Traffic Cops - 10.30 tonight

[Mojooo]

Thread started early this time before some fools turns up half way into the program telling us its on!

"Documentary series following the traffic police as they enforce the law on Britain's roads. A dangerous police chase through the streets of Swansea in the middle of the afternoon ends in carnage; to the surprise of the traffic cops the driver pulled out of the wreckage of the crashed stolen car is * ********."

I have blanked a bit out of the summary so as not to spoil the surprise. lol

[Davie_GLA]

Channel?

Never mind, BBC1

Edited by Davie_GLA on Monday 13th September 20:43

[zetec]

Is this a new ep? Doesn't indicate in my TV guide but is unusual to be on so late?

[anonymous-user]

Think they budged it right a bit due to some of the content.
OK, so it's not blood and guts violence but nicking cars is hardly ideal family viewing (unless your name begins in Scum and ends in Bag)
Are all Welsh wimmin that mental?

[dudleybloke]

should have punched that smackhead bh!

[anonymous-user]

And there was me thinking "Twin Town" was a work of fiction.

[dudleybloke]

Crossflow Kid said:

And there was me thinking "Twin Town" was a work of fiction.

fking ac cobbrahh!

[Dunclane]

Why didn't they charge that woman for drink driving when she blew 36??

[Deva Link]

Dunclane said:

Why didn't they charge that woman for drink driving when she blew 36??

They allow a margin for error. Not sure if it's still case but you used to be able to ask for a blood test if it was borderline (plus the margin).

There is a plan to switch to using the roadside reading in court.

I wonder how she would have performed if they'd done a field impairment test though!

Edited by Deva Link on Monday 13th September 23:38

[Xeno]

Dunclane said:

Why didn't they charge that woman for drink driving when she blew 36??

I came here to ask the same, seems like a 'you failed, but we let you off anyway'.

[Nero601]

Dunclane said:

Why didn't they charge that woman for drink driving when she blew 36??

I don't think she came across well

[XG332]

What a great ep, It was all Hot Fuzz for me.
Everybody knew everybody, cops calling crims by nicknames.
Kicking doors in, smashing windows with fists, climbing walls and windows.
Having a good old laugh in the cop shop and letting the woman off.
Most dont get charged.

And whats with the G4S blokes running the custody checks?

[anonymous-user]

D'you want anything from the shop?

[XG332]

Crossflow Kid said:

D'you want anything from the shop?

no thanks,

[anonymous-user]

XG332 said:

Crossflow Kid said:

D'you want anything from the shop?

no thanks,

Yarp.

[andrewh]

did anyone notice when the lad dumped the green hyundai at the bus stop and the copper did a left turn into the side road and then came back on himself, he was in the 5 series bm, then suddenly it cut to the same guy in the Volvo, WTF lol.

[Mojooo]

a lot of shots are done after the event.. its quite blatant on the motorway editions

[thinfourth2]

dudleybloke said:

should have punched that smackhead bh!

And pregnant

Yippeeee i get to pay for her kid

[JakeS]

I did notice the Volvo/BMW Slip. They have done a few other episodes in South Wales where Jamie Theakston appears to have completely made up the road names. It was a really good episode made me smile most the way through because that is what policing is like up there. The people are just like that too!

[Deva Link]

thinfourth2 said:

dudleybloke said:

should have punched that smackhead bh!

And pregnant

Yippeeee i get to pay for her kid

At least you don't have to pay her fine - she didn't get one!

I thought generally the penalties were all extremely light. OK, no point in fining these people, but they didn't get much else either.