr6 wrote:Driving back from London last night (after seeing the gooners achieve a superb 3-0 win over Blackburn)

Ah a fellow gooner, you lucky git i can never get a damn ticket unless i want to pay £150 min.

tomr6 wrote:Reason for stopping me? My car looked dirty!

Next they'll have you for walking on the cracks in the pavement, or wearing a loud shirt after 11pm

24hr drinking, means to drink longer, sleep later into the day, spend more money, and 2 hungover to go on a ride out, just like me today.............yay

tomr6 wrote:Driving back from London last night (after seeing the gooners achieve a superb 3-0 win over Blackburn)

Glad to hear you are a fellow gooner. Bit of a long way to travel though Tom. Thought you would have taken the easy journey to Home Park

Cannot believe Mr Plod pulled you over for having a dirty car. A dirty women in the back maybe, but not a dirty car

Tom I ALWAYS get pulled between saltash and landrake, ALL the time, especially on a friday and saturday night, late. Usually spot on carkeel roundabout.

I have been pulled for looking to small, etc etc. But the best one the other day, was I looked suspicious as my helmet is red...........yes good one, I know its red I bought it.

Glad to hear you are a fellow gooner. Bit of a long way to travel though Tom. Thought you would have taken the easy journey to Home Park


I'm a season ticket holder at Argyle. Went up to check out next years competition.....not!

tomr6 wrote: Reason for stopping me? My car looked dirty! No kidding..........

The majority of cars (and bikes) I see lately look dirty because of the weather and the build up of dirt on the roads that in turn builds up your car/bike

My car has been fairly dirty too because I commute up and down the A38 between Plymouth and Exeter on a regular basis.

I've never been pulled over by the police (aren't I a lucky girl )and I'm not a saintly driver either!


I probably will get pulled over now !

I have never been stopped by the police in a car. apart from a road survey thing once.

coppers used to pull me every night coz im a night worker and yr not allowed on roads after 12middnight till i made a massive complaint to chieft PIG been safe since.


i got pulled one night by four police cars with nine coppers in em and two dogs were with them that they got out of a van too. when i asked why all the coppers he said you look nervous, i replied you would look nervous with half of devon and cornwall night shift on you at once with that they took off with no explantion all put thier blue and two going as well prolly late for thier coffee break. TOSSERS

i dont see the problem with getting pulled over on your bike, sure it's shite if you've been caught out. but everytime i have i havn't been doing anything wrong and it's quite satisfying watching them try to fault you and failing. It's nice to know because if someone was riding a stolen bike, the person might get it back.

me oldest got pulled by the plod for looking as though she went round a corner too fast in her little ole fiesta nice of them to give her a producer too

George Best must have been gutted.. what he's been waiting for all his life 24 hour drinking.. and he dies as it comes out.

Thats harsh

Chewie wrote:George Best must have been gutted.. what he's been waiting for all his life 24 hour drinking.. and he dies as it comes out.