MK2R32 0 Posted April 8, 2005 Report Share Posted April 8, 2005 South Yorkshire police have another new way of making money.Just spoken to one of the mates tonite and he was telling me he saw the police outside his house using a new speed camera system that works in the dark. It's a box (size of a TV) thats place on the side of the road, he said it looks like it works by registers your speed head on (probably laser) and then takes the two pictures of the back of your car. A unmark police van was parked 50yard down the road, probably so no one nicks the box i guess. They were using it between 9 & 11.00pm in Doncaster last wednesday if anyones interested.Mmmm sounds like another easy way of making money to me. The plod using it must be on some coin, if it's classed as overtime to them.Anyone else seen or heard of one being used? Link to post Share on other sites
VRmonster 1 Posted April 8, 2005 Report Share Posted April 8, 2005 if i seen the police setting a box that looked like a camera up outside my house id have told them to move and phoned the station to put a cmplaint in. theyd have to shift on down the road a little but still it would piss em off loads, lol. Link to post Share on other sites
MrsC 0 Posted April 9, 2005 Report Share Posted April 9, 2005 Thats an ANPR (automatic number plate recognision), it checks your number plate as your goin past, then sends the information to a database, so they can see if the car is nicked etc, you would have probably found a police car not so far away, ready for a chase!They are used for road tax dodgers, stolen cars, and cars suspected of being used in crimes ANY kind of speed camera HAS to have warning signs before you get to them!!!!! 8) Link to post Share on other sites
MrsC 0 Posted April 9, 2005 Report Share Posted April 9, 2005 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4372809.stm Take a sneek peek at this..... And I have managed to find some piccies of the cheeky buggers :@ http://www.ukspeedtraps.co.uk/police203.htm [ Edited Sat Apr 09 2005, 11:07AM ] Link to post Share on other sites
stu h 0 Posted April 9, 2005 Report Share Posted April 9, 2005 they do this iin brimingham - unmarked van reading plates with about 7or 8 coppers on bikes waiting in side roads to stop people. Link to post Share on other sites
Bampson 0 Posted April 9, 2005 Report Share Posted April 9, 2005 yup.. ive seen them on the way to south end .. most saturdy nights on the A127 Link to post Share on other sites
MK2R32 0 Posted April 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2005 So why was it flashing cars as they went past? Link to post Share on other sites
badboyV6 4 Posted April 9, 2005 Report Share Posted April 9, 2005 I work for a company that does lots of stuff for the government- not a favourite talking point lol... Theres a new traffic light system coming out this year - speed on green.Basically if you try to get out on an amber light quickly (over a certain speed) itll fine you for speeding at the junction!!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
MrsC 0 Posted April 9, 2005 Report Share Posted April 9, 2005 Great, another money scamming scheme!!! Is there anything they wont do? Link to post Share on other sites
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