Homemade Electric Motorcycle Stopped on M25 in Hertfordshire

Re:Homemade Electric Motorcycle Stopped on M25 in Hertfordshire by buffaloo on Tuesday August 20, 2019 @06:53AM (#20745473)

In the UK can traffic police stop motorists for no reason? No probable cause required?

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Re:Homemade Electric Motorcycle Stopped on M25 in Hertfordshire by conjectures on Tuesday August 20, 2019 @06:56AM (#20745489)

Yup (or at least, some reason could always be found). But they don't shoot you as much. So it's swings and roundabouts really.

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Re:Homemade Electric Motorcycle Stopped on M25 in Hertfordshire by sgjohnson on Tuesday August 20, 2019 @06:54AM (#20745476)

Yup. In the UK police can also stop and search you at their liberty.

Airstrip One.

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Re:Homemade Electric Motorcycle Stopped on M25 in Hertfordshire by ntzm on Tuesday August 20, 2019 @06:56AM (#20745491)

They have to have probable cause, but like in most other countries they'll just make something up like they smell drugs or whatever

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Re:Homemade Electric Motorcycle Stopped on M25 in Hertfordshire by jmkni on Tuesday August 20, 2019 @07:40AM (#20745750)

In the UK they don't have to have probable cause.

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Re:Homemade Electric Motorcycle Stopped on M25 in Hertfordshire by collyw on Tuesday August 20, 2019 @09:20AM (#20746653)

Pedal bikes aren't allowed on the motorways in the UK, so I assume this falls under some similar sort of rule.

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Re:Homemade Electric Motorcycle Stopped on M25 in Hertfordshire by overtlypensive on Tuesday August 20, 2019 @07:17AM (#20745598)

Edit: never mind; I should read my sources.

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