Bernard Tomic drives into trouble again in his BMW on the Gold Coast

csv8 · 26-01-2012, 05:19 PM

Bernard Tomic drives into trouble again in his BMW on the Gold Coast

by: Greg Stolz, Jeremy Pierce From: The Courier-Mail January 26, 2012 4:06PM

Police outside Bernard Tomic's Gold Coast house. Source: The Courier-Mail
TEEN tennis ace Bernard Tomic is in a tense stand-off with police at his Gold Coast home after they tried to pull him over for alleged traffic offences in his orange BMW sports car.

The Wimbledon quarter-finalist and P-plater, who has a special licence allowing him to drive the high-powered car, has claimed he is the victim of police harassment after being pulled over several times while driving the distinctive vehicle.

He was pulled over by police at Broadbeach earlier today with girlfriend Donay Meijer in the passenger seat.

Tomic came to police attention again earlier this afternoon and he was followed home from Surfers Paradise by a siren-blaring patrol car after allegedly refusing a direction to pull over.

Police have just reported Tomic has locked himself inside his house with his family and is refusing to come out, and the traffic branch is on the way.

They have been accused of 'un-Australian' actions by Tomic's father John, who had an angry confrontation with officers in his driveway.

Tomic was already under investigation for allegedly breaching conditions of his licence allowing him to drive the BMW only to and from training.

The 19-year-old was knocked out of the Australian Open by his hero Roger Federer on Sunday night after a gutsy campaign.

My comment...The Tall Poppy Syndrome is alive and well on the Gold Coast.
The GC plods have it in for Tomic. Why ???
If he has done something wrong..okay..but this reeks of harassment..orange M3..ah ! thats Tomic..lets harrass him !!!

Auslandau · 26-01-2012, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by csv8

My comment...The Tall Poppy Syndrome is alive and well on the Gold Coast.
The GC plods have it in for Tomic. Why ???
If he has done something wrong..okay..but this reeks of harassment..orange M3..ah ! thats Tomic..lets harrass him !!!

Yes it does ..... really?

...... Conclusions shouldn't be jumped on so quickly. Obviously you have the full story so what really happened and what was he doing to get the attention that he didn't deserve? Do tell.

csv8 · 26-01-2012, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Auslandau

Yes it does .....

Bu really ...... Conclusions shouldn't be jumped on so quickly. Obviously you have the full story so what really happened and what was he doing to get the attention that he didn't deserve? Do tell.

That is the breaking news story. I hope a better explanation is forthcoming from the Police.....

Legit290 · 26-01-2012, 05:23 PM

bloody revheads!

lock him up

FPV8U · 26-01-2012, 05:28 PM

Either they are after him, which is highly possible..
or
He is a spoilt rich boy that likes to show off his freeby BMW, also highly possible..

Personally without evidence to prove either way we really have no idea.

TheInterceptor · 26-01-2012, 05:35 PM

He is:

1. Under 23
2. Drives a car

Therefore a hoon and should have the book thrown at him repeatedly...

pottery beige · 26-01-2012, 05:38 PM

man that P plate exemption was a deadset tennis racket.....

csv8 · 26-01-2012, 05:45 PM

GOLD Coast tennis sensation Bernard Tomic has been stopped and fined twice in two hours for breaching a restricted licence to drive his high-powered $150,000 BMW.

The 19-year-old was pulled over by angry officers in the Broadbeach precinct today after `showing off' his orange V8 BMW M3 through the restaurant precinct.

Tomic, who is a P-Plate driver, is not allowed to drive the high powered car, but was given an exemption to drive to and from his Gold Coast training base at Queen Street in Southport.

He is still to be interviewed over incidents earlier this month which include hooning complaints and breaches of his P-Plate licence.

Today Tomic was pulled over in Queensland Avenue and then again in Surf Parade a short time later.

He has returned to his parents home in Southport and locked himself inside.

Police are seeking to interview him further.

More on this story in tomorrow's Gold Coast Bulletin.
http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/...ourt-news.html

Bucknaked · 26-01-2012, 05:54 PM

How dare the police pull over a tennis super sports star. They should offer him a police escort everywhere he goes because he's a super star.

If he wasnt on his way to or from training, he's breached his special license conditions. He should be held accountable. And so what if he has money. Can't a car within p plate laws be good enough for tomic? Oh that's right, I forgot he's a tennis superstar and deserves special attention.

chrisfpv · 26-01-2012, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Bucknaked

How dare the police pull over a tennis super sports star. They should offer him a police escort everywhere he goes because he's a super star.

If he wasnt on his way to or from training, he's breached his special license conditions. He should be held accountable. And so what if he has money. Can't a car within p plate laws be good enough for tomic? Oh that's right, I forgot he's a tennis superstar and deserves special attention.

Couldn't have said it better myself.

2011G6E · 26-01-2012, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Bucknaked

How dare the police pull over a tennis super sports star. They should offer him a police escort everywhere he goes because he's a super star.

If he wasnt on his way to or from training, he's breached his special license conditions. He should be held accountable. And so what if he has money. Can't a car within p plate laws be good enough for tomic? Oh that's right, I forgot he's a tennis superstar and deserves special attention.

Best post in the thread...

How many more times is he going to whinge and cry harrassment because he was caught out breaking the special exemption he has been granted, and run to his lawyer like a spoiled brat.

BMW makes plenty of P-plate suitable vehicles...some rather sporty ones as well...he doesn't have to drive a V8 M3...get the little ***** out of it, get him into something normal, and let him know in no uncertain terms that he's just some guy who plays a damn game for a living, not a national treasure...

Russ · 26-01-2012, 05:56 PM

I don't see what the argument is here, he has a restricted licence for the vehicle and he drove the car when and where he shouldn't have been driving

The police are just doing their job and regardless of who he is or thinks he is, he has broken the law which was imposed on him, he got caught and should now cop it on the chin, end of story

saber · 26-01-2012, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Russ

I don't see what the argument is here, he has a restricted licence for the vehicle and he drove the car when and where he shouldn't have been driving

The police are just doing their job and regardless of who he is or thinks he is, he has broken the law which was imposed on him, he got caught and should now cop it on the chin, end of story

+1, if the news article is accurate...

He isn't above the law.

csv8 · 26-01-2012, 06:10 PM

TOMIC CLAIMS POLICE HARASSMENT
Yahoo!7
January 26, 2012, 4:37 pm

Gold Coast teenage tennis sensation Bernard Tomic has claimed a police officer wanted to ‘hit’ him after he was booked for three separate incidents while driving his bright orange BMW on the Gold Coast.

Just days after his elimination from the Australian Open at the hands of Roger Federer, Tomic said he was driving around with a friend enjoying his Australia Day.

“I got pulled over before for some other reason (not speeding).

“(Police officers) started getting a little bit aggressive, then this police officer wanted to hit me and it was very aggressive,” said a rattled Tomic.

“I don’t know what I’m doing – it’s like I’ve killed somebody.”

Bernard Tomic is in trouble with law again.

Tomic was somewhat in the dark as to why he was originally given a ticket, but did shed some light.

“Apparently I got a ticket for changing the route – not going the right way. It wasn’t a speeding fine or anything.

“They (gave) me three tickets today and one police officer feels like he wants to hit me and it’s not a good feeling.

“I’m okay; it’s just very difficult with all this happening… It’s Australia Day and I’m just trying to have fun with my mate,” he said.

Still on his P-plates, Tomic defended his right to be on the road.

“Absolutely, I was going to visit, doing my stuff, enjoying my day and had my things on and planned.

“If someone doesn’t like that and wants to stop that, I can’t do anything,” he said.

Tomic, shadowed by a close friend and his father John, appeared content to share his version of events with Seven News.

Just last month, Tomic claimed he was being harassed by Gold Coast police after he was caught allegedly ‘hooning’ in his $150,000 sports car.

rayner22 · 26-01-2012, 05:50 PM

Word on the street around here is the car is not so "mechanically standard" like his lawyers have claimed it to be either.......

Whether its true or not, I don't know.

Doesn't help the whole "every modded car involves a hoon driver" image most people on this forum would experience but.

pottery beige · 26-01-2012, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by rayner22

Word on the street around here is the car is not so "mechanically standard" like his lawyers have claimed it to be either.......

Whether its true or not, I don't know.

Doesn't help the whole "every modded car involves a hoon driver" image most people on this forum would experience but.

word on the street is do you have any facts to back this claim..
or just more internerd word on the street bs......

rayner22 · 26-01-2012, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by pottery beige

word on the street is do you have any facts to back this claim..
or just more internerd word on the street bs......

You obviously failed to read the second line of my post.

Or as being from SA do you have your own proof, the words of local Gold Coast mechanics is not true???

Nic85 · 26-01-2012, 05:54 PM

So he drove outside where he is allowed to as imposed upon him as per his licence conditions, and someone has complained he's been "hooning". Definitely deserves jail time. Mandatory 15 years without parole orta do it!

csv8 · 26-01-2012, 06:17 PM

Not going to cut and paste but this hints at initial police harrasment..How often are forensic police on the road ?? and tailing people??????
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/b...-1226254566432

chrisfpv · 26-01-2012, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by csv8

Not going to cut and paste but this hints at initial police harrasment..How often are forensic police on the road ?? and tailing people??????
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/b...-1226254566432

My favourite part was this:

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His car's speed is electronically limited, although its top speed still exceeds 250km/h.

Blue Blooded · 26-01-2012, 06:43 PM

Why does he even have permission to drive this car at all?? If P platers can't drive V8's I don't care who he is the rules apply to everyone. I wonder what excuse he used "I can't afford a M3 and a 4 cylinder"
This kind of double standards **** me off.

gcg2503 · 26-01-2012, 06:50 PM

On ya Tomic. All the years of training and sacrifice paying off. Glad he has an exemption!

**DJM83** · 26-01-2012, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by gcg2503

On ya Tomic. All the years of training and sacrifice paying off. Glad he has an exemption!

Agreed.
How many would be upset to be in his position?
-Nice albeit orange M3.
-Hawt missus.
-Making a living from playing sport.

Living the dream and good on him id love to be in his situation. As would many.

So much jealousy here, and by the looks all model citizens on the road to

Auslandau · 26-01-2012, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by gcg2503

On ya Tomic. All the years of training and sacrifice paying off. Glad he has an exemption!

Was this a bit of sarcasm in that? I am sure alot of people work pretty hard with a hell of a lot more sacrifices but wouldn't get a boo to an exemption? He is good at tennis so he is better than any other hard working whoever?

Drive a bright Orange M3 ...... of course you would stand out like dogs if you are not sticking to the rules of the exemption.

Russ · 26-01-2012, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by csv8

Not going to cut and paste but this hints at initial police harrasment..How often are forensic police on the road ?? and tailing people??????
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/b...-1226254566432

They probably thought he was the local drug dealer or something

Resurrection · 26-01-2012, 06:35 PM

Another sportsman who thinks he is above the law.

Franco Cozzo · 26-01-2012, 06:41 PM

Why is he so special to get a P plate vehicle exemption, a BMW M series car for gods sake which is "needed" to get to and from Tennis Training. Its not like he needs it for "work purposes".

So what he might be sponsored by BMW, wear a BMW T-shirt. BMW would have known he's a P plater, so maybe they should have given him one of the other expensive top end cars they make, rather than one of their quick cars.

Maybe I should apply for a work purposes exemption because my Boss has a V8 Fairmont Ghia I might ocasionally have to drive, then sell my TDCI Focus, my WS Fiesta and my EL Falcon and buy a new FPV GT with the left overs and my savings and drive around Lygon Street in Melbourne.

Yes, I have a bad case of sour grapes.

I'm not sure of QLD P plater restrictions but I'm assuming its the same as Victoria, 4 years on P plates and no high powered 6 cylinders and no v8s.

kyro_02 · 26-01-2012, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Big Damo

Why is he so special to get a P plate vehicle exemption, a BMW M series car for gods sake which is "needed" to get to and from

regardless, he is legally allowed to drive it to and from tennis, whose to says hes not? the exception tells a difference story...

anyone could apply for an exception, who have a probationary license..of course...

does the permit allow him to drive to training, or not?

even the police seem to be jelly, bernard tomic can't help but get a bigger salary than the people that are against him, he can't help but be wealthy

i rest my case

Franco Cozzo · 26-01-2012, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by kyro_02

regardless, he is legally allowed to drive it to and from tennis, whose to says hes not? the exception tells a difference story...

anyone could apply for an exception, who have a probationary license..of course...

does the permit allow him to drive to training, or not?

even the police seem to be jelly, bernard tomic can't help but get a bigger salary than the people that are against him, he can't help but be wealthy

i rest my case

Yes, but just because its legal, doesn't mean its not stupid.

Another thing is he wasn't driving it to tennis practise, the two times he's been done by police he keeps crying harassment.

Anyone here with HSVs/FPVs chuck on P plates for a day on your car and see how long you can go before getting pulled over.

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Originally Posted by gcg2503

On ya Tomic. All the years of training and sacrifice paying off. Glad he has an exemption!

Years of sacrifice? Sacrifice of what? He's like 19, years of sacrifice of not playing with Pokemon cards or video games? Life has barely just started for people our age.

pottery beige · 26-01-2012, 06:42 PM

snip.. snip.. naughty poppy....