Anyone ever had their motor ripped apart on the way up?

[bunter]

Never happened to me yet but I recall horror stories a couple of years ago about the polis stoppin random motors on the A9 and goin through the whole car like a f**king hurricane, rippin everything out the motor and layin it on the roadside etc etc.

Anyone ever heard about this happening last year?

It's just that i'm an illegal immigrant and if there's a chance of gettin pulled over I'll just get the train instead..

[Paul ™]

I'd stop you, you do look dodgy at the best of times

[pinkartstudent]

Rockness 08 we were pulled over coming into inverness on the A9.Didn't spot much police last year on the A9

[Paul ™]

Didn't spot much police last year on the A9

[wscullin]

my mate got stopped last year but they just did a quick search. which was just as well!!!

[Kris Reid]

Never happened to me yet but I recall horror stories a couple of years ago about the polis stoppin random motors on the A9 and goin through the whole car like a f**king hurricane, rippin everything out the motor and layin it on the roadside etc etc.

Anyone ever heard about this happening last year?

It's just that i'm an illegal immigrant and if there's a chance of gettin pulled over I'll just get the train instead..

[festivalchick77]

yup my m8 got stopped on fort william road but he had a smashed light so gave em an excuse. Also on the fort william road on the friday morning they were pulling 5 cars over at a time asking u if u were going to festival, doing warrant check and taking details and asking if u had anything in car u shouldnt have. oh and that if u got caught at festy and u said no here this would go against ye.

Honestly.....is there any need!! I mean warrant checks and all that jazz!! pisses ye off when ur innocent!

My friends went up thursday without a peep and my hubby came up oan friday night without a peep - shame for everyone who gets discriminated against.

[parkylad]

do they search busses aswell or just cars?

[Memory Man]

highly doubt they will search buses. never seen it done at any festival.

[stu150]

highly doubt they will search buses. never seen it done at any festival.

[RVM1989]

i tend to avoid topics like this in the build up to prevent the paranoia haha. f**k.

[dreamfolorn]

do they search busses aswell or just cars?

[Window Licker]

Whats even funnier is that last year I got the Ferry over from Larne to Troon before driving up to Inverness, I was proper bricking it because I had quite a few class A's and a decent amount of smoke on my person and in my bag, and with the head I have on me I usually get pulled up for that type of thing (always snared at the airport etc).

However we breezed through and not so much as 1 question asked of us or the motor. I was shocked to say the least, there was literally no checks involved at all, either end, and I would have thought ferries across the Irish sea would be fairly strict with their procedures. Needless to say I was f**king chuffed!

The paranoia won't be at the same level now when I get the Ferry over this time round!

[rexclark]

They had the sniffer dogs out in Glasgow Bus Station last year whilst we were waiting to get our coach up. They were going through bags if the dogs were picking up anything.

[preacherman_1]

Not seen it going to any festivals in Scotland. Going to Glasto last year though in Bristol they had the sniffer dogs around the station & also going through all the busses from Bristol to the festival.

So it isn't unheard of I guess.

[parkylad]

They had the sniffer dogs out in Glasgow Bus Station last year whilst we were waiting to get our coach up. They were going through bags if the dogs were picking up anything.

[rexclark]

inside and outside the festival; do the dogs sniff for weed or harder drugs?

[Kyelo]

inside and outside the festival; do the dogs sniff for weed or harder drugs?

[dreamfolorn]

Rexclark - It was around 11am when we were getting the bus. Citylink coaches. It was chaos, with loads of buses just filling up and going, and the dogs in amongst all the people hunting around.

The dogs were hungry - I'd made ham rolls for myself and my sis in case we got hungry on the journey up and they searched my bag because they couldn't drag the dog away from it.

inside and outside the festival; do the dogs sniff for weed or harder drugs?

[msr]

Where did the every 5th car info come from? I've never been pulled on the way to or from and neither has anyone I know.

Also last year they ran a dog along a line of people that a couple of us were standing in after meeting people off the bus and nobody got searched. We had stuff on us the dog should have picked up

Edited May 18, 2010 by msr

[NaeDangerMouse]

Was a bit wary of this myself, 50 of us are getting a private coach up and was wondering what the possibility of it getting searched was, I've heard some bad stories too.

[losing.my.edge]

Anyone know if I should be alright if driving up on the Thursday?

[Elbear]

Anyone know if I should be alright if driving up on the Thursday?

[losing.my.edge]

Cool, cheers. I'll be up at about midday on Thursday, so fingers crossed it should be fine.