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daverobson
06-04-10, 11:14 PM
was at a local meet earlyer tonight, and a copper pulled me up about my front number plate. it has a vauxhall logo on the left side, and this is ilegal. he then presumed that my rear plate would be the same.
he checked to find it was fine (original plate) and that pissed him of. so he decided to get funny about my 'ilegally moddified, dangerous' exhaust, i argued that it was fine and he didnt like that either.
he has now reported it to dvla, and my insurance company.:mad: he also said the car wasnt road worthy. i recived a £60 fine for plate, and have to produce at the station too.
the offending exhaust-
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its just slide over the the pipe
Sure the fine wasn't cos it looks gay? lol
Also, std plates FTW (IMO)
That aside, they really do need to get a life! :(
GRUNT 16V
06-04-10, 11:17 PM
Why !!!!!!!!!!! Do Something Chavish !!!!!!!!!!! Dont Give Them The Satisfaction That They Got One Up On A Nova Driver !!!!!!!!!!
ok, log a dispute against this producer as soon as you can.
if the red bull can was fixed on with a couple of self tappers from underneath, & there are no sharp edges, then it is perfectly legal.
Or if it does have sharp edges then tend to them before anyonne else inspects the car. I assume you have a vehicle defect notification that needs to be corrected and then stamped at an MOT station?
I can't see how it is any different to a tail pipe finisher that you would purchase. It will be interesting what your insurance company think about the 'undeclared modification' though! :/
daverobson
06-04-10, 11:25 PM
well the producer is only for the plate. as i ahve to go in there any way i want to conplain or something. =/
just pissed me of because other poeple only got warnings about there plates, and 'most' people had sh!tly moddified exhaust and all sorts of ilegal mods. the copper only made a big deal about it because a group gatherd to hear what he was goin to do about it.
MattBrown
06-04-10, 11:27 PM
Lets hope every single detail of your car has been declared, or youll be down to the test centre again...
well, if you had an illegal plate, then its just easier to pay it & get a new plate...... why did you bother telling us about the tailpipe, as the copper hasn't bothered following thru with it.......
markc20xe
06-04-10, 11:29 PM
sure cos it aint cos it stick's out to far????? lol
why is it, when someone wants to rant on here, they always get flammed big time lol.
mowgli is the only one making a point.
Beat this.
Back in the kr00zin days when we would all frequently have our cars checked over a copper told my mate his wheels were protruding and it was dangerous.
They were gay ET TSW sh!tters on his Corsa so I said to him the wheel is allowed to protrude from the arch, just not the tyre.
To which he replied nothing is allowed to protrude past the wing mirrors.
After a collective 'WTF' we were informed it was because he had parked his car with the wheels on lock that it was dangerous and illegal!
Fcuking LOL.
daverobson
06-04-10, 11:35 PM
no he has reported the red bull can to the dvla and insurance comp as an ilegal mod. i understand the plate and will be paying the fine.
but i know that most the cars around me and loads of un claimed mods, wheels, suspension, brakes, exhausts ect... and he never booked them.
MattBrown
06-04-10, 11:36 PM
Just fook them off.
Im more than nice, but if theres one being an ****, like telling me my exhaust is too loud, i asked him to tell me the DB limit, he said if your all legal then just go.
I then left lol
Kinda makes you loose faith, as if you didnt have a liscince, they can't touch you
MattBrown
06-04-10, 11:37 PM
no he has reported the red bull can to the dvla and insurance comp as an ilegal mod. i understand the plate and will be paying the fine.
but i know that most the cars around me and loads of un claimed mods, wheels, suspension, brakes, exhausts ect... and he never booked them.
If yours are undeclared your ****ed, seriously ****ed, 2 year ban kinda ****edlol
daverobson
06-04-10, 11:40 PM
well that 'tip' isnt declaired and apart from that im fine.
dont really know whats gonna happen.
he also said something about the dvla, and that they might make me re register my car????
That's what you get for giving him back chat and lip mate!
Just let them have their moment and act with a little humility in those situations. Yes it's annoying and you don't wanna lose face in front of your crew (l0l) but it has to be done on occasion.
Read the situation, and the cop themselves. Some will give you a chance to explain yourself. Others will just talk/shout over you and generally not listen, only to wind you up further.
There is only ever one winner. I'v been in that scenario many times (for various reasons) in the past and although on a good few occasions I have argued my case, I find the majority of the time it is much better to just act out the yes sir, no sir, sorry sir routine.
Of course now that I am older I never get in these kind of latercations in the first instance. lol
Everyone knows you must have a legal correctly sized etc number plate, yet people continuously gets fines for having the wrong ones. Why not just save some money and put a proper one on.
he also said something about the dvla, and that they might make me re register my car????
I was warned about this. It is usually when you misrepresent the characters on the plate. I had several fines for spacing and was told if i done it again then I would be reported to DVLA and could lose my plate etc.
Sounds like he's skipped a few stages with you. What was the argument like? lol
I don't see the point now, with the almost constant ANPR coverage.
daverobson
06-04-10, 11:44 PM
That's what you get for giving him back chat and lip mate!
Just let them have their moment and act with a little humility in those situations. Yes it's annoying and you don't wanna lose face in front of your crew (l0l) but it has to be done on occasion.
Read the situation, and the cop themselves. Some will give you a chance to explain yourself. Others will just talk/shout over you and generally not listen, only to wind you up further.
There is only ever one winner. I'v been in that scenario many times (for various reasons) in the past and although on a good few occasions I have argued my case, I find the majority of the time it is much better to just act out the yes sir, no sir, sorry sir routine.
Of course now that I am older I never get in these kind of latercations in the first instance. lol
i dint give them lip, i did ask them to explain, but i wasnt back chattin or showing of infront of my crew.
i just dont know what the insurance will say???
has anybody been reported for un claimed stickers or anything?
TBH I can't see much coming from it, sounded like the copper was trying to prove a point. I would be interested to hear what your insurers would say if you were to declare the juice can.
Even asking them to explain can be seen in some power hungry w4nkers eyes as questioning their all knowing authority mate. Tis a sh!tter!
What about telling the insurance that the can is a temporary repair covering a hole? That is if they even get to hear about this. lol
Shame he never done you for tints and was in a Mercedes - as they fail the light test with their standard blue tint glass. :/ lol
daverobson
06-04-10, 11:48 PM
yer well i will have to wait and see.
will be reportin back when my insurance is void. :(
Just take it off and say you have no idea what he is talking about.
like i said, make sure it is fixed correctly, and if a letter comes thru the door, then get an engineers report that it is safe & post it off.. personally i'd be surprised if anything comes of it, after all, he's got your no. plate on his bonus list.
daverobson
06-04-10, 11:51 PM
Even asking them to explain can be seen in some power hungry w4nkers eyes as questioning their all knowing authority mate. Tis a sh!tter!
What about telling the insurance that the can is a temporary repair covering a hole? That is if they even get to hear about this. lol
Shame he never done you for tints and was in a Mercedes - as they fail the light test with their standard blue tint glass. :/ lol
well this copper was a douche. he had loads of cars to choose from and could of got loads of real cases.
i dont think the insurance company will be getting in touch -i hope- just a bit of a ****ter.
and i didnt know them mercs where too dark lol.
were you even on the public highway at the time???
daverobson
06-04-10, 11:53 PM
were you even on the public highway at the time???
no a car park, i think its a private one. i wanted to find out.
its a industrial estate.
MattBrown
06-04-10, 11:55 PM
no a car park, i think its a private one. i wanted to find out.
its a industrial estate.
So you slid this on to be the cool kidlol
well, if it was on private land & you weren't being done for trespass, then the cop hasn't got a leg to stand on. but you should get the plate swapped because you are on their radar...
if you log a complaint on the police website, it will have to be followed up.
but remember, they can pretty much do anything they like under the anti terror laws that labour rushed in
daverobson
06-04-10, 11:56 PM
So you slid this on to be the cool kidlol
deffently wasnt the cool kid, lol
I wouldn't try and pursue the public hgihway route lol. They will come back with some t0ss like the owners of the land give us permission to police the area and under some obscure law it becomes part of the public highway.
We tried it once on a mates tinted car. Said it had been brought in by trailer and would be trailered out again - they said no dice as it was on the ground and there wasn't a trailer in sight.
They just make it up as they see fit.
Some cops are thick as ****, when I got pulled in Sunderland ages ago the copper asked me if I had declared my mods to the DVLA (Brakes, alloys and suspension) I said no as you don't need to, you only need to declare them on your insurance which I have done and the only time you declare things to the DVLA is chassis mods engine swap or a colour change.
He was adamant that you had to declare the mods I have to the DVLA.
MattBrown
06-04-10, 11:59 PM
well, if it was on private land & you weren't being done for trespass, then the cop hasn't got a leg to stand on. but you should get the plate swapped because you are on their radar...
if you log a complaint on the police website, it will have to be followed up.
but remember, they can pretty much do anything they like under the anti terror laws that labour rushed in
IIRC, more than 6 people in 1 place, with no "Invitations, or tickets" can be moved on, Just laugh at them, its eisier to be all legal, then you can just tell them to **** offlol
daverobson
07-04-10, 12:00 AM
well, if it was on private land & you weren't being done for trespass, then the cop hasn't got a leg to stand on. but you should get the plate swapped because you are on their radar...
if you log a complaint on the police website, it will have to be followed up.
but remember, they can pretty much do anything they like under the anti terror laws that labour rushed in
im worried to follow it up incase nothing happens. dont want to make a big deal out of it and the copper to get **** from his boss and then pass it on to me next time im out. as he is one of the locals i dont want to have something wrong with my car, say a light out, and him to **** me over
and this is another reason why i hate the whole cruise scene....in my youth, we would choose a pub some distance away, drive there for a couple, then choose another pub etc.....cruising was something the hot rod boys did in london.....
IIRC, more than 6 people in 1 place, with no "Invitations, or tickets" can be moved on, Just laugh at them, its eisier to be all legal, then you can just tell them to **** offlol
Or when there's hundreds of you and they say 'We will clamp you all if you don't leave now'
'lol Like you have enough clamps for everyone'
'Him first!'
lol Yeah that was me. :roll:
MattBrown
07-04-10, 12:04 AM
and this is another reason why i hate the whole cruise scene....in my youth, we would choose a pub some distance away, drive there for a couple, then choose another pub etc.....cruising was something the hot rod boys did in london.....
The only problems we have here is when people **** about, IE, limiter limiter limiter, stereo, handbrake turns etc
No assed about mods, aslong as you drive quiestly
At the street racing, they turn up, and everyone dissappears like little girlslol
im worried to follow it up incase nothing happens. dont want to make a big deal out of it and the copper to get **** from his boss and then pass it on to me next time im out. as he is one of the locals i dont want to have something wrong with my car, say a light out, and him to **** me over
if a supermarket checkout girl was incompetent & short changed you, you'd complain. if the binmen spilt half the bin up your drive, you'd be straight on the phone.... if a cop is crap at their job, and a fair few are, why not give them some stick?????? if he is local & tries to do you over after you have complained about him, then your next complaint is about harassment.... that'll keep him off your back.
MattBrown
07-04-10, 12:06 AM
Or when there's hundreds of you and they say 'We will clamp you all if you don't leave now'
'lol Like you have enough clamps for everyone'
'Him first!'
lol Yeah that was me. :roll:
I can't help myself sometimes, but i have gotten away with sooo sooo much, the last time I wasnt so lucky, now im in court in 6 weeks:mad:
Unlucky mate!
When they used to lie in wait for us at one of the local haunts I was once flagged down when driving down the road towards the place.
'If I had been in a traffic car I would have had you for speeding then' said the Focus copper.
'Get a T5 then we'll talk' *drives away. lol
daverobson
07-04-10, 12:09 AM
The only problems we have here is when people **** about, IE, limiter limiter limiter, stereo, handbrake turns etc
No assed about mods, aslong as you drive quiestly
At the street racing, they turn up, and everyone dissappears like little girlslol
this meet is a 'good' one is froma local forum and there are a few from the older generation, and that tends to keep the t.wats away. its only been on in this location for a few weeks tho, and more cunts seem to be turning up.
if a supermarket checkout girl was incompetent & short changed you, you'd complain. if the binmen spilt have the bin up your drive, you'd be straight on the phone.... if a cop is crap at their job, and a fair few are, why not give them some stick?????? if he is local & tries to do you over after you have complained about him, then your next complaint is about harassment.... that'll keep him off your back.
yea fair point.
ive got to go to the station any way. ill work out my options when im not half asleep lol.
MattBrown
07-04-10, 12:11 AM
this meet is a 'good' one is froma local forum and there are a few from the older generation, and that tends to keep the t.wats away. its only been on in this location for a few weeks tho, and more cunts seem to be turning up.
yea fair point.
ive got to go to the station any way. ill work out my options when im not half asleep lol.
Leave it for now, if he does report you, get your "Mates" to say he spoke to you like a piece of ****, will get him in trouble with his boss etc:thumb:
daverobson
07-04-10, 12:16 AM
Leave it for now, if he does report you, get your "Mates" to say he spoke to you like a piece of ****, will get him in trouble with his boss etc:thumb:
lol, yer goin go over ny options. was an alright night before that. 4 novas tonight, thats all but one from the area.
any ways, rant over.
has anybody been reported for un claimed stickers or anything?
Oh, well thats me fcuked then lol
MattBrown
07-04-10, 12:36 AM
Oh, well thats me fcuked then lol
Or bits of **** like lol
I like how nobody has commented on how the tin can appears to be held on with masking tape. lol
Without reading 5 pages oh **** i would just say someone stuck the can on there as a laugh.
i have four redbull cans in my bumber, never get pulled up about them and many cops end up laughing about it...long story why i have them, i cba to take em out lol!
dj_wudgey
08-04-10, 12:04 PM
Sure the fine wasn't cos it looks gay? lol
Also, std plates FTW (IMO)
That aside, they really do need to get a life! :(
shurely thats why you got fined lol and i got metal pressed plates there much beter!!
Youve never said exactly what he said (Unless ive missed it?) about the exhaust, Looking at those pics it looks like its out a bit far, from what my mate said when he had trouble with his exhaust, as long as it dont point out further than the bumper most outward part then its fine?
Anyway it will be good to see what happens.
I like how nobody has commented on how the tin can appears to be held on with masking tape. loli noticed that to but couldnt be arsed to log in to comment
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