Keep your eyes peeled...

[muppetdave]

On the way out of Clacton at the weekend a very suspicious looking van was parked in one of the laybys. It had rear facing (s)cameras, but was marked up as Essex County Council 'Highway Maintenance'. I knew it looked iffy and said to the wife why do EC need camera vans for highways maintenance, and low and behold a mile up the road an unmarked Vectra had pulled someone over.

Watch out!

[nail_it]

Thanx for the warning

[Andyuk911]

one the same lines .. unmarked cars, two recent posts on other forums

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be on look out for 2 bmw 5 series 1 red an 1 blue both saloons on the m25 from about m20 round to a1. look for the bigger rear view mirror than standed


theres an asbo orange st focus that patrols the m3 out of london my mate got done by him last sunday

[S26VE P]

Also see a dark (pos green) volvo estate on the A13 last week.

[ZZR]

muppetdave said:

On the way out of Clacton at the weekend a very suspicious looking van was parked in one of the laybys. It had rear facing (s)cameras, but was marked up as Essex County Council 'Highway Maintenance'. I knew it looked iffy and said to the wife why do EC need camera vans for highways maintenance, and low and behold a mile up the road an unmarked Vectra had pulled someone over.

Watch out!

It was on the A127 yesterday lunchtime Southend bound near the A128 junction, same sign on the back of the van parked in a layby between two Artic's, marked traff pol cruising ahead in an ST220 who pulled into the Halfway House pub.

[muppetdave]

It's bad enough that the camera's are out and about in the first case, but I seriously think it's out of order to mark the van as 'highway maintenance'

[Ash-GT]

I think i saw this van the other day..... may have not been doing the speed limit at the time

also seen 2 unmarked focus st on m25/m23 surrey both 5 door, 1 black 1 blue

[TCEvo]

Cheers, seem to be lots of vans lurking in laybys at the moment esp on A130. Not seen that van but thanks for the warning. Watch out for the tosser on a black motorbike often bothering people on the A414 out of Chelms. Seen a dark green Volvo estate on the A414 recently as well.

[nail_it]

ZZR said:

muppetdave said:

On the way out of Clacton at the weekend a very suspicious looking van was parked in one of the laybys. It had rear facing (s)cameras, but was marked up as Essex County Council 'Highway Maintenance'. I knew it looked iffy and said to the wife why do EC need camera vans for highways maintenance, and low and behold a mile up the road an unmarked Vectra had pulled someone over.

Watch out!

It was on the A127 yesterday lunchtime Southend bound near the A128 junction, same sign on the back of the van parked in a layby between two Artic's, marked traff pol cruising ahead in an ST220 who pulled into the Halfway House pub.

Yep, seen it as well and thought at the time "can't be a scamera van??!!"
Then noted traf pol ahead.
Now all is confirmed