Sleeping in Cars/Vans Again

[trevskoda]

A high percentage of NI population never thought they were lucky being policed by the RUC .
Quite the reverse

True but in my time as a young lad they nicked you for everything and made folk hate them big time.
I at about 14 got grabbed and tossed into a landrover for what they thought was a machine gun, it in fact was a fork leg for my BSA m bike.
Then one day working a a fuel staion i got nicked for riding a susy 100 i tuned for a chap around the pumps, done me for no ins and not wearing a helmet.
Took my g dad to go down to the station and after a long confrontation the case was dropped, fact is it was easy game for them rather than tackle what was going on in the north.

 

[mark61]

I read a case about a few years back, the car was on the highway, so drunk in charge, think it was in england if my memory is correct.

I have a funny feeling the important part of the story is that the police suspected the person of recently driving, engine still warm, etc, etc?

 

[trevskoda]

I have a funny feeling the important part of the story is that the police suspected the person of recently driving, engine still warm, etc, etc?

As we know things are not always cut and dry, and papers/news etc bum things up a little without giving the compleat story.
Then again i could go into a long story of what cops tried on me once when about 20 years of age, did not end well for them.

 

[Tezza33]

Then again i could go into a long story of what cops tried on me once when about 20 years of age, did not end well for them.

Did you convince them to try Linux?

 

[alcam]

True but in my time as a young lad they nicked you for everything and made folk hate them big time.
I at about 14 got grabbed and tossed into a landrover for what they thought was a machine gun, it in fact was a fork leg for my BSA m bike.
Then one day working a a fuel staion i got nicked for riding a susy 100 i tuned for a chap around the pumps, done me for no ins and not wearing a helmet.
Took my g dad to go down to the station and after a long confrontation the case was dropped, fact is it was easy game for them rather than tackle what was going on in the north.

Glasgow police were like that . Edinburgh police totally different

 

[Nabsim]

Glasgow police were like that . Edinburgh police totally different

My uncle was a sergeant in Glasgow police, can't say what type of a bloke he was as post would never get through to be seen

 

[trevskoda]

When young i drove to Ballyclare co antrim to a brilliant chippy at old town centre, parked my imp in carpark 20 feet across the road and dandered over into chippy and joined the cue, after 15 or so i got served and ordered a cheese burger, after about another 5 mins i got it and walked over the rd to my car, got in and just had my first bit when 2 gray landy piggy wagons pulled in behind me and opened my door, screeming that some speed you were doing down the hillhead rd, we clocked you at over 80mph and we have your number, me yes you would have my number as you noted it just now, and i was not on that rd and have been in chippy over the rd for on 20 mins, ok police said we will ask which they did, eventuly after a loot of harasment they drove of.
I put a complaint in to ballyclare station, 2 weeks later i got a apology letter from the officer, blinken cheesburger was stone cold after they left.

 

[ProDave]

screeming that some speed you were doing down the hillhead rd, we clocked you at over 80mph and we have your number,

I would have just said, impossible, and Imp can't do 80mph.

 

[trevskoda]

I would have just said, impossible, and Imp can't do 80mph.

No bother when tuned up, fast cam etc.

 

[colinm]

I would have just said, impossible, and Imp can't do 80mph.

Trev does love to ruin road cars by fitting multiple carbs and highlift cams, giving a higher top speed but zero pulling power.

 

[Pudsey Bear]

 

[Robmac]

Didn't you see the OP Kev?

(I think that's the same video but didn't actually watch much of it!)

 

[Pudsey Bear]

Oops, no, the YT algorithm popped the vid up, I'd seen the title of this thread and posted it.

 

[Robmac]

Oops, no, the YT algorithm popped the vid up, I'd seen the title of this thread and posted it.

No harm bumping a thread anyway Kev.

I actually watched the whole thing this time, nothing in there that I didn't know already but the bit regarding being too tired to drive reminded me of a trip in my work van a few years back.

I'd been up to Scotland and on the way back I felt fine but all of a sudden it just hit me out of the blue, I was nodding and sort of hallucinating and knew I had to pull over. So I did and stretched out across the seats and went to sleep. I'm not sure how long I was there but I was rudely awakened by a Police Officer shaking me to wake me up.

It seems that what I had thought was a layby was actually the inside lane of the A1 (North Yorkshire) and there was a huge queue of traffic built up behind me! To be fair the Officer saw the funny side and realised just how tired I obviously had been, the drivers queuing behind me probably didn't find it so funny! He told me that there was a proper layby 2 miles down the road and to go and sleep there, I told him I felt fine now but he said that I should anyway which I did.

 

[Pudsey Bear]

Enlarging the topic, so you're sat in your house, watching TV, slowly getting pie-eyed, the car is outside the window 6 feet away, the keys are by the front door, not much different to being parked up in your van, wild camping, you are still in charge of the vehicle to a similar extent.

 

[Fazerloz]

I think they arrest you and take you off to jail to save you from being gassed and robbed. The police are very helpful this way. Crime prevention in action.

 

[Robmac]

I think they arrest you and take you off to jail to save you from being gassed and robbed. The police are very helpful this way. Crime prevention in action.

...or of course Axe murdered Chris, there's usually an Axe murderer about these days.

 

[Fazerloz]

...or of course Axe murdered Chris, there's usually an Axe murderer about these days.

You are probably right as everyone seems to need instant gratification these days and can't be bothered waiting for the gas to take effect.

 

[wildebus]

Enlarging the topic, so you're sat in your house, watching TV, slowly getting pie-eyed, the car is outside the window 6 feet away, the keys are by the front door, not much different to being parked up in your van, wild camping, you are still in charge of the vehicle to a similar extent.

Exactly. At any time without warning you could leap out of the chair, run to the car and roll over the bonnet like Bodie or Doyle to go get an emergency Pizza.
It would be irresponsible if the police did not come with an arrest warrant and a door ram to get those keys off you and save yourself from yourself. I reckon 10 years inside and you would catch on to yourself (as they say over the water )