raymanuk Posted September 28, 2005 Share Posted September 28, 2005 This was sent out by a friends facilities office and thought I would post this up as on Monday just gone I had noticed similar cars over one of the crossovers on the M3. Did not know what they were doing but do now... 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 ring road 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 Octavia's, 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 Citroen 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. Please bear this in mind if you travel over these routes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael parker Posted September 28, 2005 Share Posted September 28, 2005 Use it occasionally, many thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockys96 Posted September 28, 2005 Share Posted September 28, 2005 that would be right on my doorstep, good job ive already heard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teri Posted September 28, 2005 Share Posted September 28, 2005 thank you I'm obviously not supposed to enjoy! new camera's, speed humps, coppers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonB Posted September 28, 2005 Share Posted September 28, 2005 I got this today too. Trying to work out if it's a hoax like the one about the cameras on the M27 etc. I know they do have at least one black Skoda Octavia as an unmarked car, but whether the rest is true I kind of doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tepster Posted September 28, 2005 Share Posted September 28, 2005 ooooo... i use m27 everyday and m271 and millbrook. cheers 4 the heads up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted September 29, 2005 Share Posted September 29, 2005 It's all true... saw them pulling a blue Merc van at the top of the M275 this morning... lots of cops and a couple of camera blokes.... and everyone slows down to have a look... hope it makes good tele...! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot Posted September 29, 2005 Share Posted September 29, 2005 I'm heading up the M27 & M3 in a minute. I'm going to beep my (gay) horn all the way past - hope that makes good TV too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymanuk Posted September 29, 2005 Author Share Posted September 29, 2005 I was not sure if this was true but I saw a load of them fitting camera's into MPV's with police. But that was before I got that message. So thought nothing of it till now... Keep us posted you lot and we can try and spot stuff when it air's on tv. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tepster Posted September 29, 2005 Share Posted September 29, 2005 who's gonna be brave enough to crawl past the cameras so they get their soop on tv ??!!?? Or maybe a set of them missile looking balloons tied to the back !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoboblio Posted September 29, 2005 Share Posted September 29, 2005 Alternatively just bare your a**e at them as you go by Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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