Did he tell you when your MOT was due as well? Years ago I did get stopped by the cops on a bike (in London) for a ‘vehicle check’ I wasn’t speeding so he wanted to see if he could find some mechanical issue like no lights or non functioning brakes. After 15 mins or so of nothing he proceeded to warn me that my tax was running out in two weeks as though tax ran out gradually like tyres, so nearly run out was on the margins of an offence and I was lucky to get away with it. And they wonder why nobody trusts them.
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