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about those wannabe copper knobs in yellow jackets who stand around with speed guns, get caught speeding and you get a warning letter off the police.
Some set up by his business, and he was chatting to them on Saturday. He reckons there are now 2 lots, the Speedwatch guys (we know and love) but that there also some new ones who have real powers - as in you do get a speeding ticket.
He says the new ones get to wear tops with "police" on them, still wear his-vizs but that they don't have warning signs. Not full on police - but given some powers.
If they are using speed guns and have high viz jackets with Police on the back, then you can be sure that they are bona fide police and those caught speeding excessively will get anything from a caution letter to a fine and points on the licence. The severity of the response depends usually on the amount by which the offender's speed exceeds the legal limit.
If they are wearing high viz jackets marked with any other name (eg the local highway authority) and using a large tripod mounted digital speed indicator, they will be members of a local volunteer speed watch group. They have no authority to issue speeding tickets, fines, etc, but offenders will be reported to the police and persistent or excessive speeders will be dealt with by the police, initially by a warning letter, or, in excessive cases, a visit from the local plod.
As I understand it, but some police forces have far lower tolerance levels. If those your mate saw are not police, they may be some variant on the uniformed Community Police Support.
Was talking to a bloke today on 14:37 - Jan 14 by MedwayTractor
If they are using speed guns and have high viz jackets with Police on the back, then you can be sure that they are bona fide police and those caught speeding excessively will get anything from a caution letter to a fine and points on the licence. The severity of the response depends usually on the amount by which the offender's speed exceeds the legal limit.
If they are wearing high viz jackets marked with any other name (eg the local highway authority) and using a large tripod mounted digital speed indicator, they will be members of a local volunteer speed watch group. They have no authority to issue speeding tickets, fines, etc, but offenders will be reported to the police and persistent or excessive speeders will be dealt with by the police, initially by a warning letter, or, in excessive cases, a visit from the local plod.
As I understand it, but some police forces have far lower tolerance levels. If those your mate saw are not police, they may be some variant on the uniformed Community Police Support.
My mate says they used to be speedwatch - and had been "upgraded" after additional training.
They link I found/posted above - think that is what it is about.
Why is it this sort of thing always seems to attract a certain 'sub-set' of society?
I used to work in the local ambulance control room here in Norwich, and did some work with the local Community First Responders.
Whenever there was a meeting held, there was always a group of them who seemed more concerned about being allowed to stick blue lights on their Honda Jazz than actual patient care.
See also: Football stewards Traffic wardens Retail security SJA
This country will be far too gone by the time the majority cotton on to the fact they're ironically living closer to a fascist Communist state than they wold have been voting for that dangerous Socialist bloke with the wonky glasses.
Was talking to a bloke today on 19:31 - Jan 14 by monytowbray
Ohhh, more privatised secret police initiatives.
This country will be far too gone by the time the majority cotton on to the fact they're ironically living closer to a fascist Communist state than they wold have been voting for that dangerous Socialist bloke with the wonky glasses.
Luckily for us you’re here to warn us.
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Was talking to a bloke today on 16:00 - Jan 15 with 2129 views
Was talking to a bloke today on 14:41 - Jan 14 by bluelagos
My mate says they used to be speedwatch - and had been "upgraded" after additional training.
They link I found/posted above - think that is what it is about.
From the photo in the article, I'd say that the "team" includes regular coppers, who would be needed if it came to giving evidence in Court. The operators may be trained to a higher degree than Speedwatch volunteers, but they still can't act as de facto plods.
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