HEADS UP - 'Traffic Cops' on M27 and M3 -be warned

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HEADS UP - 'Traffic Cops' on M27 and M3 -be warned

Got this via a mailing list i'm subscribed to... not sure on it's vaildity but just incase -

"Just got this from a colleague, essential reading for anyone in the

Southampton / Portsmouth / Winchester Ringwood area.

Here's a tip off about some filming that Hants Police are doing for a television programme series from tomorrow (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' "

[NeilB]

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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.

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If this is true, then you could be potentially seen as obstucting the police in the course of their lawful duty for posting the details of the cars involved.

[hotdog]

Good call!! I'm down that way tomorrow

I gues me and my van will be doing a nice steady 70.

(in a thirty )

[schmoo]

unless of course you want your 15 mins of fame..!

[Jsparkesuk]

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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.

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If this is true, then you could be potentially seen as obstucting the police in the course of their lawful duty for posting the details of the cars involved.

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Where's A_S

[RobK]

I went past a brand new silver 5 series on the A33 south of Reading last week. Good job I didn't go past too fast because a mile later it came screaming past with the flashing blue lights on!

[NunchukHamster]

They;re still about. Were parked up at the entrance to works depot located at Junction 9 (Whiteley Outlet Village) of the M27 for a while yesterday.

I've often (before this Traffic Cops thing) seen the Skoda's seemingly working as a pair, about half mile apart on the motorways, guess the one at the back clocks them, and the one up front pulls them.

Lots or armed response stuff round this way, as you have not just the airport but also the Air Traffic Control Centre at Swanwick.