got pulled by the coppers

I don't blame them. I'd do the same.

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Wasting police time is an offence, but pulling you over and wasting yours is acceptable?? Although I suppose its nice to get pulled and not be in trouble this kind of thing annoys me, a blatant abuse of power and lack of consideration

Can't agree there sorry. It's kind of damned if they do, damned if they don't if you look at it like that. At least they were complimentary and friendly, nothing wrong with that imho and good on them I say.

How many times have we heard "The police don't give a sh*t, they just pull over old cars to give us grief"? Then when they pull someone over to take an interest in their car they get flamed... can't win really.

Unless I was in a real hurry I wouldn't mind being pulled over just cos they were interested. I'd probably have shat a brick beforehand, mind ;D

Wasting police time is an offence because it stops them from doing their job. Pulling someone over because they have a nice car is no different. If they're asking owners about their cars out of personal interest, they are hardly doing their job are they?

That said, I wouldn't really mind if they pulled me over for a gander. I suppose it does make the police seem more friendly.

Edit: Also we pay their wages, therefore we are buying their time. So were wasting our time X2! ;D

indeed, if they pull it "for a nose about" and it was nicked, and they got it back then I doubt anyone's complaining.

Peolpe get very anal about cops and the like "wasting paid time" yet I bet y'all aren't working 100% efficiency 100% of the time either....

one one occasion i got pulled in my manta 400 rep for my back lights looking like a school disco.
the copper (who was about 50) told me why he'd stopped me, then asked if i had any tools in the car, i said yes.
he then proceded to get out a spanner, undo the earths, gave the nuts a quick rub with a bit of emery paper, then put it all back together.
all the while telling me how his son had one and the earths for the lights were very dodgy for connections.
once satisfied they were working correctly he sent me on my way.

another time i was working on my granny hearse outside the house, oil, filter, plugs and a bit of random cleaning.
spotted 2 beat bobbies walking in my direction.first thought was which barsteward neighbour has shopped me this time.
when the got to the car, they stopped, had a look round, then came to the front where i was leaning into the engine bay, where one of them commented "oh, I'm dissapointed now, i was hoping this was going to be a V8".
had a chat for about 20 mins then they wandered off.
see, i don't give the feds grief all of the time.