Is camera van use an essential journey
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SS2. said:
I don't approve of them in any way, but I do see how the operator may struggle to work from home.
I suppose they could park the van on his driveway and see if he can catch a few neighbours, but I'm guessing these people don't generally tell their neighbours exactly what they do, like how traffic wardens change clothes at work and don't patrol their own neighbourhood?SS2. said:
So said:
SS2. said:
I don't approve of them in any way, but I do see how the operator may struggle to work from home.
It strikes me that camera van operation might be a good business model for franchising. I am not sure why that has suddenly occurred to me.It cannot fail can it? The branding is already sorted, the equipment can be leased, guaranteed revenue split 80-20 with the operator / government.
I'll hoover up the recently bankrupted self-employed as franchisees.
Coming to a grass verge near you.
TCX said:
Not just the 'nasty' speeders surely,also the 'nasty' uninsured/taxed,can't see why people having to abide by law is such a bad thing,maybe you'd also complain about the police if there's any 'nasty' looters?
Probably not
Vans not Police.Probably not
Complaining about Speed Camera Vans.
We need the Police out of the Vans, being Police.
mickyh7 said:
I wouldn't want to be alone in one of those Vans with the Mental state of some people on the roads just now.
The Vans are hated at the best of times.
Surely it would look better Policing Supermarkets etc. At the moment.
Not downhill stretches of roads.
Rightly or wrongly, many people view these things with a mixture of indifference, a roll of the eyes or outright hostility as they seem to represent 'the man' and an Orwellian world. I'm not a habitual speeder and yet these things still piss me off and I don't really know why other than my cynical DNA is tweaked very time I see one. Given the strife the country is under at the moment one would hope that these camera-ridden locusts would be parked up for the time being. It really is bad enough as it is.The Vans are hated at the best of times.
Surely it would look better Policing Supermarkets etc. At the moment.
Not downhill stretches of roads.
giantdefy said:
Most, if not all, camera van operatives are not police officers
Could they not be used as 'Plastic Police' at the moment. As already stated, their presence alone, leaves a bad feeling.
And I'm certain any Camera Van with the word 'Police' in the livery, must contain at least one Police Person.
Or a law would be broken.
However I'm guessing here!
They are not all 'Saftey Vans'.
mickyh7 said:
Could they not be used as 'Plastic Police' at the moment.
As already stated, their presence alone, leaves a bad feeling.
And I'm certain any Camera Van with the word 'Police' in the livery, must contain at least one Police Person.
Or a law would be broken.
However I'm guessing here!
They are not all 'Saftey Vans'.
It takes nine weeks to train someone to be a PCSO (give or take depending on the force). That isn't going to happen. Plus most are generally older and I doubt would want to do it. As already stated, their presence alone, leaves a bad feeling.
And I'm certain any Camera Van with the word 'Police' in the livery, must contain at least one Police Person.
Or a law would be broken.
However I'm guessing here!
They are not all 'Saftey Vans'.
Your guess was wrong as well by the way.
Just because we have these restrictions in place, doesn't mean people are allowed to do what they want.
.Clive-sz8cz said:
I walked to my local shop in Park Gate, Hants and it appears that the speed limit on the Hunts Pond Road has been raised from 30 to a minimum of 45mph and one travelling substantially faster, all since Boris' announcement last night........ utter w*nkers.
Naughty Boris, fancy him not knowing that his increasing restrictions placed on public life would result in speeding on the Hunts Pond Road!Gassing Station | Speed, Plod & the Law | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff