Jonty

I'm not anti-Police (have mucho respect for them) but this morning I want to moan. On the way home from work yesterday evening, driving through Farnborough, a mobile camera van had been set-up with Police motorbicycles(!) dotted around the place. The van must have been checking for road tax dodgers, outstanding offences, illegal plates, or something because the traffic was a crawl so no chance of speeding.

To the left of me (and everyone else in a long queue of traffic) was a bus lane, which a yawn boring Golf decided to utilise to cut out all the traffic. As I gazed at one of the Police crew, he clocked the golf and appeared to use some of the Green Cross code as if the bike was about to launch into 'Chips' mode.

Excited at the thought of someone getting busted, the bike didn't move in the end and the Golf just carried on its merry way. Now I know for a fact that had that been me abusing the bus lane in my Scooby, I definately would have been spoken to.

Ruddy typical!

MattW

Are Bus Lanes not enforced by local council?

Jonty

I believe they are (when it comes to cameras on buses, etc) but as bus lane usage is also documented within the Highway Code, law enforcers are well within their rights to entertain you for 15 minutes if they so wished.

What didn't help was that I counted 4 or 5 Police motorbicycles just sat around. Like I say, if it had been me doing it...

Jonts.

TDT

And how do you know that he wasn't caught on camera and will receive an NIP through the post?

Jonty

Valid point but unlikely I feel -- there was no bus to be seen (that might have been carrying a BusCam) and with the nose-to-tail stationary traffic, even if the van up ahead had the right angle to pick up the plate, it would have been blocked from view, giving the Golf the chance to pass it undetected.

I'm sure he/she won't be quite so jammy next time.

Jonts.

TDT

So none of the bikes etc had a camera?

The guy can be reported by one of the officers on site without the need to pull there and then.

But then what would I know?

scoobynutta555

Bet it was a mighty TDI

Did he have an "Eat my soot" boot sticker?

Jonty

I can do 'humbled'... not a problem at all.

Jonts.

fatherpierre

I was on one of those ops today and guarantee you that the driver of said Golf is now the proud owner of a FPN(N), at the very least. That's a £30 fine.

Bikes pick up the cheeky people that think they've got away.

Jonty

My hat's off to you Sir. Can I have some cream to go with my humble pie please..?

Jonts.

Mrs WRX

I think it is a case of sods law Jonty, i never get away with anything either. A bloke that lives near me used to drive around in a beaten up escort (he was in his 50's so no excuse really) and the tax disc was dated for september 2001!. so if he had no tax he cant have had an MOT or insurance and he drove this car for years and never got caught. But it is sods law that if i was late getting my car tax i would get caught. (This is not a pop at any Police Officers, just at sods law)

damian666

Errrrm.... no.