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    "Gentleman of the Road"

    Has the meaning of this changed?

    Yesterday I got pulled over for a vehicle inspection. The car was my daily driver a 1994 Nissan 200SX S13. It's slightly crusty, 3" turbo back stainless exhaust.

    So one policeman asks my details and makes sure I know who I am while the other does a circuit of the car. Gets back from the circuit and says to his mate, "We don't need to keep him any longer, "Gentleman of the Road" has his winter tyres on". Matched set of Toyo Winter Proxes.

    What does a policeman mean by "Gentleman of the Road"?

    Have I been called a tramp or Highwayman?

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    probably just trying to catch people in crap old cars with obvious defects to dish out some easy fines.

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    Immediately have that made into a sticker and display with pride

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    Its not often they get to say that, most of the time they are uttering the catchphrase "****s on 4 wheels" to German car drivers.

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    Quote Originally Posted by skyshack View Post
    What does a policeman mean by "Gentleman of the Road"?
    A posh Traveller ?

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    I think that's about the highest compliment a Traffic policeman can pay a 'civilian'.
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    if it bring the price of fuel down Brown better be up a tree taking one up the arse
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    Why?

    If Dignitas gave you a discount for going early... would you?

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    From Urban Dictionary

    In the real world a lice ridden tramp with a can of wife beater in one hand and a HIV filled syringe in the other,pissing against your front door and shouting incoherrently at passers by .


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    Quote Originally Posted by Asht_200 View Post
    From Urban Dictionary

    In the real world a lice ridden tramp with a can of wife beater in one hand and a HIV filled syringe in the other,pissing against your front door and shouting incoherrently at passers by .


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    That's what I was worried about.

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