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Boys in Blue
Much as admire our law enforcers I have to share this tale with you. Last night my son was driving the Roadster (he's using it as a daily runaround as his MX5 fell apart at the seams). On approaching a roundabout just outside Market Drayton all the electrics went dead and he coasted to the side of the road. Fortunately someone stopped to help him and they were about to push the roadster onto the grass verge when beedo beedo beedo, flashing blue lights illuminated the scene and officer Plod got out.
I wont do the ello ello ello bit - but from what my lad says it was almost like it. Officer Plod stopped them moving the car until he had inspected it. Apparently he used to be in the traffic division but had been transferred out to the sticks and given an Astra.
He got a depth gauge out and checked the tyre depth - brand new tyres -even still had the rubber flash moulding on.
He looked at the number plates and said they were illegal - at this point I interrupted the tale being told and said, yes the number plates are illegal - black and silver was up to jan 73 and this car is feb 73 - no no, the officer told him they had the wrong letters on - my plate ends in L (for '73) but apparently it should have...a D
Then he asked to see the SVA paperwork. My son said that the car had been tested in 1984 and didn't need an SVA. Plod said it did, it has to be "refreshed" every five years apparently. My son cheekily asked if the local force were busy that night and was told they were extremely busy (add your own thoughts there). After about 20 minutes and finding nothing tangible (the radio messages all coming back positive) something else distracted him and he drove off leaving my lad under instruction not to move the car without a proper low-loader.
Conclusion - no wonder he got moved from traffic.
I wont do the ello ello ello bit - but from what my lad says it was almost like it. Officer Plod stopped them moving the car until he had inspected it. Apparently he used to be in the traffic division but had been transferred out to the sticks and given an Astra.
He got a depth gauge out and checked the tyre depth - brand new tyres -even still had the rubber flash moulding on.
He looked at the number plates and said they were illegal - at this point I interrupted the tale being told and said, yes the number plates are illegal - black and silver was up to jan 73 and this car is feb 73 - no no, the officer told him they had the wrong letters on - my plate ends in L (for '73) but apparently it should have...a D
Then he asked to see the SVA paperwork. My son said that the car had been tested in 1984 and didn't need an SVA. Plod said it did, it has to be "refreshed" every five years apparently. My son cheekily asked if the local force were busy that night and was told they were extremely busy (add your own thoughts there). After about 20 minutes and finding nothing tangible (the radio messages all coming back positive) something else distracted him and he drove off leaving my lad under instruction not to move the car without a proper low-loader.
Conclusion - no wonder he got moved from traffic.
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