Strathclyde Police Traffic Motors

[Scottie]

Has anyone seen traffic cars in Strathclyde with a wee white cylinder on their roofs, about 4-6" in Diameter and about the same deep ? Anyone know what they are I've seen three now.

[Scottch]

Fi,

Which way does it sit on the roof (horizontally or vertically?)

Cheers!

Scott

[sleepyrascal]

quote:Originally posted by ScottieCoop

Has anyone seen traffic cars in Strathclyde with a wee white cylinder on their roofs, about 4-6" in Diameter and about the same deep ? Anyone know what they are I've seen three now.




sounds like the new gigital speed cameras Fi. The can use them on the move, like vaS-car type thing.

[Scottie]

quote:Originally posted by sleepyrascal


quote:Originally posted by ScottieCoop

Has anyone seen traffic cars in Strathclyde with a wee white cylinder on their roofs, about 4-6" in Diameter and about the same deep ? Anyone know what they are I've seen three now.




sounds like the new gigital speed cameras Fi. The can use them on the move, like vaS-car type thing.


sleepy what's a gigital camera then;)

[GAJ]

It's a rocket launcher!

[Fontal]

We have a landrover up here with somthing similar on the roof and it turns out to be a light

[sleepyrascal]

quote:sleepy what's a gigital camera then;)

A gigttal camera is like a digital camera but it has an in-built rocket launcher, as GAJ said!:D

[Scottie]

quote:Originally posted by sleepyrascal


quote:sleepy what's a gigital camera then;)

A gigttal camera is like a digital camera but it has an in-built rocket launcher, as GAJ said!:D


I need to get myself one of those then:D:p

[john]

Its the NOS tank:cool:

[PepperNI]

A small oven/heating device for baking donuts and heating coffee?

[john]

A stash of pens for all the tickets they write:)

[sleepyrascal]

the police decided that their income from stopping speeding cars wasn't enough. They are going after boats too! Its a perescope!

[Wul]

Is not the cover for the Sky dish linked to the telly in the car? :p

[Craig]

quote:Originally posted by ScottieCoop

Has anyone seen traffic cars in Strathclyde with a wee white cylinder on their roofs, about 4-6" in Diameter and about the same deep ? Anyone know what they are I've seen three now.




All guesses are wrong - they are ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition) devices, for checking number plates as you go by on the PNC database. To catch stolen cars, untaxed motors etc etc etc. Sometimes they are trying to catch the bad guys....:D:D

[Scottie]

quote:Originally posted by craigd


quote:Originally posted by ScottieCoop

Has anyone seen traffic cars in Strathclyde with a wee white cylinder on their roofs, about 4-6" in Diameter and about the same deep ? Anyone know what they are I've seen three now.




All guesses are wrong - they are ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition) devices, for checking number plates as you go by on the PNC database. To catch stolen cars, untaxed motors etc etc etc. Sometimes they are trying to catch the bad guys....:D:D


funny I just knew you would know;)

[Craig]

quote:Originally posted by ScottieCoop


quote:Originally posted by craigd


quote:Originally posted by ScottieCoop

Has anyone seen traffic cars in Strathclyde with a wee white cylinder on their roofs, about 4-6" in Diameter and about the same deep ? Anyone know what they are I've seen three now.




All guesses are wrong - they are ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition) devices, for checking number plates as you go by on the PNC database. To catch stolen cars, untaxed motors etc etc etc. Sometimes they are trying to catch the bad guys....:D:D


funny I just knew you would know;)


never one to disappoint. nearly got caught by the digital speed camera in the roadworks on the M80 at Banknock last week (inforcing a 40mph zone on the motorway when there is nobody working on it is a bit mean:() - been on holiday this week, so there might be a wee envelope on my desk on monday...