£100 fine strange cops

Orca2 · Jan 24th, 2014, 18:55

As the title suggests I got a £100 on the spot fine today for not having seatbelt on, the strange thing is that the plod and plodette were at pains to tell me that they had been specifically tasked with targetting motorists and were being asked to work overtime shifts in an unmarked car, also that they had been told to hang about in shopping centre car parks as lots of people don't put their belt on until they are leaving the car park
Both plods were pretty disgusted at having to do this duty, the bloke went as far as to say that it was now government policy to use the police to squeeze every last pound out of motorists and that I should contact my mp to complain that they were being used on this money raising excercise rather than tackling criminals. He said as I left, " have a close look at the car we are driving" clearly to highlight the underhand way they have been forced to go about this.
A very odd traffic stop indeed. .
Anyone else encountered an upsurge in this ?

Jan 24th, 2014, 18:55	#1
Orca2 I've Been Banned Last Online: Mar 24th, 2020 22:42 Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Glasgow	£100 fine strange cops As the title suggests I got a £100 on the spot fine today for not having seatbelt on, the strange thing is that the plod and plodette were at pains to tell me that they had been specifically tasked with targetting motorists and were being asked to work overtime shifts in an unmarked car, also that they had been told to hang about in shopping centre car parks as lots of people don't put their belt on until they are leaving the car park Both plods were pretty disgusted at having to do this duty, the bloke went as far as to say that it was now government policy to use the police to squeeze every last pound out of motorists and that I should contact my mp to complain that they were being used on this money raising excercise rather than tackling criminals. He said as I left, " have a close look at the car we are driving" clearly to highlight the underhand way they have been forced to go about this. A very odd traffic stop indeed. . Anyone else encountered an upsurge in this ?

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