Strange camera vans on A1 near Leeds Tuesday and Thursday

[densham]

Going down the A1 on Tuesday and Thursday I passed these vans parked on a bridge with what looked like 3 cctv cameras sticking out the top. Are these speed cameras or something else? First time pass the was a cop car next to it, second time pass there wasn't

cheers Matt

[Homer J]

I've just seen these as well.

Three lane A1M around York, just after Ferrybridge. Big Police van, very tall tower with camera's on top. Police persuit car and bikes, then on the next bridge another persuit car.

I went past at about at about 80-85 thinking I'd see flashing lights behind me but nothing.

Anybody know what this mght have been? Should I expect a letter in the post?

Anybody know what they are please?

[r32]

Gotta be ANPR if there were persuit cars i'd bet.

[shuvitupya]

A N P R



Automatic Number Plate Recognition

[monkeyhanger]

ANPR. They're after bigger fish than you doing 85.

[jasandjules]

monkeyhanger said:

ANPR. They're after bigger fish than you doing 85.

Rubbish. There is no known offender worse than someone travelling at speeds likely to kill at least a busload of skill children and two nuns with it.....

[oldie]

jasandjules said:

monkeyhanger said:

ANPR. They're after bigger fish than you doing 85.

Rubbish. There is no known offender worse than someone travelling at speeds likely to kill at least a busload of skill children and two nuns with it.....

I'll see you're "someone travelling at speeds likely to kill at least a busload of school children and two nuns with it....." and raise that "who also has not paid VED"( forget MOT,Insueance or not having a driving licence --he OWES tax )

[monkeyhanger]

jasandjules said:

monkeyhanger said:

ANPR. They're after bigger fish than you doing 85.

Rubbish. There is no known offender worse than someone travelling at speeds likely to kill at least a busload of skill children and two nuns with it.....

What exactly are "skill children" ?

[turbobloke]

monkeyhanger said:

jasandjules said:

monkeyhanger said:

ANPR. They're after bigger fish than you doing 85.

Rubbish. There is no known offender worse than someone travelling at speeds likely to kill at least a busload of skill children and two nuns with it.....

What exactly are "skill children" ?

The 25% of teenagers who just got top grades at A-level in an exam originally taken by only the most academic 5% of the population, not 50% of the population as now, when only a small proportion of that top 5% would get top grades.

"The exam isn't getting easier" says the DfES so these must be the skill children.

Ducksandrunsforcover

[djohnson]

turbobloke said:

monkeyhanger said:

jasandjules said:

monkeyhanger said:

ANPR. They're after bigger fish than you doing 85.

Rubbish. There is no known offender worse than someone travelling at speeds likely to kill at least a busload of skill children and two nuns with it.....

What exactly are "skill children" ?

The 25% of teenagers who just got top grades at A-level in an exam originally taken by only the most academic 5% of the population, not 50% of the population as now, when only a small proportion of that top 5% would get top grades.

"The exam isn't getting easier" says the DfES so these must be the skill children.

Ducksandrunsforcover

Perhaps the DfES could explain to me if the exam isn't easier why do I consistently see graduates with straight A grades at A level who fail badly the verbal and numerical reasoning tests associated with our selection process?

[turbobloke]

djohnson said:

Perhaps the DfES could explain to me if the exam isn't easier why do I consistently see graduates with straight A grades at A level who fail badly the verbal and numerical reasoning tests associated with our selection process?

Erm, well, y'see, in the world of eduspeak these bright young things didn't fail your objective tests with carefully constructed norm reference comparison groups. Failure doesn't exist, it's now defined as 'deferred success' so all must have prizes and will continue to do so. The fact that degree course after degree course is switching from three to four years so that freshers can be taught what they need to even make a start, and that a uni department which uses another standardised test (maths) now sees 'B' grade students scoring at the same level as E / U folk in years gone by, is all totally irrelevant. Nope, Tony's chums say the esam isn't easier, so it must be so

Of course, students are as intelligent and hard working as they always have been, teachers are no doubt as diligent. It's the politicised system that's failing both these groups.

[Homer J]

Thanks for the replies all.

So what's the score with these then. They scan your platr, if it doesn't match up with the car they hunt you down like a dog?