Speeding policeman's acquittal overturned

Yes!

From the BBC:

A police constable who reached 159mph on a motorway has had his
acquittal for speeding and dangerous driving overturned by the High
Court.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/s...re/4669594.stm

I read in one of the rags today that it has never been an excuse for
speeding to say "I'm Stirling Moss."
--
Phil Cook looking north over the park to the "Westminster Gasworks"

Phil Cook wrote:

I read in one of the rags today that it has never been an excuse for
speeding to say "I'm Stirling Moss."

Although allegedly Ayrton Senna did get a "Who do you think you are,
Ayrton Senna?" from a policeman once.

--
Tony

"The best way I know of to win an argument is to start by being in the
right."
- Lord Hailsham

Tony Raven wrote:
Phil Cook wrote:


I read in one of the rags today that it has never been an excuse for
speeding to say "I'm Stirling Moss."


Although allegedly Ayrton Senna did get a "Who do you think you are,
Ayrton Senna?" from a policeman once.

And a chap named Nigel Mansell pulled over for speeding did have to
produce his documents to show he wasn't actually taking the ****.

R.

In article , Tony Raven wrote:
Phil Cook wrote:

I read in one of the rags today that it has never been an excuse for
speeding to say "I'm Stirling Moss."

Although allegedly Ayrton Senna did get a "Who do you think you are,
Ayrton Senna?" from a policeman once.

I've heard the same story (apart from the name, obviously) about Stirling Moss.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stirling_Moss repeats it:
"For many years during and after his career, the rhetorical phrase "Who do
you think you are, Stirling Moss?" was supposedly the standard question all
British policemen asked speeding motorists. Moss relates he himself was once
stopped for speeding and asked just that; he reports the traffic officer had
some difficulty believing him."

"Phil Cook" wrote in message
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Yes!

From the BBC:

A police constable who reached 159mph on a motorway has had his
acquittal for speeding and dangerous driving overturned by the High
Court.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/s...re/4669594.stm

I read in one of the rags today that it has never been an excuse for
speeding to say "I'm Stirling Moss."
--
Phil Cook looking north over the park to the "Westminster Gasworks"

John Dankworth's defence was that the whine from the gearbox was F# and it
should have been G if he was speeding:-) He was fined anyway.
Graham

In article , Tony Raven (junk@raven-
family.com) wrote:
Phil Cook wrote:

I read in one of the rags today that it has never been an excuse for
speeding to say "I'm Stirling Moss."

Although allegedly Ayrton Senna did get a "Who do you think you are,
Ayrton Senna?" from a policeman once.

The version of this I heard went thus:

Mr. Senna has, miraculously, found enough clear space on the London
Orbital Car Park to get his 911 somewhere on the naughty side of 120
mph. Plod takes a dim view of this.

Plod: 'ello, 'ello, 'ello! 'oo d'you think you are, then? Nigel
Mansell? Har har har!
Senna: No, officer, I'm Ayrton Senna.
Plod: Oh, a comedian are we, Sir?

(Repeat from above with variations until production of a Brazilian
passport settles matters. Though I imagine Plod may then have become
confused by passport stating bearer's name to be "Ayrton Senna da
Silva"...)

--
Dave Larrington - http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk/
Three blind mice, see how they run. Is this /really/ the best way to
test shampoo?

On Wed, 01 Feb 2006 22:33:18 +0000, Alan Braggins wrote:

I've heard the same story (apart from the name, obviously) about Stirling
Moss.

IIRC Moss was banned from driving for a year for changing lanes in the
Mersey Tunnel. This caused a certain amount of difficulty because the
possession of a valid UK driving licence was then essential to holding a
UK racing licence.


Mike

In article pan.2006.02.12.20.54.09.339642
@firstnamelastname.com.invalid, Mike Causer
) wrote:
On Wed, 01 Feb 2006 22:33:18 +0000, Alan Braggins wrote:

I've heard the same story (apart from the name, obviously) about Stirling
Moss.

IIRC Moss was banned from driving for a year for changing lanes in the
Mersey Tunnel. This caused a certain amount of difficulty because the
possession of a valid UK driving licence was then essential to holding a
UK racing licence.

He was once banned for two weeks after a busybody^w well-meaning member
of the public reported him for what Moss described as "a spirited bit of
cornering".

In a Morris Minor, IIRC.

--
Dave Larrington - http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk/
Hoc ardur vincere docet.

Same thing happened to Schumi in America except the conversation went
more like this:

Pig: Who do you think you are, Nigel Mansell? (He was in the Indy car
championship at the time)

Schumi: No I'm Michael Schumacher!

The Filth: Who's he?




Then there was the time 'the busys' had to phone Ralf Schumachers wife
to confirm that was who 'the rozzers' had pulled.


--
MichaelB

MichaelB wrote:

Then there was the time 'the busys' had to phone Ralf Schumachers wife
to confirm that was who 'the rozzers' had pulled.


Ralph Schumacher's wife was pulled by a policeman? Does he know?

--
Tony

"The best way I know of to win an argument is to start by being in the
right."
- Lord Hailsham