People who commute to Canary Wharf

[Muffles]

Does anyone go near the Westferry roundabout? I was coming down the road from the Westferry roundabout to Cabot Square this morning, and went past those new flashing signs (flash "30" at you when go past above 30).

It flashed up as I was over the limit and then I noticed at the end of the road there was a couple of gentlemen in yellow jackets and hats, pointing a speed gun down the road
They also had a "Speed monitoring" sign out.

My question is, I'm not sure if they were police or Canary Wharf security guards (who I have previously been told have a speed gun, by a guy at work when they stopped him and told him off).

I'm inclined to think they were Canary Wharf security guards for a couple of reasons:
- This was just before 8am and when I went back down on foot 15 mins later they had gone (would that be an expected shift pattern of an SCP guy, since the commute is only just starting at 8am?).
- The Canary Wharf security guards do have those yellow jackets (not sure about the hats) and they like to pretend they are policemen - even up close you have to look carefully to see if it is a police or CW jacket.
- There were two of them, I thought perhaps the SCP would only pay for a single resource, whereas CW security guards tend to be oversupplied and have a lot of time on their hands (from the amount you see around the Wharf, anyway!).

I would have had the answer already if they hadn't disappeared...did anyone see this & have any better information?

[Chilli]

Although not on the bike at the mo, I rekon you're right....This place is full of security guards. I see hundreds of therm all over the place...never see the BiB though.

[Muffles]

Yeah, a mate at work has just said he has seen them 3 times in the last month, in the entrance leading up to Cabot Square car park, albeit wearing the standard blue jacket and no sign that he noticed. Still, makes it more likely that it would be the CW guys...just trying to think of a way of proving it! Thought about popping in to their office near the Post Office and just asking them never know, it might work!

[Muffles]

Ok - went down to ask at the office and ended up asking at the entrance to Cabot Sq car park - guy there said "they are all our guys" so think I'm ok

[Chilli]

Cool....they're just pretending to be BiB then??!!

[Muffles]

Sounds like it, though they went to some more trouble this time! Course, I am relying on the guy at the car park, but he seemed pretty confident that it was always their guys.

[G Man]

Muffles said:

Sounds like it, though they went to some more trouble this time! Course, I am relying on the guy at the car park, but he seemed pretty confident that it was always their guys.

Isn't Canary Wharf private property including the roads !! If so BiB have not right to enforce any Road traffic law there ...

[black-k1]

G Man said:

Muffles said:

Sounds like it, though they went to some more trouble this time! Course, I am relying on the guy at the car park, but he seemed pretty confident that it was always their guys.

Isn't Canary Wharf private property including the roads !! If so BiB have not right to enforce any Road traffic law there ...

I don’t think that’s strictly true and you may want to check that out on SP&tL. I thought that traffic laws could now be enforced on land where the public has access to allow plod to nick Chavs racing around the local Tesco car park.

[Muffles]

Canary Wharf is privately owned I think? But I believe traffic law applies wherever it's a public place, and that means anywhere a member of the public can enter - so public car parks, Canary Wharf, etc

I *did* wonder if there was some restriction on where BiB could set up mobile speed cameras because of the private aspect, though, but I didn't look any further as I seem to be ok!