A Positive Experience With The Police Despite It Being A Bad One.

[punyXpress]

Originally Posted by Dicky Ticker

Nothing to do with Seggons issue but the street lighting doesn't even have to be in working order and there is no oligation for the authority to even turn it on during hours of darkness. it only has to be there. The one defencible factor is the distance between them but one street light in a rural village on the old A74 was enough for me to get a ticking off.???????????

Would WE ever get away with that ?

My positive experience may of just got a little more positive. I got my licence back today and the first thing I checked was the paper part to cringe at the 3 points. But when I opened it up it's come back exactly how I sent it, as clean as a whistle. There was also a letter included from the Thames Valley Police. In the letter it says things like thanks for surrendering my licence, the details have been recorded and that they are seeking to educate and not prosecute.

It goes on to say "I believe you could benefit from a driver education course if you meet the eligibility criteria." As much as I'd love to jump for joy at this point I have a feeling I will fall outside of whatever the criteria is. My gut feeling is these courses are only for people who stray over the limit, mine would appear to be more of a running jump. Secondly weather that off duty policeman ever put in that section whatever it was.

Fingers crossed for the next 14 days to see weather a letter for a course comes through or one asking for my driving licence and and another £60 fine.

Originally Posted by Seggons

GG: No number, she was about 10 years too mature for my taste.

16 is a hell of a young copper Scott...

Your getting my IQ and age mixed up.

[Dave20046]

Originally Posted by Seggons

Your getting my IQ and age mixed up.

[Dave20046]

Originally Posted by Seggons

My positive experience may of just got a little more positive. I got my licence back today and the first thing I checked was the paper part to cringe at the 3 points. But when I opened it up it's come back exactly how I sent it, as clean as a whistle. There was also a letter included from the Thames Valley Police. In the letter it says things like thanks for surrendering my licence, the details have been recorded and that they are seeking to educate and not prosecute.

It goes on to say "I believe you could benefit from a driver education course if you meet the eligibility criteria." As much as I'd love to jump for joy at this point I have a feeling I will fall outside of whatever the criteria is. My gut feeling is these courses are only for people who stray over the limit, mine would appear to be more of a running jump. Secondly weather that off duty policeman ever put in that section whatever it was.

Fingers crossed for the next 14 days to see weather a letter for a course comes through or one asking for my driving licence and and another £60 fine.

I still don't think they have a leg to stand on. Goodluck anyways.

[BanannaMan]

Originally Posted by gruntygiggles

What a refreshing change to the usual threads about dealing with police. Nice one Seggons.

+1
Indeed, nice to see a lad with his chin up, not whining about it.
Sometimes in life, those sort of things happen, you learn, you move on.

Well done on a positive attitude!

Just to put the icing on the cake my driver improvement course dropped through the letterbox today. The only thing I'm a little miffed about is the fact they have cashed my £60 cheque when I sent off the slip and now they have just had £90 for the course. Still much better then having 3 shiners put on my licence through.

Lessons learnt. Don't speed and sometimes taking it on the chin can reap the best outcome.

[embee]

Originally Posted by Seggons

... The only thing I'm a little miffed about is the fact they have cashed my £60 cheque when I sent off the slip and now they have just had £90 for the course. ....

Well you can't expect efficiency, accuracy, honesty and decency as well as benevolence can you? Good result I reckon, despite the creative accounting.