Warning M23 a23

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Tallbut Buxomly

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Tuesday 7th February 2012
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Be aware that if you are travelling either today there seems to be a very high presence of unmarked police, Five O, Po Po, Plod etc on the road.

More so than usual it seems. Seen a silver a4 unmarked a Beemer 3 series or two and so on so be careful keep speed sensible.

Tallbut Buxomly

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Tuesday 7th February 2012
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Hence why I said there appears to be a lot more cars than normal.

Tallbut Buxomly

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Tuesday 7th February 2012
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I wouldn't have thought so. There's almost always one or two unmarked pottering around the A23/M23 as well as a scamera van on a bridge.

Sussex police hate motorists and seem determined to catch as many speeders as is humanly possible so you are I'll advised to speed on the m23/a23.

As I have said one of he worst forces in the country as far as motoring goes.

Tallbut Buxomly

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jason s4 said:
Why?
Because there focus appears to be largely on speeding as proven by the mobile scamera vans forever being on bridges over the a23/m23 making money and the numerous unmarked cars.

I travel all over the UK and the only places i get twitchy about my speed are in sussex and essex as there are always scameras on bridges and unmarked cars all over the show.

I accept there is reasons for unmarked cars so that plod can see people driving like tits and pull them for it however the impression i get is that they find them more helpful for targeting speeding.

I have driven past numerous marked and unmarked cars where there were cars in the vicinity driving like idiots (tailgating etc) yet i have never seen anyone pulled for it.

However i have seen plod go off after people clearly speeding. The new m25 4 lane section is getting gantry cams as well because its easy money. I believe they fall under the jurisdiction of essex plod however could be metropolitan police.

There is simply no need for it. I am getting ever more pissed off with the whole speed focus whilst being constantly surrounded by dheads who are ignored by the police.