"Gordon Hudson" <hostroute@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Pete Fotheringham" <pete.fotheringham@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>>It should be remembered that the police now routinely obtain
>>phone records of drivers involved in serious or fatal accidents.
>
> How would they do that?
> They would need to know the number of the phone and if there is no phone
> in the car they can't look it up.
>
> Mind you, the police can practically take your licence off you for one
> minor stop.
>
> For example, if I got stopped for speeding today I could get three points
> for speeding

six points or even a ban with a bit of exageration - IME for a following
stop they exagerate about half the time sometimes by 10mph or more.

> and three points for each illegal number plate (not displaying the
> manufacturers post code) which is a total of nine points.

I have a legal number plate purchased (on a car) before this requirement
came in, which has been cherished transfered twice. This does not have its
maker's post code.

> I also have a faulty rear number plate lamp (its a wiring fault not the
> bulb). I don't know if thats worth another three points but you can see my
> point....
>

But in general you are right. If you are rude or they don't like the look
of you* or for some reason think that you are not whiter than white* then
they will turn the car over until they find something (low tyre pressure,
loose seat, dirty number plate, emissions (just blip the throttle) etc.
etc.)


* in the Met' this is often the same thing - "sootys" get a hard time...