Got pulled over my traffic coppers on bikes on way to work today. fine i thought, the car just went through an MOT she fine.
was all nice and polite with the police, took the bonnet off (its on pins) told them its my pride and joy etc... regularly serviced, just had MOT, nice track day car etc...

Then they say iam giving you 3 points and fine for a bald tyre, which he had to measure 3 times to be sure. He explained legally i should have 3/4 of the tyre above 1.6mm tread. Mine was 2.2mm on the inside edge, and outside edge, but 1.4mm in the middle.

Then he goes i should be giving you 3 points as your brake fluid should be green, its grey, hasnt been changed in ages. Now i know my RS lumps quite well but know NOTHING about brakes etc... So i said not being funny how the hell am i supposed to know what colour it is? I pay a garage to look after that side of things. He replied the law says its your responsibiliy but he would let me off this time but if he saw it again i would get points! TOSSER!

By then i was fuming, the tyre was admittidely bald but talk about splitting hairs!

result? £60 fine, my 1st 3 points and a firm belief the traffic police are knob heads.