Police warnings - any consequences?

**steved** · 16th August 2008, 17:54

After being warned by a cop, does the warning get entered into anything other than the cops black notebook? You know, just for future reference.

**98tls** · 16th August 2008, 17:59

Depends what the warnings for i guess,the likes of no licence the cop can opt to warn you but that definately goes on record,next time its an impounded bike.I got a warning from a cop the other day in the form of a thumbs down,i waved in thanks and slowed down.

**kiwifruit** · 16th August 2008, 18:02

Not officially

**Grub** · 16th August 2008, 18:03

I think you'll find that all stops are recorded on the police computer .... forget the noteboooks, that's 50's technology.

The next cop to stop you will call in your rego and they will tell him that you were stopped and proabbly any result from that stop.

**Skyryder** · 16th August 2008, 19:02

I think they have to issue you with a warning. Got one years back and I thought I had been ticketed but when reading it it was a warning. That as I said was some years back but they might have changed the procedure.

Skyryder

**Headbanger** · 16th August 2008, 19:46

Depends on the size of the town you live in.....

**SeppoDave** · 16th August 2008, 22:12

I'm a bit of a scanner hobbyist (OK, geek) and frequently you'll hear an officer call in someone's rego and the the dispatcher will say "Previously Queried" about the vehicle, even if there are no fines or citations or points against it.

So yes, all warnings are recorded. I've also heard them run regos without pulling the vehicle over - also recorded.

**Nagash** · 16th August 2008, 22:33

Everytime your vehicle's registration is looked up it's recorded and there's a reason for looking it up written down.

Only reason I know this was because when some wank t-boned me I got the details of his car from the police and he'd been looked up.. alot.

Also, when pulled over I got asked if I had been in trouble before, said no (which was the truth), and he went and checked my rego, came back and said I was good to go. For a loss of license offence.. don't think i'll get away with it again

**Madness** · 16th August 2008, 22:54

They record all 3T's (when a vehicle is pulled over) but I think you'll find that a verbal warning isn't recorded electronically. Being forbidden to drive is a different story and like it was said earlier, how big is your home town?.

**Divot** · 17th August 2008, 16:02

Originally Posted by Madness

They record all 3T's (when a vehicle is pulled over) but I think you'll find that a verbal warning isn't recorded electronically. Being forbidden to drive is a different story and like it was said earlier, how big is your home town?.

Quite right

**Patrick** · 17th August 2008, 20:58

Originally Posted by steved

After being warned by a cop, does the warning get entered into anything other than the cops black notebook? You know, just for future reference.

Notebooks are to justify your existence and that you aren't too scared to earn your pay. (As well as writing down stuff...)

Originally Posted by Grub

I think you'll find that all stops are recorded on the police computer ....
The next cop to stop you will call in your rego and they will tell him that you were stopped and proabbly any result from that stop.

Yes they are recorded as a stop, where, when and by whom... that is all. Unless the one who stopped you happened to be listening in at the time and advised the colleague what occurred.....

**scumdog** · 17th August 2008, 21:47

Originally Posted by Patrick

Yes they are recorded as a stop, where, when and by whom... that is all. Unless the one who stopped you happened to be listening in at the time and advised the colleague what occurred.....

Or the cop that has you stopped calls Comms to see what happened when the last cop stopped you.

May not apply in the cities but it happens a lot down here.

Makes a bit of an influence on whether a ticket is issued or not.

Funnily enough those with smart mouths and attitudes seem to cop more tickets....

**Madness** · 17th August 2008, 21:58

Originally Posted by scumdog

Funnily enough those with smart mouths and attitudes seem to cop more tickets....

Unless you're pootling through the Waikato in perfect conditions, have been riding for 6 hours and get pulled by the HP whilst doing 111km/hr. Then, no matter how civil and polite you might be, you're fucked.

**scumdog** · 17th August 2008, 22:01

Originally Posted by Madness

Unless you're pootling through the Waikato in perfect conditions, have been riding for 6 hours and get pulled by the HP whilst doing 111km/hr. Then, no matter how civil and polite you might be, you're fucked.

Thanks for the tip -I will never go near the Waikato (or the beer of that name)