Police tickets

This morning I got stopped by the police for riding in the pavement (an empty pavement, and to avoid a car wrongly parked in the middle of a traffic jam). Although I know what I did is illegal, a bit of common sense from the cop side would have saved me from the £30 fine that I got. I was asked my name, address and date of birth. That was all the information that the officer (one of these guys in bikes) asked for, without even checking out if the information was real. I’m from Spain, where ID cards are compulsory, so this system seems to me very weak. Questions that I have and that I hope someone can answer:

· Can I give a fake name and address and get away with it? In this case it wouldn’t have been a problem at all. I reckon that as long as I give a real address / postcode should be enough in case that they check out
· If I give them a real address I don’t think they have a way of checking who lives there, do they? Just if the address is correct
· How often do policemen check the details given? I had been stopped previously and in that occasion they checked them out
· Do I need to provide any prove of id (credit card or similar)? What if I don’t? I reckon they can take you to the police station, but do they really take the trouble to do so??
· Do I have to sign the fine? If I don’t , does it make any difrerence?

Gracias!

You are a muppet.

You should have ridden off into the sunset

In future you should dress as a matador and race around shouting loudly that you have lost your bull to kill. The po po are likely to let you go as a raging bull is more dangerous than a matador on a bike, hell they might even join in. That's what I'd do anyway.

Nothing like a little casual racism in the afternoon.

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Alternatively dress as General Franco and claim to be on an urgent mission to repress communists. I think this would also absolve you.

Nothing like a little casual racism in the afternoon.

what you think he was fined for being Spanish? thats terrible

well..

I once gave an address in Scotland which I lived at 25 years ago thinking I would get away with it, they asked the usual questions - why are you in London, are you registered to vote at that address, I said yes to all the questions, the copper then said ok after filling out the ticket "we will just check that, you dont mind do you? it will only take a few minuets.." and proceded to babble to a little policeman on his shoulder, I thought I was fucked and had planned my fake collapse followed by a bout of split personality disorder.
To my amazement the little metalic police man babbled back confirming my address as correct current Information.

winrar.

No idea on your questions but what are the rules regarding bikes and pavements in Spain? Barcelona's pavements last week were full of cyclists.

There are no rules in Spain. That's the rule.

i was asked a month or so ago whether or not i would describe myself as 'white and of british origin' - looked at him blankly, didnt answer, took my fine like a man and pootled off.

is the EDL recruiting again?

Next time Alvrao just bust out your Spanish id card/licence and tell them you're on holiday. A dirty foreigner licence saved me from a train fine not too long ago.

Can I give a fake name and address and get away with it? In this case it wouldn’t have been a problem at all. I reckon that as long as I give a real address / postcode should be enough in case that they check out

This could land you in jail.

If I give them a real address I don’t think they have a way of checking who lives there, do they?

Of course they do.

How often do policemen check the details given? I had been stopped previously and in that occasion they checked them out

Enough of the time for you to be wary of trying to deceive, you can be arrested and charged (probably for obstruction).

Do I need to provide any prove of id (credit card or similar)?

No.

What if I don’t? I reckon they can take you to the police station, but do they really take the trouble to do so??

Yes.

c'n'p . . . . .

The powers of police officers to make arrests under sections 24 and 25 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act and have been extended by the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005

If a constable has reason to suspect you of committing an offence, he can arrest you if he cannot establish your name and address. The constable may carry out a number of standard checks to establish your identity (the Police National Computer (PNC) and the electoral roll to which the police have electronic access). He may ask you for some proof of identity, or for a phone number of someone who can confirm your name and address. You do not have to give any of these, but bear in mind, that if the constable has "reasonable grounds" to doubt whether the name and address you've given is real, you could be arrested under this section, and refusal co-operate could constitute those reasonable grounds.

If you are arrested for this reason, you can only be held you for as long as it takes to establish your name and address.

Rode real slow past a copper this morning on the pavement, she shouted something; I contemplated stopping, but then thought that if I stop, she's gonna try and fine me, so I ignored her and it was all good.

Lesson learned; ignore the cops.

Rode real slow past a copper this morning on the pavement, she shouted something; I contemplated stopping, but then thought that if I stop, she's gonna try and fine me, so I ignored her and it was all good.

Lesson learned; ignore the cops.

Like it.

Rode real slow past a copper this morning on the pavement

Or don't cycle on pavements...

Rode real slow past a copper this morning on the pavement, she shouted something; I contemplated stopping, but then thought that if I stop, she's gonna try and fine me, so I ignored her and it was all good.

Lesson learned; ignore the cops.

That'd be my first route too, this is where wearing earphones comes in handy as an excuse.

Surely only complete cunts/chavs/morons ride on the pavement?
Man up, pay the fine and learn from your mistake not to keep being a cunt.

, this is where wearing earphones comes in handy as an excuse.

ah crap. here we go again.

/popcorn

"i dont mind if children ride on the pavement, but are you not man enough to cycle on the road?"

I thought this was going to be about Sting, Andy Sumner and Stuart Copeland reforming.

I am disappoint.

Surely only complete cunts/chavs/morons ride on the pavement?
Man up, pay the fine and learn from your mistake not to keep being a cunt.

Nothing like a bit of casual empathy in the afternoon !

I thought this was going to be about Sting, Andy Sumner and Stuart Copeland reforming.

I am disappoint.

Walking in your footsteps, but please Don't stand so close to me. Actually they seem to have been a hipster band, cos I remember a song called "another way of stopping" which has to be a paean to the brakless.

Surely only complete cunts/chavs/morons ride on the pavement?
Man up, pay the fine and learn from your mistake not to keep being a cunt.
. i didn't ride in the pavement for pleassure and first I did ensure that there wasn't any pedestrian (although as my grandad would say that is not excuse). but indeed i'll pay it
for the bigoted comments thanks for the amusement