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Well in spite of what you advise Ian, as a woman who drives on her own the majority of the time I shall continue to lock myself in - if my windows have to be smashed to rescue me, then so be it

Hi Wild Cat sorry I woke you but its that naughty Ian again.lol

Hi,Victoria,you woke me up shouting there lol

Hi everyone I'm back had to go off line as had a lady from RETHINK in to see me .I have had a quick scan through and have noticed A VERY NAUGHTY IAN UP TO HIS USUAL WHINED UP TRICK.was that quiet enough Ian.Did they twist your arm realy bad.To everyone else sorry for shouting,but Ian is trying to get above his station again. LOL
Victoria

Aha, lol

Well they arent unmarked in that case!

I would admit they are sneaky, mind, lol

Ian

I would hazard a guess that these are video cars you are talking about, with detacheable blue lights and pop up stop signs in the rear window....?

and to add to those good tips...some for the shopping trip, particularly for those dark carparks.

Always have your keys ready

Reverse into your space when you get there so you can drive out

activate central locking until you are out of the carpark

hide your shopping in the boot so that when you get home your husband doesn't realise how much you spent!! lol

And Hertfordshire!!!!!! lol

Ahhh, things have gone down the pan since I retired, lol

Ian

yep, swings and roundabouts.

Suppose it dependfs on the area you are driving in.

When I'm in south africa, I always activate the central locking at traffic lights or junctions.

There are a lot of tips for safe driving that most people never think about:

Never pull up close to a car in front. Always leave room to drive away.

Always monitor your rear view mirror and take note of what is behind

Attach your sat nav to somewhere below the windscreen, on the dash if possible to make it less of a temptation

Always drive in the gear that will give you maximum acceleration

etc etc etc

Ian

shame...i rather like their hats pmsl

An unmarked police car should never try to stop you,

In any case, you have never had to stop for an unmarked police vehicle, only a police officer in uniform has the power to stop a car. And no, he doesn't have to be wearing his hat, lol

Ian

you are right ian...i dont know that locking yourself IN your car is the right answer. Lets face it, millions of us drive every day and a tiny tiny handful of people get robbed or carjacked (and most of those are here so dont worry lol)

being careful, not leaving valuables in car for peeps to see, being sensible if it is late, dark or an area you dont know, and locking your car when you get out of it are sensible precautions, but try not to be neurotic about it...life is too short, and at the end of they day if they had fun out of BMW's to nick and want mine...take it, its only a car and can be replaced

Eastenders....whats that?

I think they probably mean that they have changed the way they count it, lol

Ian

Hi all,

The big thing in our area is thinking an unmarked police car is trying to stop you, if you are a female or even a lone male **you do not have to stop** you go to the safest busiest place or police station or call 999. I even drive with doors locked now! What a world eh???

lmao its ok ian....this weeks local paper had headline....Police Joy as Crime Falls to Lowest Ever Level......so see....its not all bad (obviously the cast from eastenders burying their OH's in Epping Forest is not included in theses stats pmsl)

Locking yourself in is a double edged sword.

I've attended RTC's where I couldn't get the door open to help the driver/passenger because they were locked from the inside and they were unconscious or too dazed to release the catches. Ended up smashing the windows.

Ian

first thing I always do on getting in my car, even on the drive, is lock myself in - then seat belt!!

Errr, let me ponder that one for a moment....

Car jacking, robbery, murder, thuggery, shootings, gun crime....

or

mud on the road.

Hmmm. Difficult decision.......

I'll get back to you!

lol

Ian

lmao lucky you ian haha...where do you live...perhaps we could swap