"33bhp?" Yes "i dont believe you, I'll seize your bike and take you to court"

Originally Posted by Red Herring

This is an example of either incredibly poor policing, or a very clever wind up. I'm not sure which I want it to be.

I can assure you this is not a wind up

[Kalessin]

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

... tell him you want to know where your bike was so you can pursue them for damages...

I would have thought that the Police force in question was responsible as the bike was taken under their authority, and that it's up to them to claim from the garage or dyno operator.

[Red Herring]

Flameboy, trust me, it's winding me up a treat! I just cannot believe any police force can appear to be so unprofessional as this. Even if they do turn out to have had a power to seize and dyno your bike, and I am far from convinced they can, the way they seem to have gone about it is just incredibly inept. I can understand officers on the street making mistakes in the heat of the moment, but not the subsequent issues at the station.

I seriously want to get on my bike and come up there and sort it out right now!

[yorkie_chris]

Possibly that too, but might be helpful to let the copper think he's passing the book to someone else.

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by Red Herring

I seriously want to get on my bike and come up there and sort it out right now!

Do it! We'll have a whip round on here for your petrol money.

Be cheap at the price, the info as to the ACTUAL rules around this will be invaluable for 33bhpers all through UK not just here.

[Kalessin]

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

We'll have a whip round on here for your petrol money.

Good idea. Cheaper than a solicitor. I pledge a fiver RH, get your kit on standby

[yorkie_chris]

Yup I'll chuck a fiver towards a tank of fuel to that end.

Will also assuage any of RHs concerns about it being a big wind up too, if it is then the bluff is called.

[Kalessin]

And RH: no telephoning them and keeping the cash

[Red Herring]

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

Do it! We'll have a whip round on here for your petrol money.

Be cheap at the price, the info as to the ACTUAL rules around this will be invaluable for 33bhpers all through UK not just here.

Trust me it's not the cost of the fuel that's stopping me, after all I can just pick up the phone and ring them. It's a question of professional etiquette. It's not my place to be telling Warwickshire Police how to do their job, all I can do is encourage the OP to ask the right questions.

[Biker Biggles]

Originally Posted by Red Herring

Flameboy, trust me, it's winding me up a treat! I just cannot believe any police force can appear to be so unprofessional as this. Even if they do turn out to have had a power to seize and dyno your bike, and I am far from convinced they can, the way they seem to have gone about it is just incredibly inept. I can understand officers on the street making mistakes in the heat of the moment, but not the subsequent issues at the station.

I seriously want to get on my bike and come up there and sort it out right now!

Let me know when you are passing South Mimms as I want to come along as well.