M3 / M27 Users

[KingPhoenix]

Subject: M3 / M27

Hants Police are making 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 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.

[Rob]

If you do get nabbed, just cite the Data Protection Act, Human Rights Act, etc, when you see a camera, and require all film to be destoyed.

"laid back approach" and traffic police hardly sounds right

[Maggy J]

26th September?

At least if they stick to those areas Hubby should be ok..He's in the other direction around Portsmouth dividing into the M3/A3 and the A27.Also he drives much slower than me.

Thanks for the heads up anyway..