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[JamesV6CDX]

I'm confident an officer couldn't pull you over in his own car. Firstly, his personal insurance wouldn't allow him to do "policing" activities such as this on the road. Secondly, no obligation to stop unless you are 100% confident it's a police officer, and also no obligation to stop if they cannot display blue lights...

[Chopsdad]

For my two penneth......don't worry.

66mph sounds police like to me, but if they were both in uniform then they would have also had walkie's and could have called ahead to have you watched and pulled.

I think they let you see the error of your ways and that's it.

[stuart30]

Could of even be the silly PCSO or what ever there called....security guards that think there Sweeney  



Regards the getting too close to the other car sounds like you every reason too,however just remeber theres idiots on the roads just like my friend....whilst being tailgated (he had just severely cut someone up  ) my friend then decided that the guy behind is out of order and slams and i do mean slams his brakes on causing the car behind to loose control under breaking/swerving......could of ended up as a major accident simply due to said friend driving like a complete cock.

We may all drive a fairly big car but we all still need to be carefull,there really is some loonies on the roads.

[Revokev]

I'm sure that you have nothing to worry about.

I had a wierd one this morning, going up the M6 between J12 and J13, the information screens displayed

SLOW 20
ONCOMING VEHICLE

 

I decided to pull behind a lorry and wait for the end sign  

[JamesV6CDX]

I'm sure that you have nothing to worry about.

I had a wierd one this morning, going up the M6 between J12 and J13, the information screens displayed

SLOW 20
ONCOMING VEHICLE

 

I decided to pull behind a lorry and wait for the end sign  

A wise move  

[Danny]

besides, if he reports you, your word against his

[Elite Pete]

besides, if he reports you, your word against his

Not when there where two of them its not.

[megaomega123]

I was once behind a marked car on the motorway, not a traffic car, just marked car. It was doing 65 mph, I indicated and moved out to lane 2 to pass and the car increased speed to 80 mph, so I dropped back in behind and they slowed back down to 65 mph. I went to pass again and they did the same but this time I carried on to 82 mph to get past and the driver gesticulated at me, so I gesticulated back gave him the look and pulled in front and sat at 75mph until they pulled off next junction.
Traffic officer wannabe me thinks  

[hotel21]

Wait 14 days for a letter to reg keeper and take it from there....  If nothing, forget and learn.....

I would bet it was a couple of standard cops heading from/to court as witnesses and decided to play at Trafpol for the journey....

and failed.....

[JamesV6CDX]

Wait 14 days for a letter to reg keeper and take it from there....  If nothing, forget and learn.....

I would bet it was a couple of standard cops heading from/to court as witnesses and decided to play at Trafpol for the journey....

and failed.....

Thanks for the wise words as always Broocie

I am the registered keeper, so it would come to me.

A tense 14 days, especially over Christmas  

Yes, lesson learned - but in fairness it's not something I make a habit of.

I still think it's blinkin' bad luck that the one time I am a little bit out of character and push someone on, it's a pair of cops  
 

[Martin_1962]

Wait 14 days for a letter to reg keeper and take it from there....  If nothing, forget and learn.....

I would bet it was a couple of standard cops heading from/to court as witnesses and decided to play at Trafpol for the journey....

and failed.....

Thanks for the wise words as always Broocie

I am the registered keeper, so it would come to me.

A tense 14 days, especially over Christmas  

Yes, lesson learned - but in fairness it's not something I make a habit of.

I still think it's blinkin' bad luck that the one time I am a little bit out of character and push someone on, it's a pair of cops  
 

Nothing will come of it James - they were being absolute dicks - did you report them?

Trafpol are very interested in this sort of thing, do you know anyone, my contact retired a few years ago - used to drive a Senator on the M5 and was based at the Golden Valley Bypass junction.

[JamesV6CDX]

Wait 14 days for a letter to reg keeper and take it from there....  If nothing, forget and learn.....

I would bet it was a couple of standard cops heading from/to court as witnesses and decided to play at Trafpol for the journey....

and failed.....

Thanks for the wise words as always Broocie

I am the registered keeper, so it would come to me.

A tense 14 days, especially over Christmas  

Yes, lesson learned - but in fairness it's not something I make a habit of.

I still think it's blinkin' bad luck that the one time I am a little bit out of character and push someone on, it's a pair of cops  
 

Nothing will come of it James - they were being absolute dicks - did you report them?

Trafpol are very interested in this sort of thing, do you know anyone, my contact retired a few years ago - used to drive a Senator on the M5 and was based at the Golden Valley Bypass junction.

I don't know anyone, and as before, can't really report because I don't have the VRM, there are (unfortunately) lots of black citroen C2's out there

Golden valley junction is great when approaching from cheltenham. That straight bit is great, with full view of any potential hiding speed traps right the way to the bridge    

[x25xe]

I still think it's blinkin' bad luck that the one time I am a little bit out of character and push someone on, it's a pair of cops  

Isn't that just typical?  The one time you do something different, you regret it.

*Try* not to worry too much - easier said than done I know.

Like others have said, I reckon that it will come to nothing to be honest.  I hope that this proves to be the case.

[edwardmickey]

Based on your account....

1) It's careless driving on your part.
2) The Citroen was also driving without due care and attention.
3) Won't be traffic police (or at least not traffic police on patrol)
4) If you were the police in the Citroen, would you fancy completing statements, a Notice of Intended Prosecution Form, prosecution file, a probable interview and a CPS meeting - especially since they'll know they had no business behaving like that?
5) The police acted poorly and contributed to your driving reaction.
6) It probably was police trying to enforce the speed limit but in a very unprofessional way.
7) I recommend you make some good notes NOW of the events including description of the car, description of the 'police' drivers, weather conditions, road conditions and everything that happened including how you felt by the poor Citroen driving, date and sign it and put it away.  Should the worst happen, when you go to court, you have notes made while events were fresh in your memory that are probably better that the police notes - making your evidence of their driving compelling.  
Enjoy Christmas and forget it, I'd bet dozens of mince pies that nothing will come of it!

Keith  

[Markjay]

As said by others...


If they were not traffic cops, they will really have to get out of their way and it would inconvenience them to no end to get you done. They will have to be pretty determined to get through the paperwork!

Also, they have no supporting proof, e.g. video etc, now this is not a must for conviction but I suspect that when the 'proper' traffic cops do look at their account of events they may not find enough to secure conviction and may decide not to prosecute.

So on balance probably not much will happen, me thinks....

And as mark pointed out they could be anything from PCSOs (Police Community Support Officers aka Blunkett's bobby's) to Prison Wardens....