Police horses, Police cars, Police Vans... but Police HGVs?

Police horses, Police cars, Police Vans... but Police HGVs?

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Dr Murdoch

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3,427 posts

134 months

Tuesday 28th March 2023
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Today I saw a Police HGV tractor unit on the motorway, never seen one before. What is their purpose?

This one was pulled up in the hard shoulder behind an articulated HGV, with a Police van in front of that. The Police HGV had disguised blue lights in its rear wheel arches and blue lights in the front grill. No other markings of lights were visible.

vonhosen

40,193 posts

216 months

Tuesday 28th March 2023
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Enforcement of commercial vehicle (can look in at what other LGV drivers are doing when behind the wheel such as on the phone, watching a movie, poring themselves a Scotch) & pulling trailers that can be mobile control rooms etc.

Voldemort

6,086 posts

277 months

Tuesday 28th March 2023
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They can see into the cabs of other HGVs and catch drivers using phones, tablets, cooking, etc.

https://www.derbyshire.police.uk/news/derbyshire/n...

kurokawa

584 posts

107 months

Tuesday 28th March 2023
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Dr Murdoch said:
Today I saw a Police HGV tractor unit on the motorway, never seen one before. What is their purpose?
Caught other HGV driver, I believe. Like seat belt and phone etc

HGV sitting very high up, the usual Insignia/5 estate even the X5 will not be able to see what the HGV driver doing

normalbloke

7,401 posts

218 months

Tuesday 28th March 2023
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They’ve been around for an age. They are also used for the usual car/van driving offences too( seatbelts/phones/shaving at the wheel) for the same reasons that most people never give them a second look. A useful tool against the hard of thinking.

CraigyMc

16,299 posts

235 months

Tuesday 28th March 2023
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I wonder how fast the police HGV is allowed to go...

vonhosen

40,193 posts

216 months

Tuesday 28th March 2023
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CraigyMc said:
I wonder how fast the police HGV is allowed to go...
Those I used didn't have a limiter fitted.

geeks

9,119 posts

138 months

Tuesday 28th March 2023
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vonhosen said:
CraigyMc said:
I wonder how fast the police HGV is allowed to go...
Those I used didn't have a limiter fitted.
Ha, awesome!

Dr Murdoch

Original Poster:

3,427 posts

134 months

Tuesday 28th March 2023
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I'm glad I asked now, thanks all.

Dingu

3,681 posts

29 months

Tuesday 28th March 2023
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It’s really good they have them. I don’t massively like the thought of a HGV driven by a driver also watching tv etc.

BossHogg

5,971 posts

177 months

Bigends

5,412 posts

127 months

Tuesday 28th March 2023
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BTP used trains at one time - to catch kids and other trespassers

Shaw Tarse

31,543 posts

202 months

LunarOne

5,089 posts

136 months

Tuesday 28th March 2023
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Bigends said:
BTP used trains at one time - to catch kids and other trespassers
Jam sandwich that's been under the grill too long?


normalbloke

7,401 posts

218 months

Tuesday 28th March 2023
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Bigends said:
BTP used trains at one time - to catch kids and other trespassers
Helicopters too..

Pica-Pica

13,617 posts

83 months

Tuesday 28th March 2023
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Voldemort said:
They can see into the cabs of other HGVs and catch drivers using phones, tablets, cooking, etc.

https://www.derbyshire.police.uk/news/derbyshire/n...
Yup. They’ve been around for a while now.

cuprabob

14,414 posts

213 months

Tuesday 28th March 2023
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normalbloke said:
Bigends said:
BTP used trains at one time - to catch kids and other trespassers
Helicopters too..
I can understand a train catching kids and trespassers, but how does it catch helicopters? smile

48k

12,978 posts

147 months

Tuesday 28th March 2023
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Bigends said:
BTP used trains at one time
Reminds me of that 80's British Rail advert...


Fatboy

7,970 posts

271 months

Tuesday 28th March 2023
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cuprabob said:
normalbloke said:
Bigends said:
BTP used trains at one time - to catch kids and other trespassers
Helicopters too..
I can understand a train catching kids and trespassers, but how does it catch helicopters? smile
Well played rofl

Jo-say8k

82 posts

15 months

Tuesday 28th March 2023
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vonhosen said:
CraigyMc said:
I wonder how fast the police HGV is allowed to go...
Those I used didn't have a limiter fitted.
This is PH...
How fast did you go?!