A1M from Borehamwood to South Mimms what's going on?
A1M from Borehamwood to South Mimms what's going on?
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T5GRF

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2,036 posts

295 months

Thursday 19th July 2007
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Does anyone know if the white camera vans parked on the bridge and in the layby near the South Mimms services are checking speed or something else?

There has been a huge police presence in this area for the last two days, anyone know what is going on?

Apache

39,731 posts

315 months

Thursday 19th July 2007
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It's either ANPR or a talivan on the flyover, parked accross the road with the rear doors pointing down the southbound. I went by just after 4 and there were 2 cop cars in the northbound layby, the van and 4 cars on the bridge and another cop car in the southbound layby. Must have been for something a little more serious than speeders, the damn road is so busy at that time you can't speed.

Glassman

25,066 posts

246 months

Thursday 19th July 2007
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Was travelling along the M25 towards Enfield J25 from Heathrow sides earlier this afternoon; saw very heavy Ecilop presence on a couple of bridges going over the '25, all in the J21-23 area.

It seems they were expecting a few dodgers to hit the motorway, so they had - what looked like - ST220 Mondeos on the hard shoulder ready and poised for a high-speed pursuit (dark blue with hi-viz green livery). Anti-clockwise there were two of 'em and clockwise, three.

Six Fiend

6,067 posts

246 months

Thursday 19th July 2007
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Glassman said:
Was travelling along the M25 towards Enfield J25 from Heathrow sides earlier this afternoon; saw very heavy Ecilop presence on a couple of bridges going over the '25, all in the J21-23 area.

It seems they were expecting a few dodgers to hit the motorway, so they had - what looked like - ST220 Mondeos on the hard shoulder ready and poised for a high-speed pursuit (dark blue with hi-viz green livery). Anti-clockwise there were two of 'em and clockwise, three.
Big ANPR op nr Bristol too as per post further down the board smile

CommanderJameson

22,096 posts

257 months

Thursday 19th July 2007
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Whilst walking from the RCC to the services for lunch, I heard a policeman say to a MOP that it was an open day of some kind.

I suspect that the hordes of motorway cars that were inbound to South Mimms Services were attracted to the catering services wagon parked up there...

Smelled good, TBH.