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Originally Posted by rogermevans
so if your in trouble you want them to come slowly stopping for every red light ?
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not quite true they can break the speed limit on any call they see fit to so though ACPO rules ( these are not law though ) limit the ones who can to those trained to do so
what i find funny about this is from my knowledge of the police the oposite is now true
lots of police are so fed up with having to fill out forms every time they get in a car and have to get some where fast because off 999 call or because they see something they wont go over the limits no matter what as it causes to much hassle
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It is a number of years ago now (prob 7 or so) but I remember the chief saying that they would get points on their licence if he found out who they were instead of them coming clean.
I believe that he had a lot of egg on his face because the mobile camera had been set up on the basis that speeding motorists were a danger on that section of dual carraigeway. (never know of an accident there myself)
It is however possible that the identifiied speeding police officers who filled in the vehicle log did not receive points on their licence.