was tear arsing along the m25 this morning at *insert well over speed limit figure” and all of a sudden there’s a copper on a bike behind me (and I mean literally climbing all over my arse). Pull over to the 3rd lane he tears past me tapping his mirrors and shaking his head at me and rips off into the distance at a lot more than I was doing. No ticket hurrah raying:raying:raying: (sorry that’s no use whatsoever, am just rejoicing at my own good fortune here )
It would be difficult to control someone's speed if he offered to buy your bike and was on a test ride.
What we are discussing here is perverting the course of justice. If you succeed in perverting it, and don't get caught, you can count that as a success. If you get caught (as people sometimes do) having attempted to pervert the course of justice, this is a very serious offence and a prison sentence is inevitable. Even if you don't get caught, if somebody knows what you have done they then have a blackmailer's hold over you ever afterwards - like Mrs Huhne had over Mr Huhne. Trying to pervert the course of justice might be a worthwhile option if you are facing a murder charge, but for a speeding ticket? I don't think so.
Not arguing with your experience, sounds like you've been lucky so far. Agree that it is more difficult for an officer in a patrol car prosecute a speeding offence but it can and does happen. I'm not saying that all patrol cars have calibrated speedos but SOME most definately do. All in all, prob. not a good idea to rely on a patrol car NOT having a calibrated speedo to start arguing the toss.
I'd have thought perjury was a worse offence than speeding. Why would someone risk criminal prosecution to get off with a road traffic offence? Ask Chris Huhne if it's a good idea. He'll know. Were you insured to ride your mate's bike? I'd be surprised if the police don't ask if they find out you were riding it.[/QUOTE] Yeah, my insurance covers me to ride other bikes
