jhdee

Today did a return trip to Gatwick. Passing Magor services, I noticed 2 cameras on tripods on the overhead bridge and just to the left hidden in the bushes was a bl00dy great big police van. This was around 1.00pm. Came back about 7.00pm and the little b@gger is still there - now with 4 cameras - 2 for each direction. Must be making a feckin fortune !!!!!!!! Thought these guys were to be made obvious and wear the old high vis jackets ???? There were no police on the bridge only the 4 cameras on tripods ???

Also noted on the way back around the Baglan Bridge area - unmarked police car - white Volvo plate CN 51 NUJ - with some poor sod pulled.

Be careful - the warm weather has brought them out in force !!!
(no pun intended)


jhdee

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there vans to find out if you have tax they read your no plate then it links to the dlva an if you aint taxed they pull you

jhdee

n-w-s

Thought the DVLA operated their own tax cameras - this was police ?? or is system different around Newport ??

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must be diff down hear there were bout 10-15 police stoping all the tax dodgers the police cam van was catching, the cops were using cars/vans/bikes to pull you over even saw a copper on a trial bike <unmarked bike but he had a hi-vis jacket an radio over it>

Chrisscoob

We had a notice around work this week, from Newport to Bristol on the M4 there are new cameras in action, these are the type that monitor your speed over an average distance eg from Junction to junction, they know the time it takes to travel this set distance and they can work out your average speed over that distance, TAKE CARE

greasemonkey

Isn't this story about the SPECS cameras on the Welsh M4 a load of bolx?. Haven't your plod denied it?

Coming down to South Wales this weekend, anything else I should know about?

Mufasa

The average speed camera's in the traffic information signs on the M4 story is bollox.

The van and camera's on tripod's are tax camera's operated by the police.
I was stopped, (though not by this lot) even though I had tax!
The car previously had a SORN on it, and it takes a while for the system to update

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chris it would be difficault for the specs cams to work <if they were going to use them!!!> because where thay are supossed to be fitted aint even up yet,,,

ronny555

Never mind the M4 - the A449 between Newport and Monmouth
is getting bloody stupid.

I have seen 3 camera vans parked in the laybys the past week. Blue / Red / White.

And looks like I got done on Sunday!
Following two bikes and didn't see it until it was too late? -Bugger.

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still alive then arron lol
yeah tell me about it there was a white one there on sunday i seen it on my way down to it an slowed down <with nothing in my rear view> when i got passed it there was a mondeo on my back bumper so he must have got done, that,ll teach him for thinking hes better than a scooby lol.......

the inlaws selling up are they mate??????

ronny555

NWS - yeap still alive.

Been busy in work the last few months - mostly out on site or in europe. But back now - Have I missed a few mid wales runs?

In-laws are selling up due to a neighbour having a white impreza parked in their drive, concerned about the affect on their property price (chuckle).

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there i go again RAISING the tone of the neighboughhood lol

youve only missed two the first one being the one i had a blow out <bloody quary stones lol> and two second one i couldnt attend

you coming to rally day this sataday???? chis has a pass left????

ronny555

No - can't make this sat.

But looking to swap the black WRX for a blue Prodrive next week.

Fingers crossed.