Speed trap or just waiting..

[ScaredyCat]

... for someone to not see them and fly by at silly speed and then give chase?

Might sound like an odd question and indeed an odd conclusion to jump to but,

1) There are speed camera vans which are used in this area, they are clearly marked as camera vans and they make no effort to disguise the fact that they are camera vans.

This looks like a proper police car (it is) but the only traffic ones I've seen round here are yellow and black or plain, stealth versions. Is it a traffic car? Does it need to be a traffic car to have a camera to catch speeding drivers etc?

2) Window on passenger side was down, woman officer looking out. Didn't appear to have a camera but who knows.

3) No windows appear to be open on the drivers side, no camera visible at all on that side either - granted I know this doesn't mean there wasn't one.

4) Headlights were on as if waiting to come out (was definitely parked up though)


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[UnknownStuntm...]

You would have to be in a coma not to notice that chap. Poor OBS if you get caught...

[mikesaa309]

most likely just waiting to pull out. I'm not 100% but I think if it's a hand held camera then I would imagine they'd have another police car further down ready to pull you over. Don't think the hand held's have a wireless connection to the database.

My dad was once caught speeding by a hand held. The officer could only give him a warning as the other officer holding the speed gun accidentally deleted the information from the speed gun. The officer talking to us was quite pissed off with her.

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[andyscooter]

Waiting for something

Probably a stolen car or something and can pull out when it gets closer
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[mikesaa309]

[suburban myth]

There's always a possibility that you've already been past the camera car/unmarked and they're the interceptor. Any bridges nearby? We have camera vans in Nottingham yet they still employ this tactic as well as 'regular' officers having hand-helds.

[DrDonnyBrago]

Post video.

If they wanted to catch you, I doubt you'd escape from them unintentionally.

[Mario_Kempes]

A car the size of a quarter of a million pound gaff in West London painted in fluorescent colors with a big blue light on it parked in plain site.

You must have been shite at hide and seek, mate.

[The Wobbly Orange]

Crazy idea, perhaps stopped for a coffee?
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[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

Must b trying to catch people at the local dogging hot spot. Or maybe they were joining in?
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[matto]

It's a police vehicle stopped at the side of a road... they could have been there for a million different reasons.

Best thing to do would have been to pop back and ask them, otherwise you're just guessing

[Snorty]

I had the exact same, but a bit harder to spot with buildings etc, oh and it was a dream:

My mate was in front of me on his bike, he must've been going double the speed limit by the time he saw it - whilst going through a GATSO. (camera facing him).

It looked very much like it was doing speed checks but why would they do it on a road with GATSOs already?

He slowed to the speed limit, then I woke up and nothing ever came of the dream.
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[mogstar]

They park up sometimes to do paperwork. That way they get the admin done at the same time as being a visible presence. I've heard that they sometimes have mileage limits because of fuel costs, so they park up in between calls to moderate the mileage on their shift.

Alternately they could be waiting for someone or a car they need to find to go past.

[iooi]

Make a mental note of the location and NEVER speed there again.

They maybe scouting out new locations for a crackdown.
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