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Why do we never the police stop foreigners or people with illegal number plates?
I am talking about illegal UK plates, foreign speeders/foreign dodgy cars (poles sometimes), and i will throw in white van man for that.
I am not talking about foreign vehicles being pulled for their different number plates. Sorry for the confusion
Britplod, I wrote
(poles sometimes)
Poles sometimes drive dodgy cars, you know, broken windscreens, wing mirrors, bumpers absent. I am referring to their lack of MOT type certification that theie vehicles are roadworthy.
They are on the roads, you know it, you don't pull them because of the language barrier, and the paper chase.
They are not soft targets, so they are never pulled.
Most Poles and other migrant workers drive roadworthy cars which is fine. I chose Poles bacuase they seem to outweigh any other migrant worker who use the roads with their own vehicles.
I am not targetting them personaly, unlike some Police who seemingly only target UK drivers for speeding, and not other driving offences
Contrary to what you believe I have stopped a few poles in what I thought were dodgy cars. To my surprise all have been completely legal.
As for illegal number plates.... if its clearly readable I don't apply the letter of the law. I leave that for the Traffic Department. If its not readable I get them to change it...simple.
What people need to understand is most criminals drive..... the majority illegally. The more dodgy cars, or dodgy looking drivers you stop, the more work you produce.. i.e wanted people, disqualified drivers, other offences (drugs / offensive weapons), document offences, intelligence reports of who's driving what and where, with whom. Lets also confiscate their vehicles then report them for no docs. Subsequently get the criminals disqualified then lock them up as they travel to commit crime. It matters not what their nationality is.
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