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From the Bolton Paper

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From the Manchester paper.

Seems they had plain ones before.

Must have raised enough revenue for some spray jobs!

Couple of sentences stick out like a sore thumb.



So then - in the past they were not easy to spot.

But If they have to be easily spotted.. then why perch them on motorway bridges...

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Hmm, doesn't look as if the rear doors have drop panels to allow the camera to poke out, so would it be just a touch cynical to assume they'll park up with the rear of the van facing the traffic they're checking, and then have both rear doors wide open to give the camera a decent field of view, thus rendering all this lovely new livery completely invisible to the incoming motorists?

I also note with some interest that they appear to be promoting 30 as the primary limit, given its prominence in the centre of the multi-roundel bit of artwork... Hmm, come to think of it, what would happen if they parked the van side-on to the traffic, with all those limit signs in clear view to oncoming motorists - could be a touch confusing if they're enforcing in anything other than a 30 limit to see a big 30 sign slapped on the side of the van like that. Maybe parking rear-end-on and leaving the doors wide open to obscure the signs would be the lesser of two evils

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Slightly off topic but I was travelling along Princess Road today through Chorlton/Whalley Whange area and noticed what appeared to be the first Monitron camera I've seen in Manchester. However, it was very 'conveniently' placed overlooking a crossroads, so that any driver unaware of the new Monitron style camera would believe it be a red-light camera and happily carry on through a green light, unaware they were being invisibly pinged. So much for the Pratnership's claim of "We are not and have never been trying to catch the motorists out"


NB: I think the junction the Monitron was at was the crossroads with A5103 and Mauldeth Road West - about a mile north of Barlow Moor Road crossroads. If anyone in the area knows better, please correct me. The camera looked to be north facing only.

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That camera is a RedSpeed, it acts as both a red light camera and a speed camera.