Strange Warning

[Kickstart]

Hi

Not sure whether this is a scam or not, but thought I had better post it as a warning just in case it is real:-

Here's a warning about some filming that Hants Police are doing for a television programme series as from 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 a unit in Millbrook Road in 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. You have been warned'

All the best

Keith
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[Walloper]

We get that sort of 'Heightened Response' when Celtic and Rangers play each other up here.
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[Ste]

It's in the SE forum, Yams says he's seen them out filming on the M27 so I guess it's not a scam.

[JeffT]

My brother is a copper in Southampton and has confirmed this is not a scam.

[Scooby]

We need a few lads on litre class bikes with no reg plates to go down then hey?! Make them work for their money
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[strag]

definitley real that one.
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[Rookie]

Good prog actually, it's always funny seeing the exec BMWs get pulled and they are always so foul.

[Claud 14.7 to 1]

I use those roads.

Cheers . Will have to tone it down, hehe

[Walloper]

[Dom]

Yep it sounds very much real to me - posted in the SE forum yesterday, didn't think that others might find it useful.

[Jack_Cheese]

anyone ever seen getaway in stockholm?

Jack
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[Rookie]

My mate just bought all the DVDs, so I will have soon.

[cliff]

Do you reckon if we get a giant light, with a shadow of a gsxr1000, ghost rider might turn up?? That would make some good tv!!
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[Irezumi aka Reuben]

So all you need for police traffic officers to be put to effective (perhaps overly effective use) is to get a television program out of it so it gives the impression theyre doing the job properly.

Or perhaps i'm just a bit too cynical.
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[planet rider]

i use the m27 every day as of yet i have not seen the crew lol but i have seen a few cars geting pulled by undercover cops today have been told buy a few people about it. It is true as i know that they film in this area as i have seen the traffic cops tv programe and they pulled over a bike over for speeding down the motorway(m27) and a nipper got pulled on my main road for speeding on his 50 and had an illegal exhaust the funny thing my mate was round my house at the time and we were watching it and he knew the nipper straight away and rung him up to say he was on tv.,
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[cc123]

Just out to catch speeders over this period then?

With the BBC....plicks!



Yes, local riders turn up with NO plates on and go mental!!!
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[kb-zxr]

Nah litre bikes won't cut it, they have unmarked Skodas

[Walloper]

Oh yeh locals run around without plates.
I'm sure that will make good telly when they get Shot off their bikes by police marxmen.
(Less English to coz us greif on our 'Highland Racing Havens' ie A82)
That was just a racist joke sorry
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