You handled it well.
The trad copper is almost extinct
I was stopped about 3 years ago, also not far from Home by a unmarked vehicle but with a light stobe on top.
Fortunately Misses D was in the car, and I was able to pull into a Filling station.
They complained that I was weaving, I told them I was avoiding pot holes to save my tyres and ball joints. They quizzed again, my Misses confirmed, and I was spared further embarrassment.
Harder and wetter winters and heavier wagons have taken their toll on the tarmac in old parts of the Town.