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Bullshitter at work - could this be true?

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crochetmonkey74 · 06/04/2024 06:09

There's a woman at work who is basically full of lies. A few people have fallen for it , but in order to have done everything she's done, she would need to be 200 years old.
Her latest tale is that she was caught speeding on the motorway at 120mph but the police let her off with a warning. Surely that cannot be true? I was under the impression that the police always act on speeding that is this dramatic. What do you guys think?

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Mothership4two · 06/04/2024 06:30

crochetmonkey74 · 06/04/2024 06:20

There are loads of examples of her tall tales.
Interesting to know that it's not necessarily an instant ban though. I always thought it was

I thought so too. Maybe when it's (static) speed cameras?

I remember Hugh Grant getting a ban for doing over a 100 from a speed camera near where I used to live many years ago.

anon4net · 06/04/2024 06:29

I know a Vicar who speeds like nobody's business. He always receives warnings!

Also with respect to your colleague, I think some people lead very interesting lives and have more things happen to them than most. Whether they embellish or not is anyone's guess. Just smile and don't take it to heart.

Maddy70 · 06/04/2024 06:28

crochetmonkey74 · 06/04/2024 06:09

There's a woman at work who is basically full of lies. A few people have fallen for it , but in order to have done everything she's done, she would need to be 200 years old.
Her latest tale is that she was caught speeding on the motorway at 120mph but the police let her off with a warning. Surely that cannot be true? I was under the impression that the police always act on speeding that is this dramatic. What do you guys think?

I was let off at a similar speed around 20 years ago thry just told me off

KnightonShiningArmour · 06/04/2024 06:22

Entirely plausible. Depends on if the equipment is calibrated. How far into the shift the officer was, if she gave them a decent excuse etc..

My BIL was stopped doing over 110mph on the M6 toll about 15 years ago. He had no excuse; but the unmarked police car didn’t have proper speed equipment in it - they just matched his speed then pulled him over. The traffic officer basically gave him a ticking off and told him next time he’d not be so lucky.

OldTinHat · 06/04/2024 06:22

I thought over 100 was an instant ban too.

I got done last year for doing 33 in a 30 and did a speed awareness course instead of taking the points.

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crochetmonkey74 · 06/04/2024 06:20

There are loads of examples of her tall tales.
Interesting to know that it's not necessarily an instant ban though. I always thought it was

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Ponoka7 · 06/04/2024 06:16

If you don't have an attitude, apologise etc and the individual officer thinks that a warning is enough, then it's possible. Occasionally they breathalise you etc. Tbh my sister should have been charged with careless driving, but when they ask what she does for a living and she tells them her very proffessional role, they overlook her driving. Many police officers still act with bias. Have you got another example?

LordEmsworth · 06/04/2024 06:12

Does it matter?

I do know at least 2 people who've been stopped at over 100mph on a motorway and given a warning, so I don't think it's impossible. But I can't work out why you're bothered, either way...

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