How long before their inside your house?

[qooqiiu]

For the last few weeks this contraption has been whizzing up and down my, and surrounding roads (driven by a hobby bobby of course).
I live in a moderately affluent area, and the sight of this alien makes my blood boil!! I can just imagine in the summer outside washing my car, hosepipe ban in place....this bloody thing snaps me in the act, and wallop, a fine!

How long before their in your home?

[rabw]

That is just asking to be vandalized, either with black paint or a hedge trimmer.

[Burgmeister]

Really rather big brother esque imo

[tigger1]

Sneak up on it and drop a carrier bag over it?

[KillerJim]

I`ve seen something similar but it was used to record the surrounding area and generate a 3D map of the environment.

Google has been doing this for some time in the US and its quite possible they are attempting to do the same here.

James

[nutcase]

Hasn't it got a picture of a Gatso on the side though???!

[sniffler]

qooqiiu said:

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For the last few weeks this contraption has been whizzing up and down my, and surrounding roads (driven by a hobby bobby of course).
I live in a moderately affluent area, and the sight of this alien makes my blood boil!! I can just imagine in the summer outside washing my car, hosepipe ban in place....this bloody thing snaps me in the act, and wallop, a fine!

How long before their in your home?

[arryb]

They are = they're Sorry

[Aubrey]

qooqiiu said:

(driven by a hobby bobby of course)

How to you know this?

[qooqiiu]

No i do not live in Westminster, i live in Essex.

They are not taking 'maps', they are surveying everything and everyone.

The woman driving it was wearing a community support officers uniform thats how i know it wasn't a real cop, even if it was a real cop id still be incensed by its presence.

I dont subscribe to the old.. "If you've done nothing wrong you've nothing to worry about".

This is so WRONG!

[Taita]

Is that pic from an article? Link?

It can't just be normal CCTV surely?

[Hooli]

insert a fuse to the fuel tank, light, step back & bask in the glow of a job well done.

[Aubrey]

qooqiiu said:

The woman driving it was wearing a community support officers uniform thats how i know it wasn't a real cop, even if it was a real cop id still be incensed by its presence.

Well you're first post is not quite right then, because a 'Hobby Bobby' is the term affectionately given to Special Constables, not PCSOs, who was driving your smart car.

Why don't you contact your police force and enquire as to what the vehicle was doing there? Surely it is sensible to find out what it was doing first before you start complaining about it?

[eldar]

If the reg is ku56bty its not on the insurance database.

[qooqiiu]

http://www.barking-dagenham.gov.uk/2-press-release...

WRONG WRONG WRONG!

[Aubrey]

I'm confused, why is it wrong to stop people breaking the law???

Because that is exactly what the smart car is there for, to stop people breaking laws. It is to be used to combat anti-social behaviour (a massive problem) and traffic offences. What are you worried about? They're hardly peering into your home, simply enforcing laws.

[fluffnik]

I think we should start with the assumption that surveillance devices are best marked with plumes of oily black smoke...

[falcemob]

Aubrey said:

qooqiiu said:

The woman driving it was wearing a community support officers uniform thats how i know it wasn't a real cop, even if it was a real cop id still be incensed by its presence.

Well you're first post is not quite right then, because a 'Hobby Bobby' is the term affectionately given to Special Constables, not PCSOs, who was driving your smart car.

Why don't you contact your police force and enquire as to what the vehicle was doing there? Surely it is sensible to find out what it was doing first before you start complaining about it?

Why would you want to phone the police, these cars are nothing to do with them. What it is doing is filming people who are parking

[qooqiiu]

Aubrey said:

I'm confused, why is it wrong to stop people breaking the law???

Because that is exactly what the smart car is there for, to stop people breaking laws. It is to be used to combat anti-social behaviour (a massive problem) and traffic offences. What are you worried about? They're hardly peering into your home, simply enforcing laws.

Sweet innocent little Aubrey, you really dont understand do you.

"Slippery slope".

"Thin end of the wedge".

[Aubrey]

qooqiiu said:

Aubrey said:

I'm confused, why is it wrong to stop people breaking the law???

Because that is exactly what the smart car is there for, to stop people breaking laws. It is to be used to combat anti-social behaviour (a massive problem) and traffic offences. What are you worried about? They're hardly peering into your home, simply enforcing laws.

Sweet innocent little Aubrey, you really dont understand do you.

"Slippery slope".

"Thin end of the wedge".

I think I understand plenty. "Paranoid"