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miss scouse atl Dec 20th 2007 12:40 am

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Im probably about to jinx myself by saying this but....... I have never been pulled by the police in the UK or here.

Silly Sod Dec 20th 2007 12:53 am

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Originally Posted by miss scouse atl (Post 5687035)
Im probably about to jinx myself by saying this but....... I have never been pulled by the police in the UK or here.

WHAT?!?!?? But....but.....you're a scouser aint you? That should be reason enough lol :eek:

Love ya really scouse git :thumbup:

anabella Dec 20th 2007 1:50 am

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You are more likely to win the lottery than to get a speeding ticket.. I saw your driving on youtube..

miss scouse atl Dec 20th 2007 1:53 am

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Originally Posted by Silly Sod (Post 5687060)
WHAT?!?!?? But....but.....you're a scouser aint you? That should be reason enough lol :eek:

Well yer cos Ive normally robbed someone elses car aint I LOL:p

Silly Sod Dec 20th 2007 2:04 am

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Originally Posted by anabella (Post 5687190)
You are more likely to win the lottery than to get a speeding ticket.. I saw your driving on youtube..

I'd only just learned to drive then. Nowadays I drive like a slag outta hell babe!!! :)

Ray Dec 20th 2007 2:05 am

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Originally Posted by dh010447 (Post 5686819)
$7... Was it even worth the hassle for him to pull you over and get out the car :s

Its not even a fine ..just an administrative fee...

anabella Dec 20th 2007 2:08 am

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Originally Posted by Silly Sod (Post 5687216)
I'd only just learned to drive then. Nowadays I drive like a slag outta hell babe!!! :)

I find that hard to believe.. but I'll remember it next time you try to give me a lecture for speeding..

Silly Sod Dec 20th 2007 2:30 am

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Originally Posted by anabella (Post 5687228)
I find that hard to believe.. but I'll remember it next time you try to give me a lecture for speeding..

Hey, I got a tug for a faulty fuse, not for speeding!!! Non the less I prolly was being a bit of a tit when I slagged you for speeding. Now I know you better I feel....well, not bad exactly lol. You must have caught me on a bad night :)

Also I didn't know then that you were a bloody foreigner and drive worse than americans. So I take it back. Are we still friends?

PS- i have since speeded a bit myself but only on meth!!! ha ha :wub: ya mate :thumbup:

anabella Dec 20th 2007 2:39 am

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Originally Posted by Silly Sod (Post 5687260)
Hey, I got a tug for a faulty fuse, not for speeding!!! Non the less I prolly was being a bit of a tit when I slagged you for speeding. Now I know you better I feel....well, not bad exactly lol. You must have caught me on a bad night :)

Also I didn't know then that you were a bloody foreigner and drive worse than americans. So I take it back. Are we still friends?

PS- i have since speeded a bit myself but only on meth!!! ha ha :wub: ya mate :thumbup:

We were friends all along :)

Silly Sod Dec 20th 2007 2:54 am

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Originally Posted by anabella (Post 5687278)
We were friends all along :)

Aaw, I am glad :)

son of sod Dec 20th 2007 8:41 am

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i got pulled over 3 times in one month. the first time i was speeding at 45 in a 30 zone but it was the middle of the night and nobody was on the road. apart from a TAG van, which dont usually stop traffic. She said if she was a traffic bobby i would have got a ticket but instead she gave me a producer. Second two times were in salford (near rockly for the benefit of silly sod) after pickin 'somethin' up but both times i got a producer. I been driving for almost 3 years and never had a ticket or points on my card.
B astards only pulled me over cos i got a shaved head... police in US might be polite but all the ones i came into contact with in UK have been nasty people.

Titchski Dec 20th 2007 11:30 am

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Originally Posted by Silly Sod (Post 5686889)
Oh FFS!!! Just nipped out to the corner store and the bleedin indicators have stopped working too!!!! I have to get the young un to school tomorrow morning. I mean it is close by but it is a pretty turny route!! Drivers side window has never worked so I cant even hand signal. Got a guy coming round to fix it but he cant get here before ten am. Cant borrow a car or get a ride that early. Truly pissed off right now folks!!!

Judging by my experience on the roads here people don't use the indicator lights anyway so I'm sure you'll be fine without them :p

Tracym Dec 20th 2007 11:55 am

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Originally Posted by Rushman (Post 5686695)
I bit the bullet and got one for this last ticket. I had been good for the last two years but I figure if I get a ban I'll move state, play the 'fresh off the boat immigrant" and get another licence. I figure if I do this through all 48 states by the time I get back to NY my licence will be clean again.

Well that's one way to see the country. Why leave out Hawaii and Alaska then?

lol think you need to change your user name to "Leadfoot".

basementwaj Dec 20th 2007 2:43 pm

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Originally Posted by Rushman (Post 5686668)
In 4 years I've been pulled over about 10 or 12 times. All for speeding except on time the trooper wanted to put a dog in my car to check for drugs. Ive had a total of 8 points and Im expecting another two next month. Ive paid over $1000 in fines and $400 in radar detectors which have probably saved me my licence and another $1000 in fines.

Yes, the troopers are usually very polite and courteous and love to hear the accent as they bend me over and **** me in the ass for another ticket for being 10 or 15mph over the limit.

Hey rushman,
Whats a good radar detector to get for reasonable money... should i avoid the $100 ones? Just picked up my new TT and dont want to hike my insurance already!

Rushman Dec 20th 2007 10:56 pm

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Originally Posted by basementwaj (Post 5688903)
Hey rushman,
Whats a good radar detector to get for reasonable money... should i avoid the $100 ones? Just picked up my new TT and dont want to hike my insurance already!

Ive got the Valentine 1 in one car and the Passport 9500i in the other. I think the Valentine is better but dont make the mistake of thinking its going to warn you miles in advance. Sometimes you can actually see the troopers before the bloody thing goes off. Thats because the sneaky bastards dont turn their radars on until the point where you have no chance of slowing in time.

Having said that..I'd have been banned 2 years ago without it.


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