Ever since we bought a Tesla M3, we have noticed an increased likelihood of being noticed by the police.
Early morning on 25th of April we were followed by a police car. I would even characterise their approach as deliberate harassment. The driver (my wife) finally made a mistake and inadvertently changed lanes when turning right. We were stopped by the police who claimed that a collision with their car was avoided by them and they were in danger. Have a look at the footage and decide for yourself if that was an honest claim or a gross exaggeration (we were turning at a speed of about 20km/h, note the distance between the cars, also note how the police car speeds up just seconds before we turn right).
The officer was disappointed that my wife was below the legal limit and had to settle for giving us a fine for change of lanes. A week later we received two concurrent fines, in separate letters, for the same "offence" with a total of 5 demerit points:
1. Not give right change of direction signal with lights: 2 demerit points
2. Not give way (move from marked lane to another): 3 demerit points
I believe this is truly unfair and unnecessary. It is not about the police doing their job to make everyone safer on the road but rather looking for easy targets to fill up quotas and meet KPIs.
We plan to challenge the double-dipping in court and we are asking for the support of community to share this story in the hope that I will be picked up by the media.
Early morning on 25th of April we were followed by a police car. I would even characterise their approach as deliberate harassment. The driver (my wife) finally made a mistake and inadvertently changed lanes when turning right. We were stopped by the police who claimed that a collision with their car was avoided by them and they were in danger. Have a look at the footage and decide for yourself if that was an honest claim or a gross exaggeration (we were turning at a speed of about 20km/h, note the distance between the cars, also note how the police car speeds up just seconds before we turn right).
The officer was disappointed that my wife was below the legal limit and had to settle for giving us a fine for change of lanes. A week later we received two concurrent fines, in separate letters, for the same "offence" with a total of 5 demerit points:
1. Not give right change of direction signal with lights: 2 demerit points
2. Not give way (move from marked lane to another): 3 demerit points
I believe this is truly unfair and unnecessary. It is not about the police doing their job to make everyone safer on the road but rather looking for easy targets to fill up quotas and meet KPIs.
We plan to challenge the double-dipping in court and we are asking for the support of community to share this story in the hope that I will be picked up by the media.
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