Very Nice Policeman

[Burgmeister]

Last night i had the fourtune of driving from Lancaster to Bournemouth at 2am.

Got straight on the M6 and being 2 in the morning there was very little traffic. Got about as far as Leyland and a police transit comes down the silp road in front of me. cock it, i say as i am forced to slow down and sit behind him at 0.75 leptons!!! annoying speed because it means i cannot overtake him without risking being pulled. Anyhow a couple of miles of sitting behing this transit we come across another transit minibus (nonbib) sat in the middle lane. the police transit i am following proceeds to undertake said moron and so i follow. with my confidence in the police transit driver heightened i overtake him at about 0.8 leptons thinking that this is a BAD idea and pull in in front of him in lane 1. He continues to follow me now and i gradually increase my speed to 0.85 leptons and the gap between us increses slightly. i feel i might be pushing things a bit so stick to that speed. Next thing he gives me a flash of Full beam so i assume that was a warning shot and i slow to 0.75 leptons. he leaves the motorway about 1/4 mile after this and on that bridge was a scamera van. so i can only assume he was warning me about the impending risk of pointage.

so thank you mr policeman whoever you are

[hairydave-hd vti]

bonus!

[andyuk911]

What time again was this scammer van seen ?

[Burgmeister]

andyuk911 said:

What time again was this scammer van seen ?

yes it was at about 0230 in the morning. i assume it was there due to the glasgow thing for some reason or other.

[havoc]

More evidence that even flesh-and-blood police don't like the scammers. (As if we didn't have enough already)

[vonhosen]

Making an awful lot of assumptions there though.

[carrotchomper]

Shirley the "scamera" van was ANPR? Have never heard about them being out at night.

I imagine the flash of full beam was due to you being a cheeky get.

[shuvitupya]

Burgmeister said:

on that bridge was a scamera van. so i can only assume he was warning me about the impending risk of pointage.

More likely to be ANPR, and probably flashed you for speeding.

Next 14 days might be interesting.

[Burgmeister]

vonhosen said:

Making an awful lot of assumptions there though.

i did think this but thought it too much of a coincidence

[skeggysteve]

Burgmeister said:

another transit minibus (nonbib) sat in the middle lane. the police transit i am following proceeds to undertake said moron and so i follow.

Just why did the BIB 'undertake' and why did you?

Why didn't you use the 3rd lane?