New Series of Traffic Cops to be filmed in Hampshire over next 7 weeks
 

Heard on the local radio that a new series of Traffic Cops is being filmed in Hampshire over the next 7 weeks. Apparently they will be joining police in both marked and unmarked cars.

Incidentally saw an unmarked 54 plated silver Skoda Octavia on the M27 this morning.

More detailed info found ....


Dear all,
Please pass this on to anyone using the M3/ M27 corridor who may benefit from the info.............

Hants Police are involved in doing a television programme series from tomorrow (26th
September) for seven weeks.

If you use the M27 or the M3 this potentially affects you so please
proceed with caution and pass onto anyone who you feel might just need
to know. The program a BBC South commission called "Traffic Cops" will
be filmed covering the area from Ringwood concentrating on Ringwood M27
up to M3 J9 and a team working the ringroad around Southampton (Totton
will have a unit working it alone), Cosham M27 stretch to J5 of the M27
(Southampton Airport turn-off). The fourth concentration is working from
Winchester Services covering M3 to J10 M3 (Winchester South) using five
unmarked cars, two Black Skoda 03 registration Octavias, an 05 plate
dark red Mondeo and two Volvo saloon cars.

The BBC unit are going to be based out of Southampton and will also be
covering the armed police response unit and the Southampton Airport
Police Security / British Transport Police team.

The BBC team are in Citreon Picasso MPVs leased from Arriva.

To make it even more effective the Traffic police have authority from
Chief Constable to "work to rule" So instead of the laid back approach
to the usual Hants traffic police this will be a lot more concentrated
to make it effective filming.