took the beemer out for a blast today, i ended up in Northampton. Was following a facelift 2.5 TD on a V plate, it had a fake camera mounted on the rear parcel shelf, and a couple of well placed hi-vis jackets either side.

Think to complete the look, the TD badge should have been removed, as police never used the TD Omega. But at a distance on the motorway that would be quite convincing.....  :D

The traffic police would take a dim view of that.

wrote on 08. Dec 2009 at 20:20:

The traffic police would take a dim view of that.

I agree in principle, but as long as the hi-vis jackets weren't police marked, and they were driving correctly, then there's no offences.. (think about the amount of people who wear hi-vis, electricians, roadworkers, site workers - the list goes on....

If the camera was fake, then it's pretty sad, if you're gonna fit one, may as well fit a real one :D

wrote on 08. Dec 2009 at 20:20:

The traffic police would take a dim view of that.

Doubt it, to be honest....  No difference to those folks who ride large motorcycles with stick on yellow markings, yellow jackets and white crash helmets! 

Its the proving of the intent thats the stumbling block, methinks.....   ;)

They wouldn't have to prove anything. Just keep stopping them until they got royally fed up.

I have to agree with Broccie its proving the intent... :-/ :-/

It can also get a bit silly.....   ::)

http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/scotland/A-police-farce--hounding.4888453.jp

hi vis vests..........Gods way of telling you you're in a shit job!

Also your employers way of saying you will wear a vest that looks pink!!! :o :o :D

not Police hi-vis, they looked the same as the £3 ones i got down the market for my europe road trips.

I'd go the whole hog and fit one of the dot matrix signs you can get   ;D

So we can presume your gonna paint your BMW white and wear a hi-vis and white helmet from now on Tunnie???? ;D ;D ;D It worked for me when i was depatch riding up and down the m40 in the 90`s.... ::) ::) ;D ;D ;D

wrote on 08. Dec 2009 at 22:07:

So we can presume your gonna paint your BMW white and wear a hi-vis and white helmet from now on Tunnie???? ;D ;D ;D It worked for me when i was depatch riding up and down the m40 in the 90`s.... ::) ::) ;D ;D ;D

Already half there its silver  ;D

Have seen a few bikers wearing high vis coats with blue checker strips, but no police wording, again, very much look like the police.

I might get one at some point to put over my dianese jacket, but i don't want something too loose thats going to ripple in the wind at higher speeds

I carry a hi-vis coat ( nice warm jacket -- not one of these tissue over vests) Hate wearing it but much prefer that to being squashed in a dark lane by some myopic granny in her motorised trolley !!!

Broocie - Sgt Eros........ :D

His image as a genuine stripper went away, when he was convicted of using  blue lights in his own car  :D

Edited - because I can't spell..

Stripper Sgt Eros guilty of pretending to be a policeman and pulling over cars:


http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/scotland/Stripper-Sgt-Eros-guilty-of.5394197.jp

Edited again - a better article..

Eric Olthwaite wrote on 08. Dec 2009 at 21:41:

hi vis vests..........Gods way of telling you you're in a shit job!

Try convicing a friend of mine that who runs his own "hands on" surveying business and pulls in over 95K per year plus expences.

JamesV6CDX wrote on 08. Dec 2009 at 22:36:

Stripper Sgt Eros guilty of pretending to be a policeman and pulling over cars: http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/scotland/Stripper-Sgt-Eros-guilty-of.5394197.jp Edited again - a better article..

Well found James :y


Now then Broocie ::)

;D