"joe parkin" <joeparkin@btinternet.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.19d0d4e36e9759b698980a@news.cis.dfn.de...
> In article <3f664779$0$265$cc9e4d1f@news.dial.pipex.com>, steve6690
> @hotmail.com says...
> >
> > "joe parkin" <joeparkin@btinternet.com> wrote in message
> > news:MPG.19d008cf1526ce9f989805@news.cis.dfn.de...
> > > In article <3f65d8a5$0$241$cc9e4d1f@news.dial.pipex.com>, steve6690
> > > @hotmail.com says...
> > > > whole thing up. There is no power to routinely pull over a vehicle
> > unless
> > > > the officers are in uniform, and I haven't seen any VW Golfs used as
> > police
> > > > cars - not that I'm saying they never are. Are you telling the full
> > story ??
> > > Are you stating that CID have no powers to stop a car and question
> > > the driver?
> >
> > That's exactly what I'm saying. There is no requirement for a driver to
stop
> > unless the officer is in uniform. Our CID officers always call up for a
> > marked vehicle to carry out the stop for them.
>
> When you are travelling down the road and you see blue lights
> flashing, what do you do? Pull in.
> You do not look in your mirror to see if they are wearing uniform.
> Also the CID do stop cars, whether they have the *power* or not.
> Illegality has never stopped the police from doing things.

I never said it was illegal for a non-uniformed officer to try and pull you
over. You just don't have to comply.