I was driving home from football tonight, there's a short section of 2 lanes with traffic lights and then it goes back down to a single carrigeway (it's all 40mph). The lights were red but the outside lane empty, thought I could get past everyone but had to push it (60ish) to get past the Omega at the front. As soon as I was in on went the lights, unmarked car He said bet nice car, you shat yourself when those lights went on etc. whilst I was thinking, just hit me with it. He asked for my license, his mate went round the front of the car and I suddenly realised that the tax disc that I changed a couple of days ago (hadn't driven it before) was on the passenger seat because it won't stick back on, grabbed it and explained what had happened with that, he stuck it on and it fell straight off too!
Handed over my license, answered a couple of questions thinking can't believe I've just picked up 3 points, I've taken it easy all the way home 'til then. Followed by, hope I don't get more trouble for the tax disc when he said, just be careful the rest of the way, we want everyone to get home safely tonight don't we. Pulled away, reached 38 and put the cruise control on!
Lucky escape thanks to a very kind and reasonable officer.
Went from
to to very quickly!