Police/common sense problem

[spikey78]

Some poor bugger on a bicycle got killed in the City of London today and so obviously the accident has to be investigated, and the junction where it happened closed to facilitate that (Ludgate circus for those that know it).
This is a fairly major route through the city so the traffic congestion is pretty bad with traffic diverted away from the junction and down on to the embankment, already a busy route in itself.
Anyway someone in their wisdom decided that it would be a great time for the Police to do some ANPR spot checks and close a lane on the embankment, on an already busy route that has twice as much traffic on it than usual so now it's really stuffed.
Shirley someone, somewhere with a bit of common sense must have thought 'hmm, maybe this isn't a great time to do this-we'll do it tomorrow' or something. Duuh
By the way I am generally pro–police, I think they do a good job in London and get a lot of unfair criticism but sometimes I am left thinking 'what the hey?!`

[andycaca]

but they are potentially doubling the number of ANPR checks done today.

/trollmode

[Exige77]

The congestion will make it easier for BIB to spot the Slush Puppie "Bandits".

[Derek Smith]

Two different police forces. Whilst there is a lot of cross border cooperation, something like a fatal accident would not be top of the list.

[Rovinghawk]

Derek Smith said:

Two different police forces. Whilst there is a lot of cross border cooperation, something like a fatal accident would not be top of the list.

It doesn't require 'cross border cooperation', just someone looking at the situation & advising their leadership, who would then make a decision.

I accept that it could never be as simple as that.

[TC99]

City police are not well liked by the Met. They don't communicate that much.

[spikey78]

^ well that's great!

[Mr Trophy]

Not being from London.... Are there two different police forces in London?!

[SluffMcDuff]

Yes. City of London Police have authority in the City of London (the "square mile"), and the Metropolitan Police Service everywhere else

[Red 4]

SluffMcDuff said:

Yes. City of London Police have authority in the City of London (the "square mile"), and the Metropolitan Police Service everywhere else

Pedantic mode on /

There are more than 2 forces operating in London - add MOD Police and British Transport Police

Pedantic mode off /

As you were ...

[rambo19]

TC99 said:

City police are not well liked by the Met. They don't communicate that much.

At least city police issue fpn's to cyclists!

[ging84]

justice waits for no one!
you don't see batman 2nd guessing himself when he throws a baddie off a building, because it might upset someone's commute
why should it be any different for sending out letters to people who've forgotten to tax their 0 rated eco cars?

[lummox]

Red 4 said:

SluffMcDuff said:

Yes. City of London Police have authority in the City of London (the "square mile"), and the Metropolitan Police Service everywhere else

Pedantic mode on /

There are more than 2 forces operating in London - add MOD Police and British Transport Police

Pedantic mode off /

As you were ...

There is yet another police force in London, the River Police.

edit. Sorry just realised they are part of the Met.

Edited by lummox on Friday 4th April 10:53

[Red 4]

lummox said:

There is yet another police force in London, the River Police.

edit. Sorry just realised they are part of the Met.

Edited by lummox on Friday 4th April 10:53

Yup, part of The Metropolitan Police

There used to be loads of forces in the Met area - Royal Parks Police, Wandsworth Parks Police, etc. etc.

They've all been disbanded now - I think, London is not my neck of the woods

Port of Tilbury have their own police force if I recall correctly though