bl**dy police!

hehe, that would be it. i was chasing you in my little van on the way to reading, except you kept dissapearing!!!

getting mine sprayed (not a genuine m3, but all genuine parts) tomorrow at 10 am!!!

i bet its the same m3 i saw about two years ago parked near quarry at castle combe. be there monday.

Twice on the way back from the Ring I got pulled over by a white Pug estate with four French Police/Customs whatever with sub machineguns.....asking where i was going where had i been etc but eventually let me go

it was only after the second time did it occur to me the possible reason - I had put a Northern Ireland "personal number" on the car with Scottish Flags and a load of wheels where the back seat should have been.....covered by a blanket!!!!!

now that i trailer it i have never been stopped

 

Martin

the old m3's stand out a mile, saw the second one i have ever seen on the roads today, east of bristol, got off at junction 18 m4. i could spot it from about half a mile on the motorway. I got pullled a few times in just the 325 convertible, and they ended up having nothing to ask about driving etc, just wanted to ask about the bloody car! lol.

also think i got had on the m4 by the bloody bridge camera in my nasty renault van yesterday! gggrrrr

yer, can do!

Not too surprised you havent seen me around, my main drive is a vauxhall vectra 'blend into the background' diesel!

The M3 isnt working right now, just refurbing for summer, and the 320is comes out 1-2 times a week.

 

Oh yer, just to add to my poilce troubles, fished out all my docs last nite for the producer and noticed that my MOT expired on tues! BUMMER!

My fault, thought i had longer, its booked in for its test next week so gonna have fun explaining that one!

jonny 320is wrote: lucky for some! the poilce round us have just taken delivery of a load of octavia RS's in black and silver, must of done a deal with skoda. There unmarked and they prowl the M6 and A50 in stoke area!

Thanks for that Jonny, I live in Stone and use both these roads regularly. What's the crack with silver cars now, the police seem to be getting more and more of them? I've seen a silver one series in Stafford with police stripes but no top light (sneaky in the rear view mirror).

The tax is placed on the nearside of the car so that any traffic warden/police office can read it without having to step foot in the road!!

I have not been pulled over in my own car since 1992 when I had an RS Turbo, I was pulled over simply because the copper wanted to have a look too, as he was thinking of getting one - He was quite pleasant, should have told him he had a side light out though!

I was stopped in my Europa once at 3am (after a Sat night out) I dont drink atall if I am driving, so get landed sometimes as a taxi! Just dropped my mates off and was heading back home. I saw a police car comming upto the roundabout I just went round and I saw him in my mirrors, he drove past the roundabout, then turned round and gave chase to me. I pulled over and got out. The copper came upto me and said "Is that a real one?"  "Oh, sorry, you havn't done anything wrong, I just wanted to have a look" and we were there chatting about 15 minutes, shook my hand and said goodnight! Real nice chap!

I cant say ive even had a bad look from a police officer since owning the M3.

I shouldn't say this as I'll prob be pulled as soon as I leave the house but since moving from East London to Norfolk ten years ago I cant remember the last time I saw a police car ! .

Steve .