Was very lucky , very,very lucky.

[I.D.C.]

On a  A Road near where I stay on Sunday night which was very quiet apart from a car well behind me so thought I would give the GTI a wee blast was going fast wont write what speed it was. When I came to the next junction I slowed right down in case there were any oncoming cars. After the junction I put the foot down again until I caught up with the next car. I decided not to over take this car and keep a safe distance the car behind me was still there. Came to the roundabout and onto the B  road leading to my village again another we blast but slowed right down where i know the road is not safe. Drove into the village with the car behind me still following. Dread was going through me which proved to be correct it was an unmarked Police car. Rightly received a lecture and that we all like to have a wee fast drive but i could have lost my licence to be more carful and have a nice night.

I felt shattered after that and very embarrassed but grateful for the Police leniency. That's me slowed down now and if honest want out the GTI now, Going to order a mark 7 golf 1.4 which will do me.

[dubber36]

Many many years ago I was on a 1am charge when I saw a pair of headlights seemingly gaining on me. I thought it may have been a police car and considered diving off down a side road and turning my lights off once I'd rounded a bend and my tail lights were out of his sight, but I was going way too fast to make the junction, so kept going very quickly.

As I got to the next village I braked very hard to slow down to 30mph, only to have a mirror full of blue lights. I held my hands up straight away, apologized very humbly and took a proper telling off. He told me I was not going to fully get away with it, but due to the way I was with him, he would give me a ticket for doing 80 in a 60. I didn't mind the 30 points and small fine as it could have been much worse.

It certainly didn't stop me from having quick cars afterwards tho'. It just taught me not to be so stupid with them. 16 years later and no more points since, I'd say it was lesson learned.

[Egbutt Wash]

The real benefit of a powerful car is that you can overtake Zafira 1.6's and motorhomes with much greater safety.  You can also join motorways with ease and generally get out the way of trouble.
There is no need to zoom about just because your car can.  Plod was sensible in this case, you might as well keep the GTI and drive well rather than losing money changing to a girlie shopper.

[ErikGTI]

I had an encouter with my bordeaux Audi driving way too fast (driving license in danger !!)  late in the evening,  suddenly a car dove in front of me I was overtaken and the " follow me"  sign appeared.
We drove to the next juncion....the undercover policecar parked in front of me...we both stepped out of our cars at the same time.
I noticed quickly that his car was exactly the same as mine as if mine was parked againt a mirror.
The policeman noticed that at the same time... The first thing I said to him was.....what is this car a joy to drive, isn't it.....
He could not hide his smile....

I got a way with a small fine....

[Mr_F]

With faster cars usually comes better brakes, an additional safety bonus with their being some right twonks on the road.

You could make a 1.4 golf do very illegal speeds.  Not that I've tried!!

Maybe a g-whiz perhaps?  Your performance runs would be quick but short lived!

[Chris.]

Had a good one once.

Local road to me...3-400yards of dual carriageway off a roundabout....road is about a mile long.

Decided to put toe down, pass a 2.7 Audi estate and some other thing. Gets past them and well into 4th gear nearly 5th until i look in mirror and see headlights flashing.  Took another look and looked like police (no blue lights) so slowed down a little and eventually caught me up. 
Asked me where I was going (said to go pick my pizza up) and told me to be a little slower and said on your way.

Could have easily outrun it if I really wanted to....but thats not very clever really.

[MonkeyP]

Not too long after i passed my test there was a fuel strike so me and my mate (who was in a separate car) went around looking for petrol stations with fuel. I was driving my N reg 1.4 Polo and my mate was in his 1.0L Corsa.

After we went to the last pump we decided to head home. as we had both passed our test within the last 2months our clutch control was questionable. This resulted is u both wheel spinning away from the station.

As we pulled out i noticed a white van in the background but thought nothing of it. we drove away at a bit of a pace but as the road was twisty it wasn't very fast. when we got onto the road behind mine we both put our foots down and reached about twice the limit. we then turned into the road adjacent to mine and then we saw the blue lights. we both pulled up and got out of our cars and went over to the police officer. we got the usual do you know y we stopped you and do you know what speed you were doing. He looked at our licences and saw that we had both recently passed. my mate had 9points on his (he received those before he got his actual licence) and then gave us a telling off and said he wont do anything more as we had recently passed out test which we both thanked him for.

We both got into our cars drove 50metres and pulled into my drive.

if my dad was in his bedroom he would or easily seen the flashing lights. :-S

If doesnt matter about the car you drive only about the speed you are travelling at and how lenient the officer is.

[ScottA]

I was averaged doing 100.31mph by an unmarked car on a motorway, at a very quiet time, and got 6 points and £200 fine + court costs. This was almost 2 years ago. I held my hands up and apologised, said it was stupid etc but they had it all on video, so it was an easy one for them.

I was always observant of police, but the motorway was dead. There was one car in front doing a similar speed and one car behind (the one who happened to be a copper).

Now I'm even more observant. Any car that is catching up is suspicious, so I slow down. Any new car.. BMW, Ovlov etc doing 60mph is suspicious, slow down. I may have a short blast, but I never 'cruise' at 100mph anymore.

I think having a 1.4 can be dangerous but it depends where you live. If popping to town and back, city driving, it's fine I'm sure. But for overtaking and pulling out on to 60 or 70mph roads, it is much safer to have some power, in my opinion. There have been times in a 1.4 when we have gone for an overtake, it's been clear, the car next to us has accelerated and another car is now visible and approaching us. Do you brake and pull back in, or carry on and hope you can get past? Arguably a risk you shouldn't take in a slower car, but how many people would be happy sitting behind some old biddy in a Micra doing 35mph?

[KennyGTI]

Been there before mate, got done for 3 Pts and 60 quid fine! Passed an unmarked car at 96 mph! Think I got off lightly! I felt same as you, embarrassed and wanting to change to a slower car ..... like a diesel  but you get over it and on with it! Don't get me wrong, I certainly don't drive as quick as I did, maybe I am just getting old or can't afford to drive with the foot down anymore! 

[Mr GTD]

Sounds as if you were lucky as all you needed was a grumpy copper...

Personally I've only got caught speeding twice..once on a 50cc ped going down hill and doing 38 in a 30 by a camera...then by the plod I was doing 40ish in a 30 and the copper clocked me he was on the other side of the road and I saw him turn around in my rear view mirror so I simply pulled over and waited for the flashing blues to pull in behind, I apologised and had my license ready and was let off with a slap on the wrist..

I've had a grumpy copper pull me in he pulled me on a Friday night for fogs, I got a £30 fine( no points)

I was quite amazed that he pulled me for something so trivial(in the grand scale of things I mean) but lesson learned...

Now I'm even more observant. Any car that is catching up is suspicious, so I slow down. Any new car.. BMW, Ovlov etc doing 60mph is suspicious, slow down. I may have a short blast, but I never 'cruise' at 100mph anymore.

I'm now very alert to posh possible unmarked cars, I probably no most of them round these parts as I've seen them pulling peeps but you never know these days what sort of vehicles the plod might use...

I don't tend to really speed I just like the thort that if I need the power I've got it...yes I know it's not GTI/R ect but still...