Brunstrom splashing out on more cash harvesting kit.?
Brunstrom splashing out on more cash harvesting kit.?
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mybrainhurts

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90,809 posts

286 months

Thursday 17th January 2008
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crash.net said:
The Police force’s most proficient public/police bridge-burner, Chief Constable Richard Brunstrom has just announced the purchase of nine so-called super cameras, that will be able to catch motorists who aren’t wearing a seatbelt or are eating, drinking, smoking and phoning behind the wheel.

Motorists could face fines, bans or even jail for the offences these cameras can detect.

The new ‘scameras’ cost £17,750 each and will be operated from road side vans. Surely a decent digital camera would do just as well? You can get those for a few hundred quid.

The hi-tech cameras are made and sold by Tele-Traffic UK, whose Director, Jon Bond, once admitted to undercover reporters that speed cameras were a 'scam'.
http://www.crash.net/motoring/roadcars/news/article/20535-0/new_cameras_for_brunstroms_force.html

Is this true...?

Taita

8,016 posts

234 months

Thursday 17th January 2008
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I'd imagine the offices and plants of manufacturers of scameras must be pretty well protected. Why has no one firebombed the ers?

WildCat

8,369 posts

274 months

Thursday 17th January 2008
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mybrainhurts said:
crash.net said:
The Police force’s most proficient public/police bridge-burner, Chief Constable Richard Brunstrom has just announced the purchase of nine so-called super cameras, that will be able to catch motorists who aren’t wearing a seatbelt or are eating, drinking, smoking and phoning behind the wheel.

Motorists could face fines, bans or even jail for the offences these cameras can detect.

The new ‘scameras’ cost £17,750 each and will be operated from road side vans. Surely a decent digital camera would do just as well? You can get those for a few hundred quid.

The hi-tech cameras are made and sold by Tele-Traffic UK, whose Director, Jon Bond, once admitted to undercover reporters that speed cameras were a 'scam'.
http://www.crash.net/motoring/roadcars/news/article/20535-0/new_cameras_for_brunstroms_force.html

Is this true...?
Obviously this fool has not heard that a police officer on normal patrol ist a better deterrent und far better value for money than some camera. rolleyes


By the way.. the latest major organised crime must be "music" to his ears und explains why he wants drugs legalising so that he can have "more of this other big crime".

TRACTORS...

it seem they are worth a lot of money .. They also easy to nick as they still have old style keys which start up most tractors. rolleyes These are being stolen to order und shipped around the world. (BBC news yesterday und I think I see link when I clawed around for the story on the Farmers Weekly site und the BBC Countryfile pages)


scratchchin


Perhaps Dick wants these criminals to pinch all the tractors in Wales so that he can get all the drivers overtaking them criminalised confused


Or maybe he need a tractor himself scratchchin to harvest all his loot. If he had one.. he would not then have to park his car inconsiderately to take his cuttings to the tip hehe

Peter Ward

2,097 posts

287 months

Thursday 17th January 2008
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Cue the Wurzels, "I've got a brand new combine harvester...." smile

BassMunkee

295 posts

241 months

Thursday 17th January 2008
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WildCat said:
Obviously this fool has not heard that a police officer on normal patrol ist a better deterrent und far better value for money than some camera. rolleyes


By the way.. the latest major organised crime must be "music" to his ears und explains why he wants drugs legalising so that he can have "more of this other big crime".

TRACTORS...

it seem they are worth a lot of money .. They also easy to nick as they still have old style keys which start up most tractors. rolleyes These are being stolen to order und shipped around the world. (BBC news yesterday und I think I see link when I clawed around for the story on the Farmers Weekly site und the BBC Countryfile pages)


scratchchin


Perhaps Dick wants these criminals to pinch all the tractors in Wales so that he can get all the drivers overtaking them criminalised confused


Or maybe he need a tractor himself scratchchin to harvest all his loot. If he had one.. he would not then have to park his car inconsiderately to take his cuttings to the tip hehe
I love this post cloud9

p1esk

4,914 posts

227 months

Thursday 17th January 2008
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Are we sure this man's surname isn't actually Head, rather than Brunstrom?

Sorry, but he really is something else....

bitwrx

1,352 posts

235 months

Thursday 17th January 2008
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WildCat said:
TRACTORS...
Speaking of which, these guys don't piss about. JD dealer near us had a crew go round the back, chop through the fence and stick a pair of machines on a truck.

I have two keys on my keyring that will allow me to drive almost any bit of plant in the country (new combine = circa £150-200grand), but I have 3 just to drive my 106 (~£150-200). wtf?!

Jasandjules

72,683 posts

260 months

Thursday 17th January 2008
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We REALLY need to be able to elect Chief Constables.