Speed trap

I think there are more police on here than civvys sometimes! Lol

[mattSV]

Originally Posted by injury_ian

I think there are more police on here than civvys sometimes! Lol

So why aren't they out there catching crims.

Pfffft, no wonder this country is in such a state

Originally Posted by Nelson

DVLA don't have anything to do with insurance,

Yes you are right, I did mean road tax I was half asleep when I wrote that.

[northwind]

Originally Posted by Ed

Sorry Red Herring, I disagree with you. Perception is reality

No it isn't, reality is reality, misconceptions are misconceptions. There's not much the coppers can do to stop people jumping to wrong conclusions, other than advertising their ANPR ops, which would completely defeat the purpose. It does seem like you're still working on the basis it's a speed op... ANPR isn't a fundraiser, it catches all sorts of interesting things- stolen cars, people without insurance, people driving on bans, you can't just pretend it's a fundraiser like people think speeding tickets are. You said "NIPs and fines follow for things which, in the grand scheme of things, really don't matter"... Those things all matter.

It's funny, in every speed camera thread there'll be people saying "Oh, it just punishes speeders, but you need traffic cops to stop uninsured and unlicenced drivers, why don't they do that instead. Then they do, and people still complain.

Originally Posted by northwind

npeople still complain.

Originally Posted by Jabba

So you didn't see the blue flashing lights approaching from behind?

I saw them sprint out in front of me from a side street, waving frantically. Theres a large grassy area they were zapping people over and the car was well out of sight!!

Sneaky people that they get in Englandshire. When they asked my occupation and I told them, there was a slight hesitation, but only for about a second hehe. They must have been short on their quota for the month...

Originally Posted by northwind

Stuff

Thank you for the sermon, milord

I don't have a problem with ANPR but I think I posted when we thought it might have been a speed trap. My comments were aimed at speed cameras, not at the much more worthwhile stuff.

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Originally Posted by Von Teese

Those ones for uninsured are not police they are usually the DVLA who have a similar setup.

The police vans are not operated by police either, they are operated by employees of the local safety camera partnership.

[northwind]

Originally Posted by Ed

Thank you for the sermon, milord

I don't have a problem with ANPR but I think I posted when we thought it might have been a speed trap. My comments were aimed at speed cameras, not at the much more worthwhile stuff.

Ah, fair play then, I take it back!

Annnnnd everyones happy again