Motorway Cops: A Traffic Cops Special- 14/01/08- 9pm

[fizz876]

On this evening

From The Guardian:

'Motorway Cops: A Traffic Cops Special Jamie Theakston narrates a look into the work of traffic police in the Midlands, where the focus has switched from giving out tickets and helping stranded motorists to concentrate on catching travelling car thieves and burglars using the M6 to commit their crimes'

[eldudereno]

Will watch that, thanks.

[wasted years]

D'OH! I'm working - anyone know if there will be a repeat this week?

[Forthright MC]

ta for the heads up, gonna tune in later

[fizz876]

That Romanian Guy is hilarious...

[Nathan 760T]

what a t**t that 18 yr old is. he'll be lucky to see 19.

[mouk786]

this country is a disgrace!

how many people needed a severe beating in that show?

the romanian was a bloody idiot but that woman copper was annoying me as she obviously knew he couldnt udnerstand a word - why not just arrest him instead oletting him endanger the 2 kids?

the 18 year odl was a ing of the highest order

i wodner if the utter fool driving down the motorway on his own is a PH member? he shoupd have met him timlely death in a flood further down the road

arghh.

[Taita]

Thought this was really interesting. Good discretionary policing.

Makes me want to do something that actually makes a difference.

Hats off to all of you.

[SirSimon]

I can't believe they let thay guy off, for driving down the wrong side of the road......

[mouk786]

i atcually felt sorry for the guy with the ladder, i would have let him off without points but the guy going the wrong way would have gotten full scale punishment.

[StevenJJ]

:- Several tons of blatantly stolen cable - go free
:- No license (no insurance etc then?), unrestrained kids - £170?
:- Wrong way up motorway - go free
:- 18yo Type-R driver, legit car, legit driver, legit misunderstanding, legit numberplate error, bad attitude - provoked and fined?

Right-ho

[Six Fiend]

Liked the appreciation of the biker not being a killer hooligan too

[CosmicMatt]

Taita said:

Thought this was really interesting. Good discretionary policing.

Makes me want to do something that actually makes a difference.

Hats off to all of you.

Really was a good watch and in my eyes show the RPU units in a good light and definitely all the good work that goes on, on this countries roads.

That lad, the 18 year old was a ing coAHEMing masAHEMing idiot of the highest degree, he really needs to watch that and feel embarrassed with the way in which he acted.

For the remarks regarding the idiot driving down the motorway the wrong way, I'm sure that on any other evening he wouldn't have got off so lightly.

Edited by CosmicMatt on Monday 14th January 22:09

[mouk786]

StevenJJ said:

:- Several tons of blatantly stolen cable - go free
:- No license (no insurance etc then?), unrestrained kids - £170?
:- Wrong way up motorway - go free
:- 18yo Type-R driver, legit car, legit driver, legit misunderstanding, legit numberplate error, bad attitude - provoked and fined?

Right-ho

the kid was an arse - deserved what he got.

[anonymous-user]

very watchable

[timbob]

StevenJJ said:

:- 18yo Type-R driver, legit car, legit driver, legit misunderstanding, legit numberplate error, bad attitude - provoked and fined?

Right-ho

To be honest if I was that BiB, I'd have fined the kid too. If he'd been a reasonable human being, and came up with the same story - "thought I had a week to get it fixed", then maybe you'd let him off. But being as he was an arrogant, impolite, little oik of the highest order, I thought they did well to fine him.

[StevenJJ]

mouk786 said:

StevenJJ said:

:- Several tons of blatantly stolen cable - go free
:- No license (no insurance etc then?), unrestrained kids - £170?
:- Wrong way up motorway - go free
:- 18yo Type-R driver, legit car, legit driver, legit misunderstanding, legit numberplate error, bad attitude - provoked and fined?

Right-ho

the kid was an arse - deserved what he got.

The kid was an absolute prick. Does this qualify him for harsher treatment than someone driving the wrong way up a motorway?

[anonymous-user]

StevenJJ said:

mouk786 said:

StevenJJ said:

:- Several tons of blatantly stolen cable - go free
:- No license (no insurance etc then?), unrestrained kids - £170?
:- Wrong way up motorway - go free
:- 18yo Type-R driver, legit car, legit driver, legit misunderstanding, legit numberplate error, bad attitude - provoked and fined?

Right-ho

the kid was an arse - deserved what he got.

The kid was an absolute prick. Does this qualify him for harsher treatment than someone driving the wrong way up a motorway?

Obviously yes

[Taita]

I'm sure I'll curse you should I get stopped, but thank you to the guys out there who keep things moving

Apart from the young plod in the yellow van, tried to ticket me for 60 on a NSL dual carriageway, but his 'mentor' pulled him out the poo.

[StevenJJ]

I am not defending the kid, as I said, he was a prick and no doubt would be glad of trained professionals hunting his car down and detaining the scummy thieves should it ever be stolen, the point I was highlighting was, what seemed to me, the massive inconsistency throughout the program.