Police camera van operating out of county

[Tom_C76]

Purely out of curiosity as I was doing an indicated 75mph on a dual carriageway...

Today I saw a camera van parked on the verge of the A14. Earlier in the day it was in a westbound layby just by the Newmarket on slip, but on my return to the office it was on the eastbound carriageway about 1.5 miles further west. It was clearly labelled as Suffolk Police, but was comfortably inside the Cambridgeshire border once it had moved to the eastbound side. Would that make any tickets it issued invalid?

TL:DR Suffolk camera van operating about 1 mile into Cambridgeshire. Will any tickets be valid as a result?

[drf765]

Edited to address both questions, apologies.

Tom_C76 said:

Purely out of curiosity as I was doing an indicated 75mph on a dual carriageway...

Today I saw a camera van parked on the verge of the A14. Earlier in the day it was in a westbound layby just by the Newmarket on slip, but on my return to the office it was on the eastbound carriageway about 1.5 miles further west. It was clearly labelled as Suffolk Police, but was comfortably inside the Cambridgeshire border once it had moved to the eastbound side. Would that make any tickets it issued invalid?

No.

Tom_C76 said:

TL:DR Suffolk camera van operating about 1 mile into Cambridgeshire. Will any tickets be valid as a result?

Yes

Edited by drf765 on Thursday 3rd November 15:36

[giantdefy]

Tom_C76 said:

Would that make any tickets it issued invalid?

No

Tom_C76 said:

Will any tickets be valid as a result?

Yes

[Osinjak]

Quality. Two answers, both polar opposites.

[DS197]

Osinjak said:

Quality. Two answers, both polar opposites.

[FurryExocet]

Osinjak said:

Quality. Two answers, both polar opposites.

Erm, they are both the same

[vonhosen]

But the first was edited after the second answer (& two different answers comment) was posted.

[Greendubber]

The operative must have been wearing a hat for the ticket to be valid.

Fact.

[Jim1556]

Greendubber said:

The operative must have been wearing a hat for the ticket to be valid.

Fact.

[Drumroll]

Also the driver must have been speeding before a ticket is issued.

[anonymous-user]

Tom_C76 said:

Purely out of curiosity as I was doing an indicated 75mph on a dual carriageway...

Today I saw a camera van parked on the verge of the A14. Earlier in the day it was in a westbound layby just by the Newmarket on slip, but on my return to the office it was on the eastbound carriageway about 1.5 miles further west. It was clearly labelled as Suffolk Police, but was comfortably inside the Cambridgeshire border once it had moved to the eastbound side. Would that make any tickets it issued invalid?

TL:DR Suffolk camera van operating about 1 mile into Cambridgeshire. Will any tickets be valid as a result?

One was on that slight bend heading west just before the guineas service station I'm guessing?
The other one must of been near the fixed camera I'm guessing (eastbound) little way further after people have got speed up again.

[Osinjak]

vonhosen said:

But the first was edited after the second answer (& two different answers comment) was posted.

It was indeed.

[14-7]

No. No prosecutions can result from a police 'service' being in anothers force area.

Next time a rozzer tries to stop you just drive across the county line and you are Scott free.

Jesus H F'ing Christ.

[Countdown]

14-7 said:

No. No prosecutions can result from a police 'service' being in anothers force area.

Next time a rozzer tries to stop you just drive across the county line and you are Scott free.
:

I saw it in a documentary about a transamerica car race.

[Greendubber]

14-7 said:

No. No prosecutions can result from a police 'service' being in anothers force area.

Next time a rozzer tries to stop you just drive across the county line and you are Scott free.

Jesus H F'ing Christ.

I often make a run for the boarder only to leave officers powerless and punching their steering wheels in frustration as I whizz off into the neighbouring county.

They'll never take me alive.

Edited by Greendubber on Thursday 3rd November 22:24

[mac96]

Greendubber said:

14-7 said:

No. No prosecutions can result from a police 'service' being in anothers force area.

Next time a rozzer tries to stop you just drive across the county line and you are Scott free.

Jesus H F'ing Christ.

I often make a run for the boarder only to leave officers powerless and punching their steering wheels in frustration as I whizz off into the neighbouring county.

They'll never take me alive.

Edited by Greendubber on Thursday 3rd November 22:24

I have seen Vanishing Point too... Doesn't it work here then?

[14-7]

Greendubber said:

I often make a run for the boarder only to leave officers powerless and punching their steering wheels in frustration as I whizz off into the neighbouring county.

They'll never take me alive.

Edited by Greendubber on Thursday 3rd November 22:24

[austinsmirk]

Greendubber said:

14-7 said:

No. No prosecutions can result from a police 'service' being in anothers force area.

Next time a rozzer tries to stop you just drive across the county line and you are Scott free.

Jesus H F'ing Christ.

I often make a run for the boarder only to leave officers powerless and punching their steering wheels in frustration as I whizz off into the neighbouring county.

They'll never take me alive.

Edited by Greendubber on Thursday 3rd November 22:24

greendubber gets through a lot of lodgers


good post though

[Vaud]

Tom_C76 said:

Purely out of curiosity as I was doing an indicated 75mph on a dual carriageway...

Today I saw a camera van parked on the verge of the A14. Earlier in the day it was in a westbound layby just by the Newmarket on slip, but on my return to the office it was on the eastbound carriageway about 1.5 miles further west. It was clearly labelled as Suffolk Police, but was comfortably inside the Cambridgeshire border once it had moved to the eastbound side. Would that make any tickets it issued invalid?

TL:DR Suffolk camera van operating about 1 mile into Cambridgeshire. Will any tickets be valid as a result?

If these were counties in the US and they just happened to have the same town names as the UK, then maybe.

Otherwise, not so much.

Have you been watching too much Dukes of Hazzard?

[ging84]

I've never heard of any extradition treaty between Cambridgeshire and Suffolk so i'm gonna say it's all true.

If i get one of those cars that can go on water, am i safe going from Hampshire to the Isle of Wight? or are they consider part of the same county?