As a former police officer, this is how we used to deal with erring motorists.

Back in the 1950/60/70s I served in the Traffic Division of Kent Police at various ranks, retiring as a Senior Officer. During my time we dealt with erring motorist in three ways: (1) 'Verbal advice'....

My friend was prosecuted for undertaking - is this entrapment?

A friend was recently prosecuted for dangerous driving, for undertaking an unmarked police car. The A23 is, at that point, a two-lane dual carriageway. With no traffic in sight my friend followed an Audi...

Are police officers limited in what they can do about vehicle crime?

In response to GJ, the thing to remember is that most vehicle crime is provable and clearly defined. The evidence is usually indisputable. Other crimes, however, are not. Police have to think whether there...

Can I clarify that accepting a police caution does give the receiver a criminal record?

I would just like to comment on the email subheaded ‘Unfair Cop’. It is a common misconception that a police caution means being let off. Nothing could be further from the truth. A police caution forms...

What happened to the ACPO speeding guideline of 10 per cent plus 2mph?

A couple of weeks ago your DT column had a letter from someone who had been caught doing 54mph in a 50mph zone. No doubt his speedo was reading nearer 60mph, so there's no real excuse. My Fox’s would have...

In Japan police escort drivers in poor weather - why not in the UK?

Drivers adhering to a safe speed annoy careless drivers who then cause accidents and blame the careful. Driving in Japan in poor weather we saw police cars appear, one in each lane driving abreast, preventing...

Why are police ANPR systems so inaccurate?

I was stopped in a brand new car (a few days since delivery) by police saying my number plate had come up as a 'stolen car' on their ANPR equipment. When the police checked the actual registration, which...

Why do the police not take number plate cloning seriously?

My pensioner parents had an issue over an offending vehicle in the Greater Manchester area that was using a cloned copy of their green Honda Accord registration plate. They live in Gloucestershire. I filled...

Number plates stolen - what should I do?

Two weeks ago the number plates were stolen from my car in a public car park. I have reported it to the police and have a crime number. I have also informed my insurance company and replaced the plates....

Why won't the police hand over lost car keys?

My wife managed to lose her car keys and despite having security tags on them, they have not been handed in. What is annoying is that I found out that the police do not forward any keys handed in with...