Police (bikesafe) training - hidden benefit...

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As told to me by a friend who got it from the BMF.

A benefit of doing police training course, like bikesafe, is that it's recorded. So if they do a check on your plate it comes up with a flag.

The benefit of this is that, as you've proved to be nice and sensible and taken a course, you're less likely to be stopped (unless you are too obviously being a prat that it can't be ignored).

Just thought I'd share.
If anyone has any info contradicting this please post.


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[Vincey B]

Another benefit....I added it to my insurance details and they sent me a cheque for about £30! The course practically paid for itself.

[Dark]

Thats a very interesting fact, its definitely going down on my list of things to do this year then!
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[numark1]

Do you need a legit bike/attire to participate?

[southlondoner]

Yeah I should think it'd have to be upto mot standard. I've heard they do an inspection, dont know how much truth is in that though!
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[alec_h]

Is there a test at the end of it ? Or is it like the CBT, just more.....advanced?
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[veeeffarr]

Take it it's not 125 friendly?

[Nath]

Screw that shit. Cosying up to the police so they won't harass you for riding a motorcycle.

All people should be treated equally by the police, regardless of whether they've completed police run training courses or not. Of course that's not the way it's going to work in the real world, but that doesn't mean you should play ball with them.
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[DukeRed]

They do check and require license/insurance but there not too strict on it. I had 3 working indicators, no killswitch, no horn, wrong insurance documents. First place we went was petrol station and got a new bulb. That was it.
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[numark1]

I mean tinted visor, stupidly loud exhausts and an 8x2 plate??

[tatters]

I,ve been thinking of going on one (Ace cafe might be the only near one) but would go on my stock Z200 just incase they get picky on mods.
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[DukeRed]

You're there to be safer and learn from them. There not there to get you. If you're still not sure ring them and I imagine they'll say the same.
+ I had loud exhausts and small plate as well and didn't even mention it.
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[fuzz]

I read on the website the bike needs to be road legal, I assume it also means you (ie no tinted visors.)
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[DukeRed]

I dunno then. Just lucky I guess.
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[syl]

Tinted visor you'll definately get away with if it's bright. Loud cans, I don't know - no-one dared on my course . Slightly undersize plates will be OK but if you've got an obvious (one line) plate you might not be.
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[numark1]

I remember going on something like that with my dad (on the back of his bike) ages ago with the army. Only about 7 bikes turned up. Apparently not many showed because of small plates exhausts etc.

Was a good day, first time i drove a real big bike (his zzr600) and i was only 13 and couldn't hold the weight up myself. Also went on the back of the police bike but it was a one seater so i was on the plastic seat cover bit.

It actually was a pretty cool day, they were having races through cones, doing alot of slow speed manouvers. Also they did this thing where the bikes speedos would be taped over and they had to try and drive at what they thought was 10 20 and 30 mph while the police man was using a speed gun.

Actually it was a really cool day.

[nrml76]

Do you have to wear hi-vis clothing?

[bazza]

[numark1]

You'll get a boring for that.

[bazza]

[andrea]

[Nath]

Yes, that was his point, and that's precisely what I don't like the sound of. By all means do a bikesafe course because you want to, but don't do it just because you think you've got more chance of being let off if you get stopped for speeding. Because that implies you think it's okay that the police should treat people differently for cosying up to them. Cronyism
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[fuzz]

I think what Nath means is it's not right for someone to get impunity because he did a course with the police.
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