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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Tail-gating |
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Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 12:49
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thats a good point actually...at least I know that is definately not on the video!
thanks for all the replies by the way...its good to get a few opinions beforehand. |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Tail-gating |
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Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 12:23
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| Yes, I assumed that they would have the incident all on video, but was thinking all it would prove was that I 'was' speeding. He basically said that it doesnt matter what the driver is doing behind you, if you speed then your breaking the law. I dont think I'm going to go down the route of taking th... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Tail-gating |
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Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 01:49
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| "let the fast man through" is very wise advice. It's ironic that the traffic officer was meant to be trying to discourage drivers from speeding, not intimidating people and therefore causing a problem that wouldnt of happened if they weren't there! One positive thing that they have taught ... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Tail-gating |
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Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 16:53
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| oh yeah just to add to this, like most caught speeding I was more concerned about my insurance premium going up now I have 3 points, rather than the £60 fine, so when I got home I went through a few insurance quotes to see how much its going to cost me in the long run. Something that surprised me wa... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Tail-gating |
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Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 16:40
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| Well done for getting off, maybe I should of been a bit less of a push-over with him. I really thought he was gonna let me off as well, and after he had done a complete check of the car and found no faults said " have you got any points?" I said no, and then he replied "you have now&q... |
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Forum: Speed, Safety, Driving and The Law Topic: Tail-gating |
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Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 16:22
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| Just thought I'd post a thread about something that happened to me on the weekend. I was taking it easy on my way home when a silver Volvo suddenly pulled in behind me and started tailgating me. After about 10 minutes of him being way too close for comfort, I thought who the the hell is this idiot r... |
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