Stopped single policeman in a non traffic car

[Gnasher]

[quote author=Skippernick link=topic=22549.msg260326#msg260326 date=1494445321]
I might of asked politely what was actually wrong with the overtake, if you think it was a fair overtake which ticked all the IAM boxes.

Current IAM (well, actually "IAM Roadsmart" now) guidance says roughly:"You should not start an overtake which would require you to exceed the speed limit. If circumstances change during the overtake (eg the vehicle you're passing speeding up) then you should react in the way that would be safest for you and other road users".[/quote]


:agree


If you where speeding passed the P driver then you were in the wrong, but if she was doing 25 and it was safe to do so and you had the space you could have easily overtaken her at 30.  The copper can't say what speed you was doing if he didn't have some kind of instrument or was in a position to follow you for the given distance to work out distance v time of measured distance (white squares painted on roads) it would be hie judgement and wouldn't stand in court.  My guess is you didn't do a nice copy book over take and there wasn't sufficient time/distance to over take without excessive speed.


When you hit the 60 and she was doing 25 you could have just over taken within the limit when it was safe to do so.


Oh doing 25 in a 30 or 60 isn't dangerous, I grant you it's annoying but it not dangerous on the other hand overtaking in 30's where there's insufficient distance is, that's why you got pulled matey.  Suck it up and don't do it again  :rollin :rollin :rollin :rollin