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I just got pulled over for doing 32 in a 30

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dialdrunkforyou · 17/01/2026 13:02

I’m shaking as I write this. I just drove out to walk the dogs and on my way back a police car pulled me over. I was doing 32 in a 30 and he said I was “lucky” that he’s not choosing to prosecute me over this.

AIBU or is this total overkill? It’s a dry sunny day, the roads are relatively quiet and I wasn’t driving erratically.

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jamandcustard · 17/01/2026 13:19

dialdrunkforyou · 17/01/2026 13:16

But I was.

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How? You admit you were going over the speed limit.

puffyeyewink · 17/01/2026 13:19

dialdrunkforyou · 17/01/2026 13:14

Because he was very intimidating, I’m a woman on my own and he was treating me like a criminal

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Are you joking?! Treating you like a criminal?! He let you know you were going a bit over so you can be more aware in future and let you go with no ticket!

He wouldn’t have just picked a random spot to pull people over, there will have been complaints from locals about speeding in that area if he was there with a speeding gun checking people. He used discretion and chose not to give you a ticket.

jamandcustard · 17/01/2026 13:18

SeanutBrittleOnToastedCoral · 17/01/2026 13:07

People saying op is BU, how is that supposed to work with an analogue speedo? You wouldn’t be able to even see if it’s 2mph over.

32 is not dangerous and not enforceable. Ridiculous to pull someone over for that.

It absolutely is enforceable. Why would you think it wasn't?

NemesisInferior · 17/01/2026 13:18

dialdrunkforyou · 17/01/2026 13:16

But I was.

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But you literally weren't.

The limit is not "30mph give or take". It's 30. You were over it. Grow up and accept you were wrong.

Soontobe60 · 17/01/2026 13:18

What you mean to say is, “I’ve just been stopped for speeding”

SeasickSusan · 17/01/2026 13:18

That does seem like overkill to me tbh, but i also don't get why you're shaking over it.

My neighbour got sent on a speed awareness course for (so he says) doing 34 in a 30 zone. I think because 30 areas are so busy with pedestrians you have to be especially careful

wrongthinker · 17/01/2026 13:18

Love threads like this. They bring all the MN busybodies to finger wag. "Oooh a mile over the speed limit, lock her up!" "She's no better than she ought to be!" etc. The kind of people who were in seventh heaven during covid, twitching curtains to see if any of the neighbours went out twice in a day.

YANBU at all, OP. There was no need to pull you over for that, and I'm very wary of police officers pulling over lone women after the cases we've heard in the last couple of years. I'm not surprised you were shaken up. You could probably report him, although who knows if it would do any good.

lovingsummerdays · 17/01/2026 13:18

You’re wrong to speed but you know this. I would say it’s overkill for police to pull you over though for being 2mph over.

DeftGoldHedgehog · 17/01/2026 13:17

I'm surprised it even showed up as speeding.

NeverDropYourMooncup · 17/01/2026 13:16

SeanutBrittleOnToastedCoral · 17/01/2026 13:07

People saying op is BU, how is that supposed to work with an analogue speedo? You wouldn’t be able to even see if it’s 2mph over.

32 is not dangerous and not enforceable. Ridiculous to pull someone over for that.

If that were the case,

a) For the OP to say that the speedo was showing 32mph, they've have to be going faster than that, then

b) If it's impossible to see until they reach 5mph+ over a limit, they'd need to drive slower everywhere or they'd have a slew of speed camera fines.

Original poster
dialdrunkforyou · 17/01/2026 13:16

RokaRocker · 17/01/2026 13:16

But you weren’t innocent

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But I was.

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vanillaskin · 17/01/2026 13:16

I just set my cruise control, same if I’m in a 20

RokaRocker · 17/01/2026 13:16

dialdrunkforyou · 17/01/2026 13:13

I just think it’s a bit silly. About two miles away there’s a town full of drug addicts and drunks who make part of the town a no go area. But they’d rather pull over innocent people!

But you weren’t innocent

wertgyhjk · 17/01/2026 13:16

dialdrunkforyou · 17/01/2026 13:08

oh give over. If I was doing 35 I’d understand but a couple of MPH on a clear road with a slight downhill isn’t speeding.

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Anything over 30mph in a 30 zone is speeding, by definition.

ElizabethsTailor · 17/01/2026 13:16

dialdrunkforyou · 17/01/2026 13:14

Because he was very intimidating, I’m a woman on my own and he was treating me like a criminal

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Was he on his own too? If he just pulled you over after following you with his police car I’d be inclined to check to make sure he was a real police officer.

AllThisFuss · 17/01/2026 13:15

You're not going to do it again though, are you?

Buscake · 17/01/2026 13:15

dialdrunkforyou · 17/01/2026 13:08

oh give over. If I was doing 35 I’d understand but a couple of MPH on a clear road with a slight downhill isn’t speeding.

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But it literally is speeding?!

I use the limiter on my car, saves a lot of stress esp as my city is mostly 20mph nowadays

Anononony · 17/01/2026 13:14

Your speedo was showing 32? They usually read over, 33mph on my speedo is 30mph, 76 speedo is 70mph. Double check it against Google maps next time you're driving, I've never been caught speeding despite going through cameras/passing cops with my cruise control set to 76 so certainly for me google maps speed is more accurate than my speedo

I think tyre profiles make a difference to the accuracy

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dialdrunkforyou · 17/01/2026 13:14

ToKittyornottoKitty · 17/01/2026 13:11

Struggling to see why this would leave you shaking

Because he was very intimidating, I’m a woman on my own and he was treating me like a criminal

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ReturnToRiding · 17/01/2026 13:13

It seems ott, but Tbf you were speeding and got a warning, so it’s the right thing really

SwedishEdith · 17/01/2026 13:13

Bored copper. I'm sure speedos are only accurate within 10% or something. Hence why he said "you're lucky" because a there's no way a prosecution would stand up. Isn't it the CPS who prosecute anyway, not the police?

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dialdrunkforyou · 17/01/2026 13:13

I just think it’s a bit silly. About two miles away there’s a town full of drug addicts and drunks who make part of the town a no go area. But they’d rather pull over innocent people!

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TheatreTheatre · 17/01/2026 13:11

dialdrunkforyou · 17/01/2026 13:04

I’m aware. But it’s a human mistake to stray a couple of MPH over, surely? It’s not like I was doing 45!

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Which is why they are not taking any action.

Take it as a heads up: it's easy to go over the limit when the road is clear and you are going downhill.

Shrug and move on.

We have speed cameras on our high rd and people get done for being 2 and 3 mph over all the time. seems harsh but Limit means means limit not some sort of vague guideline.

ToKittyornottoKitty · 17/01/2026 13:11

Struggling to see why this would leave you shaking

NemesisInferior · 17/01/2026 13:11

ForumMouseGuards · 17/01/2026 13:09

Mine reads about 2 miles under.

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If that is actually true, then you need to get that looked at. Legally a speedo should never underread your speed, for obvious reasons.