Take Care on M27.

[Jimdefruit]

I don't know if this is the best place to post this. Admin please move or copy if you think fit.

Forwarded to me by a friend of a friend of a friend in the ambulance
service;


I have received a tip off about some filming that Hants Police are doing for a television programme series 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 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 Octavias, a 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.

[tjnorton]

Thanks for that im gonna be on that stretch.

TJ

[audiracer]

Thanks for the advice Jim
I saw the coppers and the guy with the camera at the last minute, good job i've got great brakes on the car

They are even in unmarked cars and i've heard they have drafted in more unmarked ones to try to catch you out

Brett

[ffandance]

he,he, had to have a giggle at this...

if any of us were filming a documentry
do you think that we would be allowed to have the same effect on the traffic
along one of britains motorways ??????

[Greenheart]

I can confirm this, I got the same info from a biker buddie of mine who knows someone who works for police traffic.

[gullyworm]

A program on traffic police stopping speeding cars,how original