Don't assume Audi A6's are rep car; and DON'T try to chase!

[The Tot]

Okay,

I learnt my lesson for the day.

Was doing a good pace on a dual carraigeway today, 85mph indicated, keeping in pace with traffic. Now, up ahead, I see 2 rep cars, a BMW 5 series and a Audi A6 tailgating each other behind an MPV which was overtaking a truck going uphill. I eventually got behind the rep car, which then swiftly pulled away.

At this point I had cleared the truck and moved into the left lane. But these two rep cars were pissing off into the distance sharpish. So i thought, if they're going fast, then there's no excuse why I shouldn't be able to keep pace. I was about 400 yards behind it (12 car lengths or so). I weren't looking at the speed since the road ahead was clear, but then the second rep car pulled into the slow lane and slowed down behind some traffic.

I indicate and overtake the said rep car and a row of traffic. At this point, the rep car gets behind me tailgates me as I'm doing about 90 odd, then flashes its blues and twos! It became apparent that I was the meat in a VERY fast BMW & Audi police sandwich. I pulled into the slow lane and gave the intention to stop, but the rozzer just blatted off into the distance, presumably taking my number plate down in the process.

Now, here's what's getting me paranoid

1) If they were to do me, they would have stopped me there and then?

2) Speed was somewhere between 80-100

3) Car was an executive car and the occupants did not appear to be traffic officers, more senior type officers

4) Could the cars, driving fast, be responding to a call or exercise and not bother to do me

5) If they were responding to a call and hooning fast, would they not have required to have blues and twos anyway?

Either way, I doubt nothing would have come of it, but just a heads up in the Bucks and Oxon district, look out for a wine red Audi A6... it's a sleeper!
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[The Artist]

Doubt anything will come of it. They were probably on their way somewhere and needed to be there fast and just used the lights to get you out the way.

[Carl Howell]

I've been racing an A6 in the past (fucking quick it was too) and then though it might be a copper so slowed down and let it past.

I wouldn't worry about it though, I'd say you got away with it.
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[The Tot]

They looked rushed. In any case, DID not expect it to be rozzers. I thought they were pissed off salesmen late for a meeting and decided to have a race on the road. Mind you, I was stupid enough to think I should chase them.

I DID notice a LOT of undercover exec cars being driven around Aylesbury today; saw at least 5.

Yeah, I guess they didn't appreciate me getting in the way so they flashed me as a warning like.

Know of a LOT of mates getting away for doing a LOT worse!
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[Mister James]

Sounds more like driving school or pursuit training than anything else, they use a lot of mid-range executive cars - as do lots of squads dealing with high-end cheekiness, none of whom would be weary enough to ticket you for a bit of spirited riding.

Won't have taken your number, as you say - the little blast of the B'n'T was probably just a warning.

[The Tot]

Yeah, that's some reassurance. Either way, must tone it down and think of my license. Points don't mean prizes when you've got a job now - nevermind not having a license whilst being a student bum and living next to uni, I need to commute to work again come september (20 odd miles each way).

But yeah, just a heads up to anybody looking at execs. I felt a bit suspicious about their pace. Most rep cars hold at about 90, these guys were easily doing 130-140 after they b & t'd me.

The glaring look of the rozzer in the passenger seat as he drove past me was like "what a twat, he shouldn't have been in our way"... they didn't look pleased at all lol!

But still, keep your heads about you, especially on hot summer days.
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[robbieguy2003]

Might have been more than normal coppers, some of those guys use cars like that these days, if so it's unliky they'd be bothered about giving anyone a ticket. Blues and twos was prob so they could get you out of their sandwich.
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[Mister James]

'The Look' is apparently the operator's main job - dealing out healthy dollops of disapproval to miscreants that the Dibble don't have time to stop and deal with while the driver concentrates on not crashing.

Beats a ticket or a patronising lecture from the Traffic rats!

[blutonium92]

wouldnt have thought anything will come of it.
Still a strange thing to happen, does make you wonder what they were really doing.
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[colin1]

Funnily enough, there was a dark a6 that had pulled over a boy racer near me today. It was on a dual carriage way that has a quarter mile stretch with no junctions which is a 40, but everyone does at 60, and I have been known to do 80 on odd occasions.

As everyone does 60, I just have assumed that police wouldnt bother stopping people there, as its not really a dangerous road.

Im not going to assume that any longer.
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[R6_Rider]

That's all they seem to drive around in near me. Bm's and merc's everywhere in weston and Bristol.

Most of them are unmarked but can tell nine times out of ten with the amount of aerials they have.

I always slow up when I see a newish bm or audi, you just never know!

I am sure you won't hear anything about it, as others say just a warning with the blues and two's.

Cheers,
Si
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[thewildblue]

I was under the impression that the police force need to have full lights if they are speeding to an incident. Or is it just another classic case of them and us.

They could have been escorting someone important, Ive followed a succession of black range rovers down the M40 a few times and they do very aggressive defensive driving of the main car. Its fun on the biek to keep up with them and run along side in the middle lane. They glare at you alot and try and block you. Eventually you will get a flash of the blue lights.

Ive also seen them doign it in the wet as well and it can only be described as dangerous to other road users in my view...

[the grim reaper]

A mate from my old bike club did exactly the same as this, he saw a race between a V6 Omega and a Subaru Impreza on a deserted dual carriageway on a Sunday evening. He decided to follow to see who won and was happily tracking them at 120mph, when the Subaru suddenly slowed right down and the Omega put it's blues and twos on and pulled him over.

Turns out they were pursuit training and were not impressed with him following them 'to see who won', he got a massive bollocking and was then sent on his way, lucky git.

Cheers

Grim
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[Nixon]

[Irezumi aka Reuben]

Avoid pursuit training cars not because they are fast (I've lost an unmarked down a B-road on a DRZ400sm) but because they are horrendously driven. I've also nearly been taken out by one who drifted on to my side of the road in Kent. I saw others doing overtakes that can best be described as suicidal.

Pursuit training drivers must be thrown in at the deep end.

Also if they do stick the lights on head down a relatively twisty A-road, theyre surprisingly easy to outpace.

In London lots of Quick respnose armed officers use the M25 and subsequently A/M roads going in to London to get around, they seem unfazed by being followed at high speed.

[trevoriv]

I did something similar following a silver Octavia down the M6 a few years ago up to around 130mph, when we hit some traffic he slowed down and put his blue lights on.

Thankfully for me the cause of said traffic and the speeding Octavia was an overturned caravan and he attended the scene and let me be.

I did drop a small malteser at the time.
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[carlperkins00...]

just a thought.. but it may not have been cops.
it may have been two friends in nice cars who strapped them cheap sirens and lights in their cars to dodge traffic. (has been known to happen)
if you dont get anything through the post then you can safely assume they werent cops.
or they were cops who didnt give a hoot.

[RatBlack]

I wouldn't worry about it too much, unless you were stopped at the roadside you should be ok.
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[The Tot]

Thank you guys, and officers

I was just under the impression that they had to stop me to give me an NIP, be it verbal, video evidence. But it seemed apparent that they were too preoccupied.

Either way, I've got graduation and 7 weeks in the tropical sun before I need to worry lol
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[_sketch_]

I was a passenger in a friends car a while ago, stuck in traffic and my friend suddenly pointed out a police bike behind us and said "in the next couple of mins the bike will stick his lights on and come shoot off down the road" ..... couple of mins later and on come the lights and the siren, traffic parts and the bikes speeds off down the road.

"How did you know that would happen?" i said

"My dads a police man, the all meet back at the station to watch Doctor who at 4" he said.

This was some years ago but just goes to show that they could have been up to anything.

Oh, And best time to rob a bank is when doctor Who is on
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[Frost]

Alot of unmarked cars have non traffic police in. They might be using their lights to tell you to slow the fuck down, or to get you out of the way as they have places to be.

If they were gong to do you for it, they probably would have done it there and then.

[c_dug]

This is semi-related i guess.

About 2 or 3 months ago I was on the M25, sitting at around the ton give or take 10mph, in the distance infront i saw what looked like a van with blue flashing lights, I assumed it was an ambulance of some sort moving bloody quick so i carried on at the speed i was doing. As i got nearer i realised how big this thing was, and also that it had POLICE written across the back, it was sitting in the outside lane at 90 (inside lanes were clear )

I toyed with the idea of undertaking it and carrying on my way, in the end i just sat in the inside lane at the same speed as it, only a few meters behind so it couldnt have gotten my plate.

I still have no idea what the hell it was or why it needed to get to where it was going in such a rush, i pulled off of the M25 a few miles down the road so i have no idea how far it went, at the speed it was doing it cant have been going far or it would have been stopping for fuel every 5 minutes

Do you think i would have been safe to pass it? I dont think it would have caught me, although it is fair to say radio waves can travel faster than i can

c_dug
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[magpiemale]

Funny you should say that,as I was going to the cinema in the car when I saw a nice bike coming the other way.I said there's the boy's wishing I was on the bike then,all of a sudden two blue lights flashing around the fork area came on . I thought that's a bit sneaky could'nt tell it was a copper under cover.

magpiemale
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[Drew]

[Seb JS]

They cant do anything dude. No need to worry. I would assume they had somewhere far more important to be.