North Yorks Scamera Vans - Be aware!

[Baldy881]

Usually you're in with a good shout of spotting the vans before being upon them, however this morning on the A64 West bound just after Grimston Bar there was one parked up on the bridge over the carriageway, but instead of being placed centrally over the road and highly visible as they usually are, this bugger was tucked right into the side so you couldn't see it until literally going under the bridge. The camera hatch was definitely open so i don't think it was just arriving/leaving.

So be warned, that's the first time i've seen one operating sneakily like that. Just yesterday i'd had my Integrale at work in Leeds for MOT and servicing and tanked it a bit coming back home, had a van been as above I could have found myself in a spot of trouble!!

Cheers,
Rob

[Defcon5]

I went to Whitby last week and one was on a bridge on the A64 then.

[Baldy881]

Defcon5 said:

I went to Whitby last week and one was on a bridge on the A64 then.

They're on the 64 daily between York & Leeds, but as I mentioned you're usually in with a good shout of spotting them all. The one this morning was being a proper snidey lol

[Never you mind]

Baldy881 said:

Usually you're in with a good shout of spotting the vans before being upon them, however this morning on the A64 West bound just after Grimston Bar there was one parked up on the bridge over the carriageway, but instead of being placed centrally over the road and highly visible as they usually are, this bugger was tucked right into the side so you couldn't see it until literally going under the bridge. The camera hatch was definitely open so i don't think it was just arriving/leaving.

So be warned, that's the first time i've seen one operating sneakily like that. Just yesterday i'd had my Integrale at work in Leeds for MOT and servicing and tanked it a bit coming back home, had a van been as above I could have found myself in a spot of trouble!!

Cheers,
Rob

It's been parked there a few times. Caught me a bit back.

Also be aware of the spot that they park up at by slip road at Tadcaster. Really hard to spot until your on it. This is the first slip road at tadcaster coming from Leeds and not the 2nd one, where they are also often parked.

Lets make a list of where they are always parked up.

Personally, I think having that van parked up the A64 is a bit like shooting fish in a barrel.

[mybrainhurts]

Another heroic effort by the police service, pouring resources into stopping accidents that don't exist.

Give them more funding or medals or something.

[madbadger]

Never you mind said:

Lets make a list of where they are always parked up.

We can start with their own list!

NYP Scamera locations for this week said:

A65 Clapham by-pass - Community Concern

A65 Settle by-pass - Community Concern

A629 westbound Crosshills - Community Concern

A629 Skipton by-pass - Community Concern

A59 Beamsley Hill - Community Concern

A59 High Street, Starbeck - Community Concern

A65 Draughton - Motorcycle

A59 Menwith Hill - Motorcycle

A65 Settle Crossing, Long Preston - Killed and seriously injured

A65 Clapham by-passs (sewage works) - Community Concern

A65 Settle by-pass (north) - Community Concern

A61 South Stainley - Killed and seriously injured

A59 Blubberhouses at Kex Gill Farm - Killed and seriously injured

A19 Crathorne - Community Concern

A6108 Darlington Road, Richmond - Community Concern

A66 westbound, Gilling West - Community Concern

A61 Station Road, Thirsk - Community Concern

A61Carlton Miniott at Eastwood Court - Community Concern

B6268 Masham Road, Bedale - Community Concern

A19 Easingwold by-pass southbound - Motorcycle

A19 Easingwold by-pass northbound - Motorcycle

A19 southbound Kilvington, Thirsk - Motorcycle

A19 northbound Kilvington, Thirsk - Motorcycle

A61 at Hutton Conyers - Motorcycle

A167 Great Smeaton - Killed or seriously injured

Scotton Road, Catterick Garrison - Killed or seriously injured

A66 Gatherley Moor - Killed or seriously injured

A66 West Layton - Killed or seriously injured

B6265 Kirby Hill, Boroughbridge - Community Concern

A684 Morton on Swale (outside school) - Community Concern

A684 Morton on Swale (outside church) - Community Concern

B1427 Queen Margaret's Road Scarborough - Community Concern

A171 Jugger Howe - Motorcycle

A171 Scaling Dam - Motorcycle

A170 Snainton, Scarborough - Community Concern

A165 Reighton by-pass Filey - Community Concern

A170 Scawton Moor - Community Concern

A173 Great Ayton - Community Concern

A171 Mayfield Road, Whitby - Community Concern

A64 eastbound Tadcaster by-pass - Killed or seriously injured

A64 westbound Tadcaster by-pass - Killed or seriously injured

A64 eastbound Islington, Tadcaster - Killed or seriously injured

A64 westbound Street Houses, Bilborough - Killed or seriously injured

A64 westbound Wharfe Bridge, Tadcaster - Killed or seriously injured

B1228 Dunnington Lodge, Elvington - Community Concern

Tadcaster Road, Dringhouses, York - Community Concern

Strensall Road, Huntington, York - Community Concern

A63 Milford Hotel, Newthorpe, Selby - Motorcycle

Skipwith Road, Escrick - Community Concern

Church Lane Wheldrake, York - Community Concern

Millfield Lane, Poppleton York - Community Concern

Stillingfleet Mine, Escrick Road - Motorcycle

A63 Cliffe, Selby - Community Concern

A19 Burn, Selby - Community Concern

A19 Hollicars, Riccall - Motorcycle

A19 Green Lane, Farm Riccall - Motorcycle

A162 Sherburn by-pass - Killed or seriously injured

A64 eastbound Malton by-pass - Community Concern

A64 westbound Malton by-pass - Community Concern

A64 Seamer by-pass - Killed or seriously injured

A64 westbound, Whitwell Hill - Community Concern

A64 eastbound Barton Hill Cross Roads - Community Concern

A64 eastbound Heslington, York - Killed or seriously injured

A64 westbound Heslington, York - Killed or seriously injured

A64 east Knapton near Malton - Motorcycle

A64 Rillington - Community Concern

A684 Field Gate Farm, Bainbridge - Motorcycle

B6255 Redshaw Farm, Hawes - Motorcycle

B6479 Selside - Motorcycle

B6479 Horton - Motorcycle

A6108 between East Witton and Cover Bridge - Motorcycle

A684 Middleham - Motorcycle

A684 between Worton and Bainbridge - Motorcycle

A684 between Bainbridge and Hawes - Motorcycle

A6108 North Stainley - Motorcycle

A61 Near Busby Stoop roundabout - Motorcycle

A61 between Baldersby and the A1 - Motorcycle

A65 Newby near Settle - Motorcycle

A65 Sour Lane Thorlby - Motorcycle

A65 Whinney Mire Lane near Clapham - Motorcycle

A59 Forest Lane Head - Motorcycle

A59 Skipton Road, Harrogate - Motorcycle

A59 Skipton Road, Fewston - Motorcycle

A59 Priors Bridge, Draughton - Motorcycle

A169 Goathland - Motorcycle

A169 High Horcum - Motorcycle

A170 Cotes Lane, Waterloo Plantation, Ryedale - Motorcycle

A170 Beadlam - Motorcycle

B1217 Saxton by-pass - Motorcycle

A1246 Great North Road, Fairburn, Selby - Motorcycle

B1222 near Bell Lane, Sherburn in Elmet - Motorcycle

[mybrainhurts]

Bloody hell. I thought funding was tight. Have they forgotten about crime fighting?

[Never you mind]

mybrainhurts said:

Another heroic effort by the police service, pouring resources into stopping accidents that don't exist.

Give them more funding or medals or something.

There was one the other day when some lad stuffed it into the barrier on a64. Guy walked out his car unhurt. Yet the police though it would be best to shut it down for hours on end to let the air ambulance land and then for them to do accident investigations.

[mybrainhurts]

Never you mind said:

mybrainhurts said:

Another heroic effort by the police service, pouring resources into stopping accidents that don't exist.

Give them more funding or medals or something.

There was one the other day when some lad stuffed it into the barrier on a64. Guy walked out his car unhurt. Yet the police though it would be best to shut it down for hours on end to let the air ambulance land and then for them to do accident investigations.

He probably killed a badger.

[Never you mind]

AH yes. C.S.I Badger division.

[sonicbloo]

Baldy881 said:

Usually you're in with a good shout of spotting the vans before being upon them, however this morning on the A64 West bound just after Grimston Bar there was one parked up on the bridge over the carriageway

Just yesterday i'd had my Integrale at work in Leeds for MOT and servicing and tanked it a bit coming back home, had a van been as above I could have found myself in a spot of trouble!!

Cheers,
Rob

I often see the van there on that bridge before 9am, driver probably goes for a fry-up soon after as they're not there later on.

I saw an Integrale (yours?) filling up at Sainsburys Monks cross last weekend, also an old 1920's(?) car, so presumed there must be some kind of local car show going on?

[supersport]

Never you mind said:

It's been parked there a few times. Caught me a bit back.

Also be aware of the spot that they park up at by slip road at Tadcaster. Really hard to spot until your on it. This is the first slip road at tadcaster coming from Leeds and not the 2nd one, where they are also often parked.

Lets make a list of where they are always parked up.

Personally, I think having that van parked up the A64 is a bit like shooting fish in a barrel.

Was sat there on Saturday, didn't see until the last minute so just waiting for the post with fingers crossed.

[All that jazz]

@ madbadger, you'd have been better making out a list of the locations they're not at.

Despressing that it's becoming impossible to enjoy a daytime "hoon" anymore. I do like to, ahem, "press on" along d/cs and motorways but I also drive for a living so these feckers hiding in every bush is not good news for my licence. Thankfully it's rare to see them about at night and I have a good pair of xenons on my ST.

[madbadger]

All that jazz said:

@ madbadger, you'd have been better making out a list of the locations they're not at.

Despressing that it's becoming impossible to enjoy a daytime "hoon" anymore. I do like to, ahem, "press on" along d/cs and motorways but I also drive for a living so these feckers hiding in every bush is not good news for my licence. Thankfully it's rare to see them about at night and I have a good pair of xenons on my ST.

Quite. It is such a long list it becomes pointless.

[madbadger]

madbadger said:

All that jazz said:

@ madbadger, you'd have been better making out a list of the locations they're not at.

Despressing that it's becoming impossible to enjoy a daytime "hoon" anymore. I do like to, ahem, "press on" along d/cs and motorways but I also drive for a living so these feckers hiding in every bush is not good news for my licence. Thankfully it's rare to see them about at night and I have a good pair of xenons on my ST.

Quite. It is such a long list it becomes pointless.

And that is just the locations for this week.

[Feirny]

madbadger said:

Never you mind said:

Lets make a list of where they are always parked up.

We can start with their own list!

NYP Scamera locations for this week said:

Chuffin' everywhere.

EFA.

[mybrainhurts]

How's about a weekend run around North Yorks?

Some engage the camera man in conversation while the others rock his van and make his piss bucket fall over. Blame the wind.

This could develop into a healthy sport...

[julianm]

Does anyone know the outcome of that rta where 4 young men in a car wrote off one of the vans & sustained some injuries in the process? I think it was up near Helmsley.

[Baldy881]

sonicbloo said:

I often see the van there on that bridge before 9am, driver probably goes for a fry-up soon after as they're not there later on.

I saw an Integrale (yours?) filling up at Sainsburys Monks cross last weekend, also an old 1920's(?) car, so presumed there must be some kind of local car show going on?

Yeah I was there on Sunday (I think!?) just blowing the tyres up and juicing it ready to take to Leeds. You weren't in the dodge were you?

[sonicbloo]

Baldy881 said:

Yeah I was there on Sunday (I think!?) just blowing the tyres up and juicing it ready to take to Leeds. You weren't in the dodge were you?

Yes, 'twas me. One of my favourite haunts seem to be petrol stations these days