What does a incident van do??

[strobez1977]

Hi i was driving towards a incident van today and it was parked up on a roundabout, do these monitor the speed of drivers and if needed issue people with speeding tickets?


thanks

[sherman]

Are they not just a mobile office for the police to use nearer to the scene of a crime.

[thinfourth2]

sherman said:

Are they not just a mobile office for the police to use nearer to the scene of a crime.

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[strobez1977]

So there not mobile speed cameras?

[sherman]

Mobile speed cameras have to have the sign for a speed camera plastered all over them.

[Jonny671]

Their lazy bds if their anything like the ones around here.

Sat on the verge with their ambers on for ages just sat in the van. Pointless!

[billy74]

An incident van will attend the scene of an accident and clear up any mess,or repair crash barriers etc.I have also seen them used to block off a motorway lane when a lorry had broken down.They have lots of amber warning lights and a flip up sign on the roof to warn you of the problem.I think they are highway agency employed.
Hope this answers your question.

[Taita]

There are police incident vans but also HA ones - task varies.

[Munter]

Taita said:

There are police incident vans but also HA ones - task varies.

What ^^^ said.

Was it one of these:


Or one of these:

[stewy68]

Up here, they have AMEY on them and seem to sit on the M8/74 for no reason. Just glorified motorway workmen I think. They have to stop somewhere for their break, so hard shoulder and looking "official" might be the best option.
Incidentally, why does everyone and his dog, brother, cousin like to run around in these dickish hi-viz jackets? Does this not detract from their primary purpose? What I mean is, when someone in a hi-viz is seen, then it alerted people, but now? No chance...it's either a lollipop man or some guy that works in a warehouse. HSE are so clever...NOT.

[Munter]

stewy68 said:

Up here, they have AMEY on them and seem to sit on the M8/74 for no reason. Just glorified motorway workmen I think. They have to stop somewhere for their break, so hard shoulder and looking "official" might be the best option.
Incidentally, why does everyone and his dog, brother, cousin like to run around in these dickish hi-viz jackets? Does this not detract from their primary purpose? What I mean is, when someone in a hi-viz is seen, then it alerted people, but now? No chance...it's either a lollipop man or some guy that works in a warehouse. HSE are so clever...NOT.

Ummm if the jackets didn't work you wouldn't notice that they are wearing them...