How the UK law stands with the Section 59 Police reform act. ?

Question

Bit of a long one this but I don't know where to turn without seeking legal advise that I really cannot afford.

My son passed his driving text last week and has been driving my husbands car. Last Thursday the police appeared at the door to speak to either my son or my husband, both were at work. They told me that they had received a phone call off an hysterical girl saying a car was flashing and beeping at them and then she got cut off, they had traced her number the next day and she said she did not want to press charges. I was naturally shocked, when my son came home I questioned him, he was actually shocked, he said he had been flashing and pipping his horn because it was his old mate from school and they had actually pulled over and had a chat and he had even talked to the girl. Now I know kids lie but I am a pretty good judge of whether he is lying or not and I believe him. He said he would explain to the police when they came back.

I told him in future it was pretty silly to flash the lights at someone uin the dark as it could un-nerve them and he said he hadn't thought of that.

Anyway the police came back the next day, my son was still at work, they spoke to my husband and I even told them what my son had said and I wondered if the girl had over-reacted and then felt stupid next day, they said this could be the case but he was being issued an anti-social driving slip, a section 59.

Anyway, on the way home from work last night he tried to over take a vehicle in a 60 mile zone, the vehicle was doing 50. Unluckily for him it was an off duty inspector. He made my son pull over on the road and then proceeded to shout and swear at him and threaten to hit him (this was witnessed by his girlfriend), he then said 'no I've a better idea, I'm signing on work now and we'll seize your car'...which they did, he called for backup, my son called us and his Dad went down but they didn't want to know, they just took the car.

I have just come back from collecting it at a cost of £117, and the man at the recovery depot informed me if he gets done again the car will be crushed.

How the h**l is that legal, its my husbands car which cost £3500 2 months ago. If my son had been doing idiotic dangerous driving thats one thing, but what he has been done for is crazy, and they have no intention of even going to speak to the people in the first case to see if there was any truth to it. Also how can an off duty cop on his own do this?

Any help at all would be much appreciated.

Answer 1

The police are above the law, full stop. The off-duty policeman can kill you and your family and sell your bodies for scrap metal and no one can do anything.

You are lucky your retarded son did not get a *** banging with the policeman's truncheon.

Next time, tell your imbecile son to drive carefully.

BTW - do not always be so gullible and believe everything your son says. That pack of white power in his bedroom is not sugar.

Answer 2

Lots  of inconsistencies here, you really DO need legal advice; try CAB, they can sometimes give you a free slot with a lawyer, and many legal practices will give 10 minutes free advice.

Answer 3

There are a lot of inconsistencies in what you say, as already mentioned.  First of all, does your son have insurance to drive his dad's car?  I suspect not, and that in fact the car was seized because of this - this is the standard practise. I also suspect that your son will shortly be going to court.

Furthermore, it is nothing to do with the recovery depot whether the vehicle is crushed or not - that is down to the police. Usually, if someone doesn't turn up with the right documentation and the necessary money within 7 days then it will be crushed, at the police's discretion.

I think sonny boy and therefore his girlfriend is being a little economical with the truth.  He's probably hoping you don't find out what actually happened.  Time for a little chat?