CCTV Camera Cars

[BenWarde22]

Hi all,

Had one on the main road just pulling out of my estate this morning caught me by suprise to see a white toyota aygo with 3 metre pole with a camera on top labelled "CCTV".

Are they for speeding at all?

Theres a school around the corner however the road in which it was stopped on wasnt near the school infact theres no parking restrictions other than two bus stops near where it was stopped.

Uploaded a photo from google of what it looked like.

Thanks,

[cowbit]

Google Street View?

[cmvtec]

My local authority uses similar to dish out parking fines.

[Cupramax]

cmvtec said:

My local authority uses similar to dish out parking fines.

Yep same here, mostly used for outside schools.

[IanJ9375]

I think the lever out the roof is to help get the driver out the door!

[Dog Star]

Also used for bus lane taxation

[HustleRussell]

One of these pulled out on me once when I was sheening along on my bicycle. It bloody hurt. fking parking wardens.

[BenWarde22]

cowbit said:

Google Street View?

Im pretty sure its some form of traffic enforcement just not sure of what type.

cmvtec said:

My local authority uses similar to dish out parking fines.

That's what I was thinking must be for the bus stop just up the road, the cheeky sod was hidden behind a work van and had the camera popping over the other side watching the bus stop...

[Earthdweller]

“Mobile traffic and bus Lane enforcement” written on the front of it might be a giveaway?

Parking, bus lanes, mobile phone use, seatbelts etc

[TheInternet]

The one near me continues to unlawfully dish out fines. s of the highest order.

[Cliftonite]

TheInternet said:

The one near me continues to unlawfully dish out fines. s of the highest order.

Unlawfully?

You have a story?

Do tell!

[BenWarde22]

Earthdweller said:

“Mobile traffic and bus Lane enforcement” written on the front of it might be a giveaway?

Parking, bus lanes, mobile phone use, seatbelts etc

Thats just a reference photo like i said. I can't say for certain whether the one near me said that on it.

[TheInternet]

Cliftonite said:

You have a story?

It is truly a CSB:

Council issues PCNs
Tribunal throws them out
Council continues to issue them on the same basis

[georgeyboy12345]

Time to bump a thread.

So I blew past one of these the other day in a 30 mph zone on a quiet industrial estate on a Saturday morning, as it was causing a queue of dawdlers (I think it was trying to snap an illegally parked car).

Is there any chance it could now do me (possibly dangerous or careless driving?) or are they solely for parking and non-endorsable traffic offences?

Yes I’m an idiot, shouldn’t have done it in the first place.

[Spare tyre]

We have one drive past our school once in a while

All the pickups parked on the yellow zigzags get a ticket through the post, which I agree with as they are constantly asked politely by the school to work like a normal person when dropping the kids off

[InformationSuperHighway]

The stickers on the front bumper is the one used to indicate speed cameras... so I'd guess they were monitoring that along side parking.

I guess you'll find out soon if you have a letter in the post?

[georgeyboy12345]

Yep - got to play the old waiting game now.

[Cupramax]

georgeyboy12345 said:

So I blew past .

Someone’s been watching too many US dashcam videos.

[LunarOne]

I can't think of any laws that say you can't tie the top of one of these mobile camera poles to the nearest lamp post using a very strong length of rope or webbing. So when they try to retract the camera or drive away, they can't. Cutting your rope would be criminal damage, so they wouldn't be able to remove it without a court order.

[P2KKA]

Round here they are used to deter crappy parking near schools.