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I have been asked to slow down before but the coppers inside were in uniform. Never pulled me over just with hand jestures. Was an unmarked Octavia VRS.
Yehhhh maybe a little more than that I think it was because they were near me while doing 50 through the temporary zone and then because I dropped it to 3rd to accelerate straight out of there fairly quickly that it probably looked worse to them than it actually was speed wise. That’s when they started accelerating to catch me up and then I proceeded to overtake a few more cars further up until they pulled alongside me.When you say you 'accelerated quite hard to get back up to speed out of the 50' you mean back up to 70 right? So nothing to worry about.
Come to North Wales and you'll be in for a shock then, they have all sorts of unmarked cars/vans/bikes/lorries and they are put and about all the timeTBH if I see any relatively new and mundane looking coming up behind me quickly I slow down if I'm over the limit. Anything more than a few years old or sporty, no problem
They were definitely real police they were driving an unmarked Hyundai estate which is what most of the normal plod drive around here.
Thanks for the replies anyway I had a quick google before posting on here and some replies on other forums were saying they can still send a nip through the post if they think I was driving at an excessive speed because all police cars have a dash cams etc and they seemed to be driving along side me for quite a while before warning me so was worried they could still report me.
TBH if I see any relatively new and mundane looking coming up behind me quickly I slow down if I'm over the limit. Anything more than a few years old or sporty, no problem
no it isn't a myth, if they want him to pull over they need to be wearing uniform
https://www.askthe.police.uk/content/Q587.htm
it is from the road traffic act 1988 I believe
The unmarked car will have a calibrated speedometer, so along with the word of the officer stating something along the lines of 'I followed xxx at x-mph as shown on the calibrated speedometer' would be enough for a NIP to be sent and enough for the magistrate if it went to court.If they don't have calibrated speed cameras they can pull you over but can't prosecute ( even if marked car) - no proof.
Of course if they pulled you they would say it was dangerous driving (which is worse potentially).
I was offered an awareness course for having my mobile phone in my hand ( not using to call but music kept playing out of it when i connected my earpiece so i kept stopping it), i was pulled by an unmarked car but very obviously police officers inside the car.
Not very undercover if they all drive them. They change them all the time.
The unmarked car will have a calibrated speedometer, so along with the word of the officer stating something along the lines of 'I followed xxx at x-mph as shown on the calibrated speedometer' would be enough for a NIP to be sent and enough for the magistrate if it went to court.
TBH if I see any relatively new and mundane looking coming up behind me quickly I slow down if I'm over the limit. Anything more than a few years old or sporty, no problem
There's a pretty nice Audi unmarked around these parts and a VW Golf GTi too. Look like a drug dealer's choice of rides tbh
They would fall under mundane looking
At one time they used to roll in Impreza STIs. Which is a much bigger threat for anyone looking to make a run for it.
Far from it, in most forces the CID/enquiry/pool cars linger around for ages.
An unmarked Roads Policing/ARV would, but a regular vehicle not used for specialist duties won't. They get some blues, a radio and that's about it.
Far from it, in most forces the CID/enquiry/pool cars linger around for ages.
An unmarked Roads Policing/ARV would, but a regular vehicle not used for specialist duties won't. They get some blues, a radio and that's about it.
no it isn't a myth, if they want him to pull over they need to be wearing uniform
https://www.askthe.police.uk/content/Q587.htm
it is from the road traffic act 1988 I believe
It is not an offence for you to fail to stop for an officer in uniform, that doesn't mean you can't pull people if you're not in uniform.
As Burnsy says, in certain circumstances you need to be in uniform to administer a breath test, but I can't think of any offences you cannot prosecute if you're not in uniform.
The old myth is that a copper can't give you a ticket if he's not wearing a hat. It's up there with having to let pregnant ladies urinate in your hat. Also nonsense.
Agree with the new + mundane thing though, if an Audi or BMW comes rolling past me, I'll drop close to what the speed limit is and have a quick peek in before setting off again