WARNING: Police activity M3/M27 area in near future

I found this on a bike forum, thanks to Fret.

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I was talking today to one of my Linux users who happens to manage the
IT security for Hampshire Police he's given me 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
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Be careful.

 

So there will be an edition called "Bikers Riding Nicely"?

 

Thanks for that. My commute is through Southampton (not the motorwasy
though) but I'll bear it in mind through Totton.

 

There were certainly more marked cars than normal on the M3/M27 this morning
on my way from Winchester to Portsmouth. I passed eight (stopped on the hard
shoulder, presumably giving out tickets). Didn't see any unmarked cars and
film crews with them though.

 

There's been a new Skoda saloon (black) patrolling the A3 down to M27
Portsmouth for the last 3 weeks

 

I saw a marked Volvo on the hard shoulder of the M27 today, police man having a chat with somebody, camera man filming it. No other
car so assume the camera man was waiting in the bushes, or possibly riding along in the police car.

 

Lozzo scribbled:

One would hope that in spite of the fact they have authority, they
haven't been told to be complete cunts.

Otherwise the TV program will show them to be complete cunts.

"You were doing 30.5 in a 30mph zone Mr Ambulance driver"

 

theres an unmarked skoda octavia, black, MX05 FBK in the fareham/south
hants area today, the two guys in it have white shirts with black
vests, and if you dont have ducati or triumph mirrors you might see the
little radio aerials poking up over their shoulders.