Best car I had
I once had occasion to run my own car for business. Looking through the local ads I came across an Omega MV6, just the thing - right price, right size (I was going to be doing serious international mileage)full service history and low mileage.
I went to see it and fell in lust. You see, it had been modified by a company that was trying to break into the supply of 'modified' vehicles for the police. A very trick injection system, fast rack, bilsteins all round, competition clutch - the full monty for a pursuit vehicle. It had been demonstrated to three constabularies and had only 11000 on the clock.
What a motor!
I'd only had it for a week when I was hurtling down the A14 at somewhat above the limit (early morning, very little on the road) as I had to pick up the boss so we could get to Vesoul in eastern France ASAP. In my 'Oh shit I've got to make it to Dover in a ludicrously short time' frame of mind, I overtook a police car that I hadn't clocked. Bugger. Looking across at the driver, he took one look at me and urgently waved me on as if he thought I was in hot pursuit. I didn't need telling twice so I got the hell out of there.
It transpired that the DVLA hadn't quite got round to registering the car as mine, he'd checked the reg as I came up behind him and saw that Hertfordshire police were still the registered owners (as I found this out later from a mate in the fuzz).
A very lucky escape for me.
I don't speed now*


*Compared to, say, the average F1 driver.
(Captain Placid 24/7 ball gags, brownie mix and clown porn, Tue 27 Apr 2010, 16:08, 2 replies)

Now that's handy.
Like the work CBR600rr I had for a few weeks only to return it.
"Ah, we didn't actually get round to registering that one!"
I could have gone through as many cameras as I liked:(
( Blind Meach Cautiously optimistic, Tue 27 Apr 2010, 16:23, closed)

You lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky bastard.
I overtook a police car on the A14 early one morning (on the Newmarket bypass bit where it's 3 lanes), at a speed of roughly "hurtle". Even though I'd slowed down to below 70 by the time he caugh up with me I still got 3 points for it :-(
(WillI'mNot logs in twice a year, every year, Tue 27 Apr 2010, 17:01, closed)