Police problems.

[AshMan]

Quite recently I have had some trouble with the local fuzz.

Bit of background: I own a 1990 EA falcon with no mods apart from 2.5inch exhaust and extractors. I am on 12 month 1 point probation on my P's (QLD) which is nearly up (one too many speeding fines not long after I got my licence).

Now I admit my driving around our local streets has been a little bit irresponsible and there is no excuse for it, HOWEVER.

I beleive I am now being victimised.

The officer on our local police beat came and gave me a formal warning last week to kerb my driving habits or a fine would be imposed.

This last week, I have not had any fun and it's taking me ages to get everywhere, but my job is at stake so I felt it was a sacrifice that had to be made.

My grandmother went to the local progress association meeting tonight and apparently someone has put in another complaint since the the officer visited.

It cannot have been me. I simply have not been speeding.
I beleive I am being targetted because of my loud exhaust.
To go to my mums place from here, only requires the use of the first 2 gears, and the car would not get over 40k's the whole way.

And yet apparently this is speeding.

It is mostly elderly residents around here that are making the complaints.

One person said that the car is loud, another that it is green, another that it is a ford, and one other that somehow got my rego number (it sits in my driveway visible from the road.)

And apparently all this together points to my car.

I know for a fact in the next street alone there are atleast 3 modified cars, a VL with a straight through exhaust, an Exa with a 3 inch exhaust and a commodore with massive rims and a big exhaust. In another street up from ours there is a pulsar, a charade and atleast 2 commodores ALL of which have 17 year old drivers who love to hoon at night.

I beleive it is unfair that I am being targetted like this and I WILL FIGHT TOOTH AND NAIL before I get my licence taken off me for this bull$hit.

Worst comes to worst I will continue to drive unlicenced if I have to.

Sorry this post is so long but I needed to get off my chest.

Hope I can get atleast a little sympathy.

Cheers,

Ashley (Very proud falcon owner)