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heheh....

i know the VIC cops are focussing on their speeding campaign rite now with various models of cars (a Golf GTI was shown on the 9 News the other day). So unless it's quite a new car, I'd rattle off my speil about how it's an offence to impersonate a Govt or Law Officer and also ask him to show me his badge!!!

Oh, whilst we are on the topic of the Law, guys/gals - be careful of the new cameras installed near bus stops, etc in district shopping centres. They will take a pic of any car stopped at a bus stop and a fines notice will arrive in the mail. There are a few in Footscray, VIC.

My brother coped 3 fines for that. bs

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Vicpol have a TMU and a RTTU - both are tasked to reduce road trauma by targetting unsafe driving practices including speeding, drink driving etc..

These units are equipped with late model cars, Lancers, Golf's, Terrotories, SS utes and wagons.

As far as I have been able to find out they are not currently using older cars for general or traffic use.

Remember if you do get pulled over by someone claiming to be a police officer, they must be able to show a badge. provide a badge number and station they are based at.

If you suspect you have been pulled over by someone that is not a police officer call 000.

interesting read.... a mate of mine told me this exact same story happened to him the other day... however it was in plenty/greensborough, and it was a late model astra that pulled him over. almost identical situation and then same spiel from the """"cop""""

i had some guy on the weekend pull up next to me normal looking guy nromal clothes etc in some red piece of crap ford waving this paper which looked like a picture of a badge on it... out the window when he came up to red light next to me telling me to pull over to look over my car as it doesnt look road legal... i was just like your joking right? i didnt pull over just kept going when light turned green.. later on way back home i saw that guy pulled over by a marked cop car.

Firstly I'm not looking for peoples opinions as I don't want this thread closed. I just want see if anyone knows anything about this or has had it happen before.

I got pulled over this evening on the way home from work, I pushed in a little bit merging to get across to a turning lane in traffic and the car behind me decided to sit right up close behind me up to and into the cnr, I accelerated out of the cnr harder than I normally would of (no breaking of traction etc.) to move away and looked behind me and saw red and blue flashing lights come on in the windscreen of the car behind so I pulled over. A guy in plain clothes came up to my window and asked me to turn my car off and get out. He promptly told me he wasn't from the police but the Hoon Squad? He rattled of the hoon laws and asked if it was my car and was it registered and did I know I could have my car impounded for what I just did. He didn't ask to see a license or my name or where I lived or any of that stuff but informed me my cars number plate would be put on record?

There were a few other things as well, the car was a late 90's maroon Land Rover Discovery, there were just red and blue flashing lights in the dash, no strobes in the headlights, no lights at the back either, he didn't park away from the kerb like police normally do when they pull u over and he didn't show any form of badge or ID as off-duty or undercover police normally do. The more I think about it the more it seems like it was illegitimate.....

Hmm sounds very dodgy. Especially since he told you to get out of your car so soon. Usually they let you sit in your car - I'm guessing for their safety and for yours - while they do some background checks/paper work. They always ask for your licence or some form of ID.

i had some guy on the weekend pull up next to me normal looking guy nromal clothes etc in some red piece of crap ford waving this paper which looked like a picture of a badge on it... out the window when he came up to red light next to me telling me to pull over to look over my car as it doesnt look road legal... i was just like your joking right? i didnt pull over just kept going when light turned green.. later on way back home i saw that guy pulled over by a marked cop car.

haha thats GOLD!!!

this reminds me of a self-professed antihoon vigilante back home a few months ago

He called himself the "Phantom Expander". His gig was to fill modified exhaust "fart cannons" with expanding foam. It was quite hard to remove, and really messed up a lot of days for some people. He targeted parked cars with large tailpipes, and wrote anonymous letters to the local media explaining himself.

As I recall, he managed to target

-a dispensing optician's '92 Civic GLi

-an accountant's Evo 5

-a local businessman's E39 M3

-a police officer's VZ Commodore patrol car (I mean, really?)

None of which were modified.

I didn't find out if he was ever caught, or if he realised that he was causing no benefit to anyone, and pissing a lot of people off, and just stopped

There are some muppets out there

A VicPol Member must provide a badge and/ or there new style photo ID.

as well as when hoping out of there vehicle must be wearing a fluoro vest for OH&S reasons if not i think at last check its $500 fine for them not on at all, and $150 if its not done up.

I tried to call VicPol media to get the stats on all of this 'Hoon' crap and I was basically told to go somewhere else for it.

'Hoons' have been around for as long as cars have my grandfather showed me most of the stuff I know and his 75, the law needs to change or the state government and / or racing identities need to reach a solution these Vic road rules are a load of crap.

But at least its not as bad as California there rules are way worse.

my car isnt a defect magnet since the last month theh coilovers are on like full high lol that was the only defecatable thing in the past :rofl: oh and a stupid defect about a month ago for front wheel allignment..? lol seriouosly how sad do they get

my car isnt a defect magnet since the last month theh coilovers are on like full high lol that was the only defecatable thing in the past :blink: oh and a stupid defect about a month ago for front wheel allignment..? lol seriouosly how sad do they get

wheel allignment ? your kidding, they should start pulling over kingswoods and ask them to go get it tunes cause it stinks, or get that rust fixed.

bloody bored cops.

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Firstly I'm not looking for peoples opinions as I don't want this thread closed. I just want see if anyone knows anything about this or has had it happen before.

I got pulled over this evening on the way home from work, I pushed in a little bit merging to get across to a turning lane in traffic and the car behind me decided to sit right up close behind me up to and into the cnr, I accelerated out of the cnr harder than I normally would of (no breaking of traction etc.) to move away and looked behind me and saw red and blue flashing lights come on in the windscreen of the car behind so I pulled over. A guy in plain clothes came up to my window and asked me to turn my car off and get out. He promptly told me he wasn't from the police but the Hoon Squad? He rattled of the hoon laws and asked if it was my car and was it registered and did I know I could have my car impounded for what I just did. He didn't ask to see a license or my name or where I lived or any of that stuff but informed me my cars number plate would be put on record?

There were a few other things as well, the car was a late 90's maroon Land Rover Discovery, there were just red and blue flashing lights in the dash, no strobes in the headlights, no lights at the back either, he didn't park away from the kerb like police normally do when they pull u over and he didn't show any form of badge or ID as off-duty or undercover police normally do. The more I think about it the more it seems like it was illegitimate.....

Same thing happened to me coming home from work yesterday. About 4.45pm, some old scruffy unshaven guy in his late 50's or 60's, pulled me over in a black land rover discovery. Don't ask me why I pulled over, he had orange and white lights mounted on top of his rear view mirror. He walked over, I didn't know what was about to happen, I thought he might want to fight, from the look of him. Did not look like any kind of law enforcement I have ever seen. Also, he did not park away from the kerb, but pulled up right behind me. First he told me he was from the 'Hoon Squad' and he was going to impound my car. I asked him what for he said he had me doing 97 in a 60 zone, I told him straight 'F' off, I never went over 70 on my speedo, then he changed it to 77, lol. Told me he had me on camera and he wasnt a police officer. Asked me if the car was mine, registered under my name, then asked if I had been pulled over for any other traffic offenses. I told him i've had a few minor 10km or less while on my p's, he said this is my lucky day, told me I had a choice to make, either impound my car for 2 months or have my plates on record for a year, and if I make another 'hooning offence' I would have my car impounded for 6 months and lose my license for a year. I said I'll take my chances and he told me to get out of there and I did. The whole thing seemed so BS, the guy looked just like your average everyday pedaphile.

Omurru, this is f**ked up, I live in Epping. This prick pulled me over on Dalton rd. I sped up from 50 to 70 and merged into the left lane also, this guy was riding me too. WTF is going on around here, who is this so called 'hoon squad'. Oh yeah when has there been a 60 zone in Dalton road, he didn't even know the speed limit!

time to sort this shit out

people should get like knight rider plates soon as these pedaphile fags pull someone over flick (changing the plates) then wait for him to walk up to the car as he gets there drive off :( .... Problem solved

seriouse note this shit is pretty messed up i think its time a few people got together and went to the police about this

Same thing happened to me coming home from work yesterday. About 4.45pm, some old scruffy unshaven guy in his late 50's or 60's, pulled me over in a black land rover discovery. Don't ask me why I pulled over, he had orange and white lights mounted on top of his rear view mirror. He walked over, I didn't know what was about to happen, I thought he might want to fight, from the look of him. Did not look like any kind of law enforcement I have ever seen. Also, he did not park away from the kerb, but pulled up right behind me. First he told me he was from the 'Hoon Squad' and he was going to impound my car. I asked him what for he said he had me doing 97 in a 60 zone, I told him straight 'F' off, I never went over 70 on my speedo, then he changed it to 77, lol. Told me he had me on camera and he wasnt a police officer. Asked me if the car was mine, registered under my name, then asked if I had been pulled over for any other traffic offenses. I told him i've had a few minor 10km or less while on my p's, he said this is my lucky day, told me I had a choice to make, either impound my car for 2 months or have my plates on record for a year, and if I make another 'hooning offence' I would have my car impounded for 6 months and lose my license for a year. I said I'll take my chances and he told me to get out of there and I did. The whole thing seemed so BS, the guy looked just like your average everyday pedaphile.

Omurru, this is f**ked up, I live in Epping. This prick pulled me over on Dalton rd. I sped up from 50 to 70 and merged into the left lane also, this guy was riding me too. WTF is going on around here, who is this so called 'hoon squad'. Oh yeah when has there been a 60 zone in Dalton road, he didn't even know the speed limit!

WTF im in lalor, never seen any of these f**k tards around. the cops actually seem decent around here too, only time i see them pull someone over is when they take off from the lights quick

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