On: Homemade Electric Motorcycle Stopped on M25 in Her...

[buffaloo]

In the UK can traffic police stop motorists for no reason? No probable cause required?

[conjectures → buffaloo]

Yup (or at least, some reason could always be found). But they don't shoot you as much. So it's swings and roundabouts really.

[sgjohnson → buffaloo]

Yup. In the UK police can also stop and search you at their liberty.

Airstrip One.

[ntzm → sgjohnson]

They have to have probable cause, but like in most other countries they'll just make something up like they smell drugs or whatever

[jmkni → ntzm]

In the UK they don't have to have probable cause.

[collyw → buffaloo]

Pedal bikes aren't allowed on the motorways in the UK, so I assume this falls under some similar sort of rule.

[overtlypensive → buffaloo]

Edit: never mind; I should read my sources.