Nicked on the A31 (I think).

[stoutgoose]

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Nothing so far, so it would seem I'm off the hook!

Must remember that spot and stop day-dreaming; it's always there at the weekend!

[Arbman Al]

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That was lucky!!!
Good to meet you last night at the Fairmile.
Rgds...Al

[V Mad]

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I got flashed at some traffic lights near M3/Bracknell, as I went through. Nothing around, deserted road, so I was not inclined to want to slam on the brakes as I was already very close to the lights. I must have misjudged the timing though and just caught a red as a camera flashed.

Well, over two weeks now and no letter, but I must admit it has made me more careful though. Its easy to relax when you are enjoying the drive, and no one's about, but you just have to be on your guard these days don't you?

[StagnJag]

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So what does everyone think about the proposal to reduce the speed limit on Rural A Roadsto 50? :shock::X:X

Dave

[KOY 23]

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Another desperate money grabbing scheme, drssed up to save lives and devised by a bunch of losers. Sorry that is wrong, we are the losers.
The saying "speed kills" is wrong. Speed in the wrong situation kills. Take a school in a 30mph zone with a camera outside. Pass by at 36 at midnight and you will be done but you will be fine at 29 with children running around.
There is no discretion now. Drive within the limit in a zombie like state and be oblivious to road conditions and you will be called a good driver. Be alert to the conditions and bend the rules slightly and you will lose your licence.
Where have all the real police gone? They had discretion and our respect.
John.

[whereufromnosecity]

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I got done yesterday for speeding at the end of my street, yes i was speeding but at 2pm down the part of the road that has fields each side

And where were they at 3pm when the school finishes at the other end of the street and all the patents illegally park to pick up their children not only causing a nuisance for the local residents but putting their own and children's lives at risk............ nowhere thats where

I and many others have complained about this to the police, and you never see any, Someone has there wall hit by a drink driver a few months ago and their in force

It's a joke...............

Rant over

Stu E (£60 lighter and now with 3 points andno offer of the driver training course):X

[RogerP]

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whereufromnosecity wrote:

I got done yesterday for speeding at the end of my street, yes i was speeding but at 2pm down the part of the road that has fields each side

And where were they at 3pm when the school finishes at the other end of the street and all the patents illegally park to pick up their children not only causing a nuisance for the local residents but putting their own and children's lives at risk............ nowhere thats where

I and many others have complained about this to the police, and you never see any, Someone has there wall hit by a drink driver a few months ago and their in force

It's a joke...............

Rant over

Stu E (£60 lighter and now with 3 points andno offer of the driver training course):X

This is a genuine complaint to Devon & Cornwall Police Force from an angry member of the public
A true email sent to the force, lengthy but brilliantly written.....
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Dear Sir/Madam/Automated telephone answering service,
Having spent the past twenty minutes waiting for someone at Bodmin police station to pick up a telephone I have decided to abandon the idea and try e-mailing you instead.

Perhaps you would be so kind as to pass this message on to your colleagues in Bodmin, by means of smoke signal, carrier pigeon or Ouija board.

As I'm writing this e-mail there are eleven failed medical experiments (I think you call them youths) in St Mary's Crescent, which is just off St Mary's Road in Bodmin.

Six of them seem happy enough to play a game which involves kicking a football against an iron gate with the force of a meteorite. This causes an earth shattering CLANG! which rings throughout the entire building.
This game is now in its third week and as I am unsure how the scoring system works, I have no idea if it will end any time soon.

The remaining five failed-abortions are happily rummaging through several bags of rubbish and items of furniture that someone has so thoughtfully dumped beside the wheelie bins. One of them has found a saw and is setting about a discarded chair like a beaver on ecstasy pills.

I fear that it's only a matter of time before they turn their limited attention to the caravan gas bottle that is lying on its side between the two bins.
If they could be relied on to only blow their own arms and legs off then I would happily leave them to it. I would even go so far as to lend them the matches.

Unfortunately they are far more likely to blow up half the street with them and I've just finished decorating the kitchen.

What I suggest is this - after replying to this e-mail with worthless assurances that the matter is being looked into and will be dealt with, why not leave it until the one night of the year (probably bath night) when there are no mutants around then drive up the street in a Panda car before doing a three point turn and disappearing again. This will of course serve no other purpose than to remind us what policemen actually look like.

I trust that when I take a claw hammer to the skull of one of these throwbacks you'll do me the same courtesy of giving me a four month head start before coming to arrest me.

I remain your obedient servant
???????

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Mr ??????,

I have read your e-mail and understand your frustration at the problems caused by youths playing in the area and the problems you have encountered in trying to contact the police.

As the Community Beat Officer for your street I would like to extend an offer of discussing the matter fully with you.

Should you wish to discuss the matter, please provide contact details (address / telephone number) and when may be suitable.

Regards
PC ???????
Community Beat Officer

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Dear PC ???????
First of all I would like to thank you for the speedy response to my original e-mail.

16 hours and 38 minutes must be a personal record for Bodmin Police Station, and rest assured that I will forward these details to Norris McWhirter for inclusion in his next Guinness book.

Secondly I was delighted to hear that our street has its own Community Beat Officer.

May I be the first to congratulate you on your covert skills? In the five or so years I have lived in St Mary's Crescent, I have never seen you. Do you hide up a tree or have you gone deep undercover and infiltrated the gang itself? Are you the one with the acne and the moustache on his forehead or the one with a chin like a wash hand basin? It's surely only a matter of time before you are head-hunted by MI5 to look for Osama.

Whilst I realise that there may be far more serious crimes taking place in Bodmin, such as smoking in a public place or being Christian without due care and attention, is it too much to ask for a policeman to explain (using words of no more than two syllables at a time) to these twats that they might want to play their strange football game elsewhere.

The pitch on Fairpark Road, or the one at Priory Park are both within spitting distance as is the bottom of the Par Dock, the latter being the preferred option especially if the tide is in.

Should you wish to discuss these matters further you should feel free to contact me on <???????>. If after 25 minutes I have still failed to answer, I'll buy you a large one in the Cat and Fiddle Pub.

Regards
?????????

P.S If you think that this is sarcasm, think yourself lucky that you don't work for the sewerage department with whom I am also in contact !!!

Roger

[p.gib]

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Thanks Roger, I needed that-started the day with a good laugh.

Pete

[jamcarr2]

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Roger that is excellent

JOHN

[DJT]

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Roger,

As a citizen 'protected' by the might of the Devon & Cornwall Constabulary, I could take exception at your publication of this defamatory post.

Unfortunately I recognise this as being all to representative of our regional police force, sorry 'Service'. :X

Strange noises emanating from our local churchyard have been traced to my Father (a 'Dixon-style'officer of the pre-amalgamation Exeter Police Force for 30-years) spinning in his grave.

Dave

[Stag77]

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stoutgoose wrote:

Cock, cock, cock!

Returning from work this morning around ten(ish) towards Guildford on the A31. I was showing around 80-85(ish) on the speedo which I know over-reads, when I spotted Plod sitting the back of his van in the central reservation next to the Bull Inn, pointing a camera at me.

I think I might have just earned a ticket for a few MPH over the limit (70mph).

Arse!

That A31 after Guildford and before Farnham quite often has vans parked up...

It gets worse in the Summer because they hide behind the trees.... :shock:

I gor 3 on the A23 followed by an un-marked black Audi A6 which apparetently

operates on the AA23/M23, plus they have a silver scoobie too..

[dougie]

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Isnt it odd now that the police force has been changed to the police service there has been less service and more force
dougie