I got stopped for exceeding the speed limit by more than just a few mph. Policeman asked why I was in such a hurry? I relpied "I'm in court this morning and don't want to be late!" This caused raised eyebrows and the question "In court for speeding by any chance sir?" I replied that both myself and the passenger in my car were witnesses in a Crown Court trail. My passenger had just come out of hospital after losing a foot and he made us late because he was struggling at the time on crutches and en route he realised he had forgotten some thing so we had to go back. As i had the relevant paperwork with me and had to be 100 miles away in North Wales, the very kind copper let me off, saying it was the first time he had heard such an excuse.
its gonna blow orrificer !!!!!! gotta go fast to keep it cool .....i wouldnt stand too close if i were you ?????...............can i go now??????
First time I got caught (Im not proud of it by the way) I told the officers that I was just feeling impatient and said I was sorry. They looked at me and said, just take it easy mate and let me go. My luckiest moment came early one weekday morning, Im talking before 05:00. I was late for work and being utterly stupid. I got pulled by one very very aggressive police man and his partner. He looked just like me, 6ft+ and bald. His partner was normal size and talked on the radio. I was told that I was going be getting at least 6 points for speeding and reckless endangerment. I was proper bricking it at this point. Just before they issued me a ticket I pretty much just said please don't give me 6 points explained how my licence had been clean for over ten years, which was true. The aggressive one looked at his mate said 'what do you think?' Ten seconds later I was let of with a warning. I really put this down to being utterly civil with them and a massive amount of luck. I did learn my lesson. If I get pulled again I'll always be the same as I know that they are just doing their jobs.
Although its been discovered that speed isnt the problem..................generally its the lack of ability of the person doing it that is.......which is why the law is how it is.........
Whilst despatch riding in London in the eighties, my best excuse when stopped for speeding was "I've got a human kidney in the topbox". Did a number of hospital runs for blood and organs before the blood bikes scheme was born, only got stopped the once whilst doing it on the A1 near the north circular.
Sorry officer but it's because my wife's left me.............she ran off with a copper WHAT RELEVANCE HAS THAT? Oh I was just worried you were bringing her back
Ouch.....why are you kicking me officer ? There's no need for physical violence......I've admitted I was doing 31mph in a 30 limit so whats with the physical abuse?.....then ask them if they have that written down so they can quote my response in court.......
there's a perfectly reasonable scientific explanation officer - the earth's magnetic core has been unstable today causing an occasional but sudden slowing down of the planet's rotational speed, the timing of which just happened to affect my vehicle, matching my exact trajectory as I ambled along the Hog's back :- Relative Speed of Rotation Around the Earth
Yep, used that one meself. Best one was on the M4 early morning on my old FZ750: Cop: Do you know what speed you were doing. Me: I've only just got on the motorway - probably 75mph...[puts hands together in praying gesture]. It's early morning officer, I'm not doing any harm, there's not a car on the road. Cop:120. You'd have been up to 140 if we hadn't stopped you. Me: 150, easy. Cop: Fook off, no way will that do 150. Me: It'll roast your jam sarnie. Cop: fook off. I'm leaving now...I don't want to see you chasing me [winks]... And off he went, flat out in his company volvo, passenger grinning his head off, with me in luke warm pursuit (don't beat the man, it only upsets him). I slipped off at the next junction with a wave, a quick flash of the blues and he was gone.
