Found on another forum, i found it quite amusing, it's a long read but worth it:

Just got this email from my mate:

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?

Andy

hahahahahha that is genius! report the muppet!

what a plonker..... i would report him, no questions asked

coppers attitude sounds terrible.

the guy who got stopped said everything right i would have acted the same lol

Wow, thats made my day!!

My year infact!

Merry Christmas me!

HAHA!

wish i was as intelligent as that lad in those situations!

haha, quality.

No point in backing down if you know your right.

haha genius

haha report him,thats just made my week,hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha merry christmas everyone hahahahaha

REPORT! The Police get away with far too much these days...bout time one of them got put in thier place

HAHAHAHHAHA :lol:

actually made me laugh.

report him. hes obv and idiot who dont know how to do his job properly

I think someone is due for a refresher course on how to be a traffic plod. I think I read on here the other day someone mention about how a properly trained traffic cop can provide full commentary and obs while going at quite a speed, so he has even less excuse for not having seen the sign.......

made me chuckle that

it is very, very similar to this video

i love the guys tone and humour, he beast that silly po down big time!

http://www.break.com/index/dude-accuses-co...ly-parking.html

haha

quality! report him

Its about time they got put in their place. Good thread :)

Hahaha, that's brilliant :) As said before, I doubt I could sustain such a headstrong attitude under pressure from the plod! Fair play to them. I wouldn't have gone for the report him if he hadn't come out with

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"

But for that he should be reported.

Merry christmas indeed! :)

thats good i liked that

ill need to remember that next time i get stoped

sorry oficer i did not c that sign lol

:lol: :lol: :lol: that video is hilerious! stunned!

:lol: :lol: Get him reported! Brilliant story

That is just fantasic if anything I think that shoud be posted every were on the net

ohhh and get him reported ie full lengh report at lest then it maybe garenteed to go round other police staions in the area

Should of given him this picture...

I think this would be more appropriate

FAIL FTW! :grin: