One for the police on here

[Ch00]

What he said but in much more detail ---^



All Officers will have their warrent card on the or force ID they will show it to you if you ask. As he was in plain clothes I would have thought he would have offered it anyway.

If you feel that its not a police car or a real officer then either drive to a busy place or the local police station. You will know if they are real as I am sure after a while marked police cars will attend.

I would have stopped and told the officer that I wanted to proceed to the nearest police station because I would want to varify his warrant card. A fake one will not open the doors of the nick!!

There are a number of abductions and rapes that occur in exactly the above circumstances and I would definately refuse to go into the car with a stranger on the side of the road.

I have seen a couple of vehicles that had been fitted with blue lights and have prosecuted a few young lads for impersonating a police officer.

[Red Herring]

Of course, if we really want to get technical a police officers has to be in uniform to require a vehicle to stop...... and I would suggest a stab vest over jeans/T shirt would be struggling to show that.

[QUOTE=Von

Originally Posted by Red Herring

.... which is also why we keep the child locks on!

That is a real scumbag method amongst others used by a minority of cops in this part of the world to threaten and intimidate. I have politely declined that offer a couple of times.

EDIT: PS. I am not out to offend anyone.

This is interesting - I would have just assumed they were an legit unmarked car if they had blue lights/siren. Too naturally trusting me! Cheers for the info

Originally Posted by Fizzy Fish

This is interesting - I would have just assumed they were an legit unmarked car if they had blue lights/siren. Too naturally trusting me! Cheers for the info

That's why they do it hon, if there weren't any trusting souls that would believe them, pull over and get in their cars, the scumbags wouldn't bother to try it.

Also poice using unmarked vehicles wouldn't work either.

Superb information, i will be doing a laminated sign today to leave in the car incase my other half ever gets stopped.

Thanks for all the help/advice. I think I'll advise my wife to drive to the nearest police station, after stopping to advise the officer what shes doing, if she gets stopped.

anyone could buy a stab vest and make ID up..

dont get out of the car.. lower the window slightly so you can speak to the "officer" but they cant get there hands in - not even fingers.. and tell them you will go to a police station or residential area etc..


I wouldnt get out of the car for a lone officer down a dark country lane- unless she was fit !