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Carnage · British Superbike Racer Joined: 05 Oct 2010 Posts: 1432

1.00pm in the afternoon, and Lauren was driving to visit a friend, when an UNMARKED police car pulled up behind her and put its lights on. Lauren's parents have 4 children (of various ages) and have always told them never to pull over for an unmarked car on the side of the road, but rather wait until they get to a service station, etc.
So Lauren remembered her parents' advice, and telephoned 112 from her mobile phone.
This connected her to the police dispatcher she told the dispatcher that there was an unmarked car with a flashing blue light behind her and that she would not pull over right away but wait until she was in a service station or busy area.
The dispatcher checked to see if there was a police car where she was and there wasn't and he told her to keep driving, remain calm and that he had back-up already on the way.
Ten minutes later 4 police cars surrounded her and the unmarked car behind her.
... One policeman went to her side and the others surrounded the car behind.
They pulled the guy from the car and tackled him to the ground........the man was a convicted rapist and wanted for other crimes.
I never knew that bit of advice, but especially for a woman alone in a car, you do not have to pull over for an UNMARKED car.
Apparently police have to respect your right to keep going to a 'safe' place.
You obviously need to make some signals that you acknowledge them I.e., put on your hazard lights) or call 112 like Lauren did.
Too bad the mobile phone companies don't give you this little bit of wonderful information.
So now it's your turn to let your friends know about 112 (112 is an emergency number on your mobile that takes you straight to the police because 999 does not work if you have no signal).
This is good information that I did not know!

Please pass on to all your friends, especially any females.
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Carnage · British Superbike Racer Joined: 05 Oct 2010 Posts: 1432

confirmed here

https://www.askthe.police.uk/content/Q587.htm
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Carnage · British Superbike Racer Joined: 05 Oct 2010 Posts: 1432

in theory it should apply to unmarked police bikes too Wink

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1stGarry · Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2013 2:30 pm Post subject:

I wonder how you get over using the mobile phone whilst driving?! In theory you could be nicked!!!
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Tusky · Pie Dipper Joined: 12 May 2005 Posts: 11549

As far I am aware this is fake Pete, think the story first came out about 10 years ago.

Started off as a virtually identical story based in the USA but this version has been cut down a lot more, if I get a chance I will try and dig it out. Wink

UPDATE... Found it.... http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/fakecop.asp
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Carnage · British Superbike Racer Joined: 05 Oct 2010 Posts: 1432

V · Posted: Sun Jun 09, 2013 10:47 pm Post subject:

Plus a blood transport car got broken into few days back just to nick the blue light inside Evil or Very Mad

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ChoccieMuffin · Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2013 1:16 am Post subject:

I hadn't noticed (not having been followed by unmarked police cars all that often) but when the headlights flash, on a REAL one they flash alternately. I have been told (but I'm rubbish at techie things like this) that making the necessary alteration to a car's electrics if it's not a real police car is a bit complicated, so unlikely to be done. And there are blue lights behind the radiator grill.

Anyway, 112 is a standard emergency number in a lot of places, but why bother with that number when we already all know what 999 is for?