Stopped for speeding

mikem · 09-16-2007, 10:57 AM

Guys this was posted on another forum by someone who was stopped for allegedly speeding.

Some of you might already have read it but it`s quite funny and I think, demonstrates the general attitude of police nowadays.

Just got stopped for "speeding"

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just had an interesting chat with one of East Sussex's finest police officers - let's call him officer Dibble

The discussion went something like this

Dibble "good afternoon sir, is this your car"

me "yes, why have you stopped me?"

Dibble "How fast were you driving just before we stopped you?"

me "about 55/60mph"

Dibble "Actually it was 58mph, are you aware of the speed limit?

me "yes"

Dibble "then why were you going nearly 20 mph over the limit?" (at which point a lecture about the danger of speeding, failing to respond to road signs, how it was a country road etc etc etc)

me "sorry but are you aware that this section of the road is national speed limit?"

Dibble "no it's not. It is a 40 mph zone, the signs are back there"

me "so what about that sign I passed saying it was no longer a 40 zone but national limit?"

Dibble "there is no sign"

me "let's go back and have a look shall we?"

Dibble "there's no need, we clearly saw the 40 mph signs"

me "you are not local are you?"

Dibble, "no we are from Heathfield (about 20 miles away) but that doesn't
make any difference. You were still exceeding the speed limit"

me "If you were local you would know about the national limit sign on the post which is kind of hard to see since the council put a sign up which almost hides it"

Dibble "well we didn't see it"

me "does that mean it's not there then?"

Dibble "no, but it does mean that in our opinion you were speeding"

me "so you are going to give me a ticket for doing 58mph in a 60 mph zone because you didn't see the sign? Who's going to ring the local papers - you or me?"

Dibble "don't get sarcastic with me"

me "shall we go back and have a look at that sign now?"

Dibble "no I'll wait here with you and my partner will go back and check"

me "I'll lock my car up and we can all go back together - I can show you where the sign is then"

Dibble "do you think we are incapable of seeing a sign at the side of the road?"

me "I'm not going to answer that one because you'll probably accuse me of being sarcastic.........but isn't that why you stopped me in the first place"

Dibble then went to his car and sent his mate off to have a look, 2 minutes later he's back and the two of them are having a bit of a chat

Dibble "You are half right, there is a sign there but because it's partly obscured by other signage and the hedge then it doesn't apply"

me "you've just made that up haven't you?"

Dibble "no that's how it works so although the sign is there because you can't see it then it doesn't apply so you were speeding"

me " I did see it, that's why I accelerated from 40 mph to 60 mph, it was you that didn't see it which is why you stopped me for not speeding"

Dibble "I've told you about being sarcastic"

me "so if I were going the other way and didn't slow down for the 40mph sign which is actually partly hidden in the hedge at the moment I could use this argument and quote you to avoid getting nicked - would you write it down for me along with your name and number?"

Dibble "I've told you about being sarcastic"

me "Look this is going nowhere, either give me a ticket for speeding or let me go home"

I then got a pen out of my car door pocket and started to write down his number

Dibble "what are you doing"

me "without wishing to sound even slightly sarcastic, I'm writing down your number so that I can report you"

Dibble "OK, go on then, carry on, go home or wherever you were going just don't do it again"

me "don't do what again?"

Dibble - no answer just got in his car and they drove off

Now, should I report the muppet or not?

- Paul - · 09-16-2007, 11:02 AM

Hilarious - god almighty - don't you just love 'em

M3-FAST · 09-16-2007, 11:03 AM

Fantastic post!!

They are unbelievable at times!!! - pleased u put em right

RockIt · 09-16-2007, 11:07 AM

Outstanding police work!

FotiosF90M5 · 09-16-2007, 11:12 AM

thats extremely funny.dont report him just because its that funny.nice job. lol what an ass!

peterg1965 · 09-16-2007, 11:23 AM

I would report the arrogant A*****e, no problem. I'd make sure he got some form of reprimand to, jumped up little Hilter. Now if he had eaten a bit of 'humble pie' I would have had a bit more respect for him. It is attitudes like his wish turn law abiding citizens against the plod.

Z4 Beemer · 09-16-2007, 11:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by peterg1965

I would report the arrogant A*****e, no problem. I'd make sure he got some form of reprimand to, jumped up little Hilter. Now if he had eaten a bit of 'humble pie' I would have had a bit more respect for him. It is attitudes like his wish turn law abiding citizens against the plod.

Exactly what I was thinking!!!

SoYank · 09-16-2007, 11:53 AM

Wasn't the cop in the cartoon Top Cat named Officer Dibble?

scooba0010 · 09-16-2007, 12:50 PM

Hi please do report it .it seems just about the norm now in sussex

Cafe.Racer · 09-16-2007, 01:21 PM

And I bet the sign in question is STILL partially (or as hedges grow, fully) obscured.

I like the one about "If I was going the other way and didn't slow down..."

NaViT · 09-16-2007, 01:38 PM

dumbs cops

remmib · 09-16-2007, 03:11 PM

Funny story

ShereKhan · 09-16-2007, 05:02 PM

Great story - It it were me I'd have gone to News of World for the story

dxb335d · 09-16-2007, 05:07 PM

there all on a power trip, makes them feel good, but deep down the feel bad....

REAL bad, bad that they earn only half as much as you do

ZiM · 09-16-2007, 05:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikem

me "don't do what again?"

that is one funny post

G33 · 09-18-2007, 02:58 PM

report him please for every1s sake. damn plod

mikem · 09-18-2007, 03:07 PM

I`d love to take the credit for that one but it wasn`t me. Read the top of the first post.

Silvr&Blk · 10-03-2007, 12:54 AM

Awesome story. If I did it here in my hometown, I would probably get dragged out of my car and beaten... lol

dxb335d · 10-03-2007, 05:52 AM

im about to post up a vid of coppers ''doing a good policing job''

have a look

NFS · 10-05-2007, 05:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikem

Guys this was posted on another forum by someone who was stopped for allegedly speeding.

Some of you might already have read it but it`s quite funny and I think, demonstrates the general attitude of police nowadays.

Just got stopped for "speeding"

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

just had an interesting chat with one of East Sussex's finest police officers - let's call him officer Dibble

The discussion went something like this

Dibble "good afternoon sir, is this your car"

me "yes, why have you stopped me?"

Dibble "How fast were you driving just before we stopped you?"

me "about 55/60mph"

Dibble "Actually it was 58mph, are you aware of the speed limit?

me "yes"

Dibble "then why were you going nearly 20 mph over the limit?" (at which point a lecture about the danger of speeding, failing to respond to road signs, how it was a country road etc etc etc)

me "sorry but are you aware that this section of the road is national speed limit?"

Dibble "no it's not. It is a 40 mph zone, the signs are back there"

me "so what about that sign I passed saying it was no longer a 40 zone but national limit?"

Dibble "there is no sign"

me "let's go back and have a look shall we?"

Dibble "there's no need, we clearly saw the 40 mph signs"

me "you are not local are you?"

Dibble, "no we are from Heathfield (about 20 miles away) but that doesn't
make any difference. You were still exceeding the speed limit"

me "If you were local you would know about the national limit sign on the post which is kind of hard to see since the council put a sign up which almost hides it"

Dibble "well we didn't see it"

me "does that mean it's not there then?"

Dibble "no, but it does mean that in our opinion you were speeding"

me "so you are going to give me a ticket for doing 58mph in a 60 mph zone because you didn't see the sign? Who's going to ring the local papers - you or me?"

Dibble "don't get sarcastic with me"

me "shall we go back and have a look at that sign now?"

Dibble "no I'll wait here with you and my partner will go back and check"

me "I'll lock my car up and we can all go back together - I can show you where the sign is then"

Dibble "do you think we are incapable of seeing a sign at the side of the road?"

me "I'm not going to answer that one because you'll probably accuse me of being sarcastic.........but isn't that why you stopped me in the first place"

Dibble then went to his car and sent his mate off to have a look, 2 minutes later he's back and the two of them are having a bit of a chat

Dibble "You are half right, there is a sign there but because it's partly obscured by other signage and the hedge then it doesn't apply"

me "you've just made that up haven't you?"

Dibble "no that's how it works so although the sign is there because you can't see it then it doesn't apply so you were speeding"

me " I did see it, that's why I accelerated from 40 mph to 60 mph, it was you that didn't see it which is why you stopped me for not speeding"

Dibble "I've told you about being sarcastic"

me "so if I were going the other way and didn't slow down for the 40mph sign which is actually partly hidden in the hedge at the moment I could use this argument and quote you to avoid getting nicked - would you write it down for me along with your name and number?"

Dibble "I've told you about being sarcastic"

me "Look this is going nowhere, either give me a ticket for speeding or let me go home"

I then got a pen out of my car door pocket and started to write down his number

Dibble "what are you doing"

me "without wishing to sound even slightly sarcastic, I'm writing down your number so that I can report you"

Dibble "OK, go on then, carry on, go home or wherever you were going just don't do it again"

me "don't do what again?"

Dibble - no answer just got in his car and they drove off

Now, should I report the muppet or not?

I love it!

The deepest irony of the entire thing is that it exposes the stupidity of the 'war on speed'.

The road was the same ... but the existance of the partially hidden sign meant the difference between the writer being a decent law abiding member of society or a reckless anti-social danger on the roads.

There are so many roads now, which are perfectly safe to drive at 60, but are subject to lower limits.

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mikem Lieutenant Colonel 83 Rep 1,557 Posts Drives: Z4M Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Somewhere iTrader: (0)	Stopped for speeding Guys this was posted on another forum by someone who was stopped for allegedly speeding. Some of you might already have read it but it`s quite funny and I think, demonstrates the general attitude of police nowadays. Just got stopped for "speeding" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- just had an interesting chat with one of East Sussex's finest police officers - let's call him officer Dibble The discussion went something like this Dibble "good afternoon sir, is this your car" me "yes, why have you stopped me?" Dibble "How fast were you driving just before we stopped you?" me "about 55/60mph" Dibble "Actually it was 58mph, are you aware of the speed limit? me "yes" Dibble "then why were you going nearly 20 mph over the limit?" (at which point a lecture about the danger of speeding, failing to respond to road signs, how it was a country road etc etc etc) me "sorry but are you aware that this section of the road is national speed limit?" Dibble "no it's not. It is a 40 mph zone, the signs are back there" me "so what about that sign I passed saying it was no longer a 40 zone but national limit?" Dibble "there is no sign" me "let's go back and have a look shall we?" Dibble "there's no need, we clearly saw the 40 mph signs" me "you are not local are you?" Dibble, "no we are from Heathfield (about 20 miles away) but that doesn't make any difference. You were still exceeding the speed limit" me "If you were local you would know about the national limit sign on the post which is kind of hard to see since the council put a sign up which almost hides it" Dibble "well we didn't see it" me "does that mean it's not there then?" Dibble "no, but it does mean that in our opinion you were speeding" me "so you are going to give me a ticket for doing 58mph in a 60 mph zone because you didn't see the sign? Who's going to ring the local papers - you or me?" Dibble "don't get sarcastic with me" me "shall we go back and have a look at that sign now?" Dibble "no I'll wait here with you and my partner will go back and check" me "I'll lock my car up and we can all go back together - I can show you where the sign is then" Dibble "do you think we are incapable of seeing a sign at the side of the road?" me "I'm not going to answer that one because you'll probably accuse me of being sarcastic.........but isn't that why you stopped me in the first place" Dibble then went to his car and sent his mate off to have a look, 2 minutes later he's back and the two of them are having a bit of a chat Dibble "You are half right, there is a sign there but because it's partly obscured by other signage and the hedge then it doesn't apply" me "you've just made that up haven't you?" Dibble "no that's how it works so although the sign is there because you can't see it then it doesn't apply so you were speeding" me " I did see it, that's why I accelerated from 40 mph to 60 mph, it was you that didn't see it which is why you stopped me for not speeding" Dibble "I've told you about being sarcastic" me "so if I were going the other way and didn't slow down for the 40mph sign which is actually partly hidden in the hedge at the moment I could use this argument and quote you to avoid getting nicked - would you write it down for me along with your name and number?" Dibble "I've told you about being sarcastic" me "Look this is going nowhere, either give me a ticket for speeding or let me go home" I then got a pen out of my car door pocket and started to write down his number Dibble "what are you doing" me "without wishing to sound even slightly sarcastic, I'm writing down your number so that I can report you" Dibble "OK, go on then, carry on, go home or wherever you were going just don't do it again" me "don't do what again?" Dibble - no answer just got in his car and they drove off Now, should I report the muppet or not?
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G33 Colonel 91 Rep 2,079 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: London iTrader: (0)	report him please for every1s sake. damn plod
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