For supposedly austere times the Highways Agency seem to have escaped. I don't have to go far on any motorway near me before the miles of 50 limit and endless cones begin.

Perhaps the speed cameras are more lucrative than we thought!

Driving through the A1 roadworks today introduced a new idiot. Despite 3 lanes of crawling <20mph traffic, some dozy undercover plod thought it was a bright idea to park his audi in the hard shoulder and point a speed camera gun at the passing traffic. I mean, what was the point of that?

Technically its a 70mph motorway but the roadworks have reduced it to walking pace, and the variable speed limit (with its own cameras!) doesn't start for a few more miles. This is the same plod who has a reputation for pulling anyone over for any reason he can think of - too much time on his hands perhaps.

Could have been checking number plates for tax/insurance/stolen etc.

Do they use the same sort of camera? Could be with the new tax disc rules I suppose.

It looked just like a cash camera but I'm more used to the ANPR vans that hide behind trees etc.