Motorist stopped by police for laughing – Telegraph — It’s amazing to me how the UK public, the one that fought the Nazis and the bombing of London, puts up with this crap.

Gary Saunders, a company director, was using a hands-free phone when he burst out laughing at a joke told by his brother-in-law, who he was talking to.

A few moments later he noticed a traffic officer flashing his lights at him and gesticulating at him to stop his Renault. When Mr Saunders got out of his car, the policeman told him: “Laughing while driving a car can be an offence.”

The officer spent half an hour questioning his suspect before reluctantly allowing him to carry on his way. However, he took another hour-and-a-half of Mr Saunders’ time by ordering him to produce his licence and other documents at a police station.

Mr Saunders, the managing director of Spontex Workwear, of Liverpool, said the delay meant that he missed an important appointment. “I couldn’t believe it when he told me I’d been pulled over for laughing,” he said.

Found by Kevin McKay.




  1. bobbo says:

    I can’t tell which lane the guy is driving in or that the road is not one way for both lanes?

    I wonder if there is “anything” not included in the review?

  2. brc2003 says:

    Oh come on we don’t know what this guy was doing. If he had tears of laughter streaming down his face and was having trouble concentrating on the road, and was going at 70 miles an hour on the motorway that could be a major traffic accident.

    Obviously powers can be overused, but this story could easily not represent the true state of affairs.

  3. Paddy-O says:

    This above is what happens when libs are in control for too long…

  4. Carcarius says:

    I know of a company that recently purchased a video surveillance equipment company founded in the UK. They want to sell that technology here. It’s spreading… it’s the British invasion part 3(?)!

  5. scadragon says:

    You all need to seriously watch “V For Vendetta” again. And then take up arms against your government. Oh wait…. the government over there has disarmed it’s populace.
    Ohhh too bad. Oh well. Guess you’ll just have to roll over and take it then.

  6. orangetiki says:

    i’m calling bullshit. Either this article is complete BS, or the cop just made up a law to pull someone over.

  7. 888 says:

    They drive on the wrong side of the road and have horrible accent, don’t they?
    Anything is possible in such funny country :D

  8. Miguel Correia says:

    My goodness, what will this make to Monty Python?



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