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New MCN - out Nov 2
The new issue of MCN is out on November 2 with the evidence that confirms that Gatsos really are being used to replace police. We have the MPs letter that lets the cat out of the bag...


As i said in another post - where i shop puts the MCN on prominent position - the article is on P1 -not on site that i could find, but the info might be of interest to Paul.

Wouldn't trust anything I read in MCN good or bad.

Maybe not , but "We have the MPs letter that lets the cat out of the bag... "

be interesting to see who it was ,what was said and whether or not it makes sense.

Best I can do I am afraid

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Former Military Police Officer and accident investigator

Nice one Patch

I've now got this copy of MCN. The claims hinge on the following statement in a letter written by Stephen Ladyman:

"The importance given to road policing should not be measured by the number of dedicated traffic officers. Speed cameras, which act as a continuous deterrant, actually free up police time for other duties, including other roads policing work."

It's interesting, but it does not support the claims that MCN are making for it.

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Paul Smith
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Got a chance to read the bit of the letter printed - dissapointed in content. On the whole more use to the scamerati , some thing else for them to twist.

This is exactly the sort of 'buzz-phrase' we've heard from the likes of Callaghan and co. when justifying themselves.

Obviously straight from their standard text on camera propaganda and bullshit...

So a traffic officer used to be good for spotting/catching motorists
Speeding
Suspected drink driving
Dangerous/Careless Driving
Ignoring road signs/markings
Overloaded/dangerous loaded vehicles
+ others

to be replaced with a speed camera that does the following
Catches speeders

while the traffic officer now
mans a mobile speed camera
domestic incidents

I couldn't tell you the last time I saw a traffic car around Blackpool (excluding sat in the town centre on a Friday/Saturday night and directing traffic at the start of the illuminations at weekends - this used to be done by traffic wardens until a few years ago)