Police Warn Drivers Not To Pull Over When Asked To!
Friday, 12. August 2016
Now here’s a funny story that I came across in Business Car. Apparently Essex police are urging drivers not to stop if they are requested to do so by ‘anything other than a marked police car’ following two van thefts earlier this month. In both cases a van was pulled over by disguised police men in an unmarked silver Mondeo equipped with blue flashing lights.
They requested a VW Transporter and Mercedes Sprinter to pull over on the M11 and the M25. The two men in the Mondeo wore fake uniforms with one of them reported to be also carrying a gun. In each case the drivers of the vans were left at the side of the road unharmed.
According to Essex police they have instructed officers to avoid stopping motorists whilst in an unmarked car except in an emergency. DCI Stuart Smith from the Kent & Essex Serious Crime Directorate said, ‘Anyone who is signalled to stop by an officer in an unmarked car should not stop but phone 999 immediately to verify whether the vehicle and its occupants are genuine’.
Can you imagine explaining this to a genuine police officer at the side of the M25 when they finally pull you over for speeding then add into the charges ‘using a mobile phone whilst driving’? All a bit worrying! By Graham Hill
