I am trying to pick the brains of any legal eagles. I was caught speeding in the early hours of the morning

I was the only vehicle on the road (a dual carraigeway) I spotted this car catching me up very fast and the slowed down about 200yards behind. After following for a while he put his flashing lights on and pulled he over.

My question is, Can an un-marked police car pursue another vehicle at in excess of the speed limit without having flashing blue light on to warn other vehicles of his approach. Thanks Grandad

Yes fraid so, pay up !

Adam.

Yes they can, a copper can break the limit if they are on police business, that technically means that if they needed to be somewhere in a hurry they could speed in their own civillian cars as well, but as I said it'd have to be a police matter.

this called entrapment

Yes they can. That is one way that they can "clock" your speed. If they have a video camera, they can actually see their speed and judge by their speed what your speed is. there for it's legal. sorry.

Yea the only thing is when they actually go to pull you over they have to have lights and sirens going. Generally if you have headlights come out of nowhere fast its a cop, slow down and try to avoid hitting the brakes.