Local plod/rozzers

When i first moved here i used to have a lot of plod attention. As a gas converter I'm always out and about in different motors, and they spotted it was the same bloke driving about. One of them got arsey about the laptop on the seat next to me. I told him it was there to record data so i coukd reveiew it once i had stopped driving and make adjustments accordingly.
Then one of the local plod contacted me for a gas conversion on his jeep. Funilly enough since he has had his converted ive had a couple more. So they all know me now, and just completely ignore me. Other than for servicing. Afterall if they mess me about, who is going to service their cars or get the gas system back on the road if it goes wrong ?

Got pulled a few times in the mini I had usually for doing more than the speed limit on the motorway and usually an old boy more concerned with what was under the bonnet! Had a twin upswept DTM pipe on it, straight through so noisy, very noisy and that got a few tellings off. I've found that if you don't attract attention to yourself by driving like a nob and such like then try seem to leave you alone.

I've been pulled a few times, luckily never been in any serious trouble. Actually got an ASBO once as my RX7 was too loud (single turbo, titanium exhaust, external wastegate screamer pipe) which was a fair cop but the car was legal so not a lot they could do.

A lot of vehicle modification questions are answered here.

www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1986/1078/contents/made

Pretty much covers it
Never had much hassle with the rozzers
only when I was a kid
and drove like aforesaid knob like kids do

Ive been pulled a few times.
I find if I treat them with respect I get respect back..

As far as I'm concerned, you need to be doing something to get pulled most of the time and in that case all you can do is hold your hands up and admit you were doing wrong. People who complain about being pulled for having the wrong plates on do my head in, you know you're in the wrong so just take it. That's coming from someone that's been fined for illegal plates in the past, I knew they were dodgy and I knew the risk in running them, it's all par for the course.

However, I did see something that annoyed me the other night. I was in the Supermarket and as I was walking back to my car a pair of Traffic Officers in a Volvo went past and as they were leaving they stopped and reversed back. What had caught their eye was a Mk4 Astra which happened to be lowered (not slammed) over a set of bright orange AMG style wheels. Now, no one was sat in the car so it wasn't a case of loitering or anything like that, it was just parked up whilst someone did their shopping. An officer got out, checked all around the car, tyres etc and when he realised nothing was wrong went off on his way.

Now, would he have done that if the car didn't stand out. Afterall, the carpark was fairly busy and there was a large variety of different cars in there. The car, from where I was stood looked to be immaculate and was obviously someone's pride and joy, so no excuse about it not looking roadworthy or anything like that, it was simply the fact that the bright colour of the wheels made it stand out from the rest. Now, I don't know about you, but I would say that is a case of victimisation simply because someone has personalised their car to stand out from the rest. It is in situations like that where I think the Police get a bad name within the modified community.

ive been pulled over loads and loads of times (in the 20's id think) most of them came driving a e36 coupe at 21. ive always found if your alright with copper, they're alright back with you.
if you drive legaly, and your in a car that legal, they can pull you over as much as they want and they cant do you for anything.

these days at nealy 27 driving a hyundai stellar, ive only been pulled once ( at 2am on my way back home after changing a cortina engine) and that was because the copper was more curious as to what car it actualy was!

behave yourself youl get ignored, be a dick and youl get the attention your after.

I echo most of the above If i'm honest.
I've been stopped countless times, once was for speeding and I held my hands up and excepted it he actually wrote "very pleasant, polite motorist" or something on the form
For the most part I get stopped "just for being up late" as I used to work random hours and then go out most of the night. Unfortunately as I drive an old ford and spend a great deal of time in the countryside it's quite often dirty so apparently that makes it look out of place, which is fair I guess.
That said I have been stopped by awkward officers, one occasion was for "speeding" as I pulled out of my driveway which confused me, as my driveway isn't that big and it's gravel so I wouldn't get much speed, that said cant I do what ever speed I like on my drive? And the most recent irritating point was being stopped for "failing to display road tax" the police car that stopped me came from the opposite direction in the left hand lane, and I was in the left hand lane on the other side of the road at 40mph at night. The point I made to him but it was dismissed because he has good eyesight!? :/ strange.