Traffic Officer vehicles on the M1

Guys,

Does anyone know what the score is with these things ?

They're big landrover style vehicles with high-vis markings on them.
They don't say police on the outside anywhere that I could see and I've
never really seen them pull anybody over (as opposed to the police
volvo's which are eternally parked infront of some poor sod).

Any ideas what they are for and who operates them ?

Thanks.

Bryan

 

There was one pulling over a truck the other day on the A3, it had a dot
matrix style messaghe on the roof
between 2 blue lights, stating Vehicle Check, Please pull in
No idea of their status

 

Does this help?

http://www.southyorks.police.uk/podcasts/transcripts/trafficofficers.pdf

 

http://www.highways.gov.uk/jobs/5566.aspx

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Yes. It does help, and the summary is that the traffic officers can't
do you for speeding, which is lovely, but that they do handle accidents
and debris in the road. They seem to be in regular contact with
motorway police though, so probably still worth rolling off to sane
speeds when passing them.

Cheers,

Bryan.

 

Bollocks. Loft a big'un.

 

But if one decides they wish to pull you over should you bother?

 

TOG@toil, ,

Well obviously - but just keep it below 120 while passing them in a
mono-wheeled style.

They'll clearly appreciate your attempt to reduce wear and tear on the
roads by only using one wheel at a time[1].


[1] Ok, there's going to be a short period of time between the wheelie
and the stoppie for the J21 car-park effect, but that hardly counts,
especially if you're passing between a couple of lorries at the time -
it's not like anyone will see you there.

 

BGN wrote

Absolutely and take it as an opportunity to discuss at length the merits
of Horlicks.

 

Yep, I would have thought so. Providing you're taxed/tested/insured
(and if not why not you scrote) then if they can't nick you for traffic
offences and can't detain you, they may have something useful to say
e.g.

Do you know your bikes leaking a butt-load of fluids ?
Your tail-pack fell off 5 miles ago - we've got someone picking it up.
Man - that was a wicked wheelie you did as you were passing us - nice
one !

that sort of thing...

 

Heh - that's a great image. "Sir, stay with your vehicle please else
I'll call a grown-up and you'll really be in trouble..."

 

Impotent furry? Whats that then? A cat that can't get it up?

All your offline time hasn't improved your speeling then.

Phil.

PS - yes yes. I know I spelt 'spelling' as 'speeling'. Its called
humour..
PPS Anyway - why are you not pope yet? You had the perfect chance.

 

nope he's an ex welsh traffic bike cop with balding hair and big ears

Hi Dan !

 

In uk.rec.motorcycles, belched forth and ejected the following:

Exactly what I did when I was going up the M1 and came into heavy
traffic. When I got to the front, it was the black/blue chequers that
had stopped the traffic. I was only held up for a minute and they let
the traffic go.

Literally miles of empty motorway infront of me...

 

In uk.rec.motorcycles, steve auvache belched forth and ejected the
following:

<Chuckle>

 

In uk.rec.motorcycles, Phil Launchbury belched forth and ejected the
following:

I hadn't noticed.

Shouldn't that be purrfect?

 

Only if they look cute.

Ali

 

Aren't these the VoSPA things. Camera'd up, but not plod so they can't do
you.

It's my guess that although that may be the case today, things won't stay
that way for long.


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Out of interest, how *do* you become ex-welsh then?

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