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

[Dr Murdoch]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

I wonder how fast the police HGV is allowed to go...

[vonhosen]

CraigyMc said:

I wonder how fast the police HGV is allowed to go...

Those I used didn't have a limiter fitted.

[geeks]

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]

I'm glad I asked now, thanks all.

[Dingu]

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]

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

[Bigends]

BTP used trains at one time - to catch kids and other trespassers

[Shaw Tarse]

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

[LunarOne]

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]

Bigends said:

BTP used trains at one time - to catch kids and other trespassers

Helicopters too..

[Pica-Pica]

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]

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?

[48k]

Bigends said:

BTP used trains at one time

Reminds me of that 80's British Rail advert...

[Fatboy]

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?

Well played

[Jo-say8k]

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?!