Stopped for tints. [Archive]

speed

11-04-2005, 11:54 AM

After reading all the threads about people getting stopped for tints recently i was wondering how strict they are in the UK. I just got stopped by a police bike who is the only one with a light meter in my town apparently. In a way he's done me a favour as i didn't know how dark my front tints were and now i do. Aparently in the UK your only allowed 70% and it turns out mine were 46%. Luckily the policeman had an agreement with the guy who did my window's that he can go down to 50% so he let me off. I was told that the deciding factor on whether someone gets done when its borderline is the attitude of the driver.
So if you get stopped in the UK just don't get out and kick off and you should be ok. Glad i didn't go darker now as i was about to get the fronts re-done!

peppernick

11-04-2005, 12:01 PM

I agree, just use the word 'sir' and 'sorry' in between every now and then, give them a sense of 'superiority' and they can be OK.

Deep down you can swear as much as you like, after all you know they are worth jack shit to you once you get out of it.

I tried to be technical with them the last time I was pulled over for my straight thru exhaust and that didn't help. So the next time I get pulled over, I'll try my other trick.....

'ahhhhh sooooo........I no speak Englieeeeesh, ehhhhhh? arrrrhhhh??

I guess I could get away with it.....maybe :p

lee330sport

11-04-2005, 12:07 PM

'ahhhhh sooooo........I no speak Englieeeeesh, ehhhhhh? arrrrhhhh??

[crackmeup [crackmeup [crackmeup

Now that id love to see

Tin

11-04-2005, 12:09 PM

'ahhhhh sooooo........I no speak Englieeeeesh, ehhhhhh? arrrrhhhh??

I guess I could get away with it.....maybe :p

hahahah u nutta.. yep that should work, but depending on the "crime" they may chase it up.

funny enough, never been stopped in the m5, but the subaru p1 was the worst, got stopped 6 times in space of a month, so annoying... 3 times the same reason, "just had one of these reported stolen".. :rolleyes:

Afif

11-04-2005, 12:13 PM

i think it would be funnier to see nick trying to explain to some dumb police man the tehcnical issues about his M3 [crackmeup.

Hope i dont get stopped for tints [bang.

mysticm3

11-04-2005, 12:27 PM

Stock323iSaloon

11-04-2005, 12:40 PM

my friend got pulled over on a motorway doing 109mph and he just pretended he no speak english etc Basically he said (no offence Mitsu):

"no english, no english, err...grrr..Japanese? No? me no english blac blah"

Was that not me? That was the same speed my dad and I got stopped on the A9 in a rentacar (109mph). 20-30min of sergent bloke (with a tash) shouting at us "SHOW ME YOUR PASSPORT, P-AAA-SSSS-PP-OOOO-RRR-TTTT YES YOU JIMMY" in a Scottish accent. We got away in the end and the guy gave us a highway code, in English of course. If you get stopped, just say crap like 'You English gentleman?' 'Karate you like?' 'My unlce is Bruce Lee'... The same applies in Japan. Jap cops just don't want to deal with foreigners :D

Raj

11-04-2005, 12:41 PM

The guy who fitted my tints told me that he was only willing to do the fronts to a 50% as anything darker and you are asking for trouble. He said that an inspector actually told him that 50% was acceptable.

@Nick, that would be hilarious to see. I don't think I would have the balls to try the indian accent and no speak english as I think they would suss me out and throw the book at me for taking the p*ss :(

Mits

11-04-2005, 12:41 PM

i've been ok so far....I guess our tints arnt that dark compared to others as you can see all the way through.
I guess us mature drivers are less likely to get pulled, rather than the music blaring, baseball cap wearing (no offence) :D

peppernick

11-04-2005, 01:10 PM

I guess us mature drivers are less likely to get pulled, rather than the music blaring, baseball cap wearing (no offence)
I'm almost bald, wear glasses and didn't have my baseball cap on that day, yet I got pulled over for my exhaust......didn't work :o

'My unlce is Bruce Lee'
That would be blatantly taking the piss.............HIIIIIII YAAAAAAAAAA.......OWWWWWWWWWWUUUUUUU.......

westside

11-04-2005, 01:19 PM

i didn;t have troubl ein my last car (when i took it out lol) and hopefully i shouldn;t have grief in this car i think most cops are ok with it i think most of us drive sensible on this site so we shouldn;t have to much grief i'll just say i brought it like that i though it was factory lol then i will opne my engine he will blinded and i'll drive off lol making sure not to do more then 30mph just in case i get a stone chip [cool

Afif

11-04-2005, 01:34 PM

I guess us mature drivers are less likely to get pulled, rather than the music blaring, baseball cap wearing (no offence) :D

yea you M3'ers with stickers all over the ride look real mature :p ;). Im just asking for it these days with my 'ghetto' cap on. Need a hair cut, just being lazy :D.

InvIs Inc

11-04-2005, 04:54 PM

Was that not me? That was the same speed my dad and I got stopped on the A9 in a rentacar (109mph). 20-30min of sergent bloke (with a tash) shouting at us "SHOW ME YOUR PASSPORT, P-AAA-SSSS-PP-OOOO-RRR-TTTT YES YOU JIMMY" in a Scottish accent. We got away in the end and the guy gave us a highway code, in English of course. If you get stopped, just say crap like 'You English gentleman?' 'Karate you like?' 'My unlce is Bruce Lee'... The same applies in Japan. Jap cops just don't want to deal with foreigners :D

i remember mitsu.... we like scotland... u like golf? yes yes we speak very good no engrish..

didnt u post that?

InvIs Inc

11-04-2005, 04:58 PM

i didn;t have troubl ein my last car (when i took it out lol)

taken ur car 2 the end of the driveway doesnt count kav.... thinking about it tho isnt that were u got stoped nick lol!

scorcher

11-04-2005, 05:45 PM

I was pulled for the old tints that I had on my 528 - tale told here...

http://sankeys.demon.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=558&highlight=tint

...had the fronts replaced by Teddy's fella to be virtually legal, and had no further probs [ok

Auryn

14-05-2007, 07:59 PM

i had a little moment the other day while driving the CSL (latvian car remember:) ) id given it a touch too much right foot on a round about and next thing i know Mr Plod was behind me.....my plan was, im in a left hand drive latvian registered and number plated car plus being of italian persuasion i had my 'way 'out' on a plate! i was just gonna look at the guy and smile with a blank expression on my face! fortunately he only followed me for a short while then wandered off but id have definately enjoyed it :D

NIL 7090

14-05-2007, 08:22 PM

I was told by the guy who did mine, any tinting film on the front side windows
was illegal !!!!! so i went for the lightest tint on the front as i could then medium on the side back and dark on the rear, so far so good.

330vert

14-05-2007, 09:39 PM

Anything forward of the B pillar is illegal, But Ive had tints all round on my last 3 cars and never had any problems, (Had to pay cash in hand to have them done though) I think as long as there not limo black and you dont drive like a Tw*t youll be ok. Not many officers have the light meters anyway. Just have watch out when they do the road side checks with the Vehicle inspector blokeys as there jobs worths. :mad: I hate not havin tints on the front.

Chaos

14-05-2007, 09:50 PM

LOL thread from the dead!! Over 2 years ago, you deserve a medal for that! :p

330vert

14-05-2007, 10:00 PM

Oh yeah, look at that :o :o :o

speed

15-05-2007, 12:21 AM

Seems ages since i started this thread and then realised how long ago it was! Bit of a coincidence tho as i get the M3 tinted yesterday 30% on the sides and 20% on rear screen. Pics to follow in about a month when i'm happy with the way the car looks.

Scholesy

15-05-2007, 07:55 AM

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j255/Scholesy1504/Funnies/Old-BTF.jpg

:p

Doc Matt

15-05-2007, 09:08 AM

I find what works is if you don't stop, just do one. :D

speed

15-05-2007, 09:14 AM

I find what works is if you don't stop, just do one. :D

Tried that once before....you end up getting arrested:(

Mehmet

15-05-2007, 09:16 AM

Ive only been pulled once for this, my excuse was that i had ordered the tints from BMW.

The look on his face was soo funny, they didnt do anything just told me to drive safely lol :D

Doc Matt

15-05-2007, 09:19 AM

Ive only been pulled once for this, my excuse was that i had ordered the tints from BMW.

The look on his face was soo funny, they didnt do anything just told me to drive safely lol :D

Whats the deal with all these new supercharged Range Rovers driving round blacked out as anything?

Surely they came off the production line like that? :confused:

Mehmet

15-05-2007, 09:22 AM

I know Doc Matt, i thaught id try my luck and it worked lol

acezak

15-05-2007, 09:26 AM

Mehmet

15-05-2007, 09:29 AM

I had fairly dark timts in my Renault untill i got stopped and had to remove them but only cos the cops got pi$$ed could they couldn't find any thing else wrong with the car:mad:

now i have the lightest tint fitted and have done on all 3 beemers and never had a problem from the cops.;)

Mines a vert too, i have DARK tints on the rear 3 windows and a slightly LIGHTER tints on the 2 fronts. BUT i have Beige interior so it doesnt look as dark as a Black interior if you know what i mean? :p

Griff

15-05-2007, 09:33 AM

can anyone recomend a tinting company- Hull / Manchester / N.Wales area?:)

330vert

23-05-2007, 12:17 PM

BUMP:

I know this ones been dragged up from the past before. Just heard this on Radio one: About 8min 30sec in.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/mainframe.shtml?http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/radio1_aod.shtml?radio1/newsbeat

They can now seize your car rather than a fine. :eek: Something worth bearing in mind. Still not taking mine off, till the tow truck comes that is. :p