A question of respect (let the flaming begin...)

[simonm]

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- I was doing 70mph and gaining on a car and moved out to overtake when a jam sandwich was doing 80+mph without any lights on in the outside lane on the way back to the police station at the next roundabout.  My view was that since there were no blues n twos I was within my rights to overtake and that the police car should not have been driving over the speed limit anyway. 

You caused another vehicle to have to change speed and/or direction. That's a test fail, and against the highway code. The fact its a copper, is irrelevant, you're in the wrong.

Unfortunately (for me), I find myself in the same boat with regards to most of the rest of your post. And I haven't been nicked for anything beyond a 3 pointer for going through a "no entry except buses" - I did it, my fault, no real complaints.

I don't know if it's the training, or the job attracting a certain sort, but the majority I've met (excepting the case above, always as witness or victim) have not conducted themselves in a manner that engenders respect. Which is a real shame. I know there's a few coppers on here, looking forward to their views :-)

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I'm afraid you're incorrect or at least making assumptions (on some points anyway). There was several hundred meters, maybe more, between myself and the police car when I indicated and pulled out.  If he hadn't been speeding he wouldn't have needed to change speed.  I didn't exceed the speed limit whilst overtaking because, obviously, I didn't want to get nicked.  I would have had to brake to allow the police car to overtake me or ended up embedded in the back of the car in front who was doing 60-65mph.


Maybe you're right, maybe I'm wrong.  I'm not going to argue about it.