Police on bridge?
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Driving along the motorway when I noticed this vehicle sat on the bridge, same as the one pictured but has a small white box on the top? I was going about 75-77mph before I noticed it, another car was in front doing the same speed I slowed right down where the other car carried on, I was only speeding due to overtaking someone in the middle lane, I was doing 70 the whole journey but stupidly the time I speed I see one of these, I’ve seen people fly past these in the past, just wondering can they do you for speeding? Thank you
Jordy12397 said:
That’s alright then it was raining with lots of spray with me being behind a car it’s still gonna be possible to get caught am I right?
Yes of course spray or no spray. But a course a slap on the wrist half a day of your time and a small fee to pay we’ve all been there it’s no big deal. Pericoloso said:
You cannot turn back the clock.
You might get a NiP,you might not.
Nobody can say for sure.
Watch the post for 14 days.
That will be a not. AFAIK Highways England are not the police or part of a SCP.You might get a NiP,you might not.
Nobody can say for sure.
Watch the post for 14 days.
They can't nick you for speeding. It's not part of their remit.
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Jordy12397 said:
Driving along the motorway when I noticed this vehicle sat on the bridge, same as the one pictured but has a small white box on the top? I was going about 75-77mph before I noticed it, another car was in front doing the same speed I slowed right down where the other car carried on, I was only speeding due to overtaking someone in the middle lane, I was doing 70 the whole journey but stupidly the time I speed I see one of these, I’ve seen people fly past these in the past, just wondering can they do you for speeding? Thank you
As one well known comedian was wont to say "IT'S ONLY A WOMBLE" ,aka "TRAFFIC OFFICER" , often seen in L1 of a Motorway near you , flapping their arms like a Swan trying to take off . Often found in Police parking bays on the motorway and on bridges imitating real police ,but IMHO a major contribution to shunt accidents, where numpty sees marked vehicle on either side of road oron bridge and panic brakes, leading to follow on braking. Pericoloso said:
It "might" have been a police vehicle.
I was covering all bases with that answer.
None of us were there.
Not so. The OP is 'one of us' and he was there.I was covering all bases with that answer.
None of us were there.
I'm happy to go along with his Mk1 eyeball identification of the vehicle.
Presumably he can tell the difference between black and blue.
Also, the police tend to use vehicles other than 4x4 Mitsubishi Shoguns for motorway patrol duties.
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As one well known comedian was wont to say "IT'S ONLY A WOMBLE" ,aka "TRAFFIC OFFICER" , often seen in L1 of a Motorway near you , flapping their arms like a Swan trying to take off . Often found in Police parking bays on the motorway and on bridges imitating real police ,but IMHO a major contribution to shunt accidents, where numpty sees marked vehicle on either side of road oron bridge and panic brakes, leading to follow on braking.
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That pretty much sums it up. The vehicles are designed to look as police-like as possible (down to black/clear glass yellow beacons on the roof) to assist with this confusion.
As one well known comedian was wont to say "IT'S ONLY A WOMBLE" ,aka "TRAFFIC OFFICER" , often seen in L1 of a Motorway near you , flapping their arms like a Swan trying to take off . Often found in Police parking bays on the motorway and on bridges imitating real police ,but IMHO a major contribution to shunt accidents, where numpty sees marked vehicle on either side of road oron bridge and panic brakes, leading to follow on braking.
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That pretty much sums it up. The vehicles are designed to look as police-like as possible (down to black/clear glass yellow beacons on the roof) to assist with this confusion.
Jordy12397 said:
Thanks for the replies, not to clued up about these vehicles and what they do
How old are you? how long have you been driving? Highways England Traffic Officers have been on the motorways since 2004, that 14 YEARS!! and you don't know what they are or what they do.I would suggest that you either sell your car and start using public transport. or buy a copy of the updated Highway Code and READ it!
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