New speed vans - privateers ?

Omcd

These new speed vans I have been seeing all over the place in the last two weeks, are these the privateers coming on line ? These are new white low roofed transits, and not marked. I thought all the new Garda ones were to be marked, but I've never seen a marked one. Do these new ones have front facing cameras as well ? I have seen them parked face on to approaching traffic.

patrickc

saw one this morning on the nass road, and a motorbike in front of it, not sure what that was about.

Drummerboy08

As far as i know, only the Gardai can operate a speed van like that.

I've seen that van around there alot, sometimes its at the top of the long mile road opposite the Esso, and other times its just after the Texaco on the Naas road.

I'd say its the replacement for the 9 year old van that used to operate around here until very recently.

As for the bike, was it a marked unit?

patrickc

Drummerboy08 wrote: »

As far as i know, only the Gardai can operate a speed van like that.

I've seen that van around there alot, sometimes its at the top of the long mile road opposite the Esso, and other times its just after the Texaco on the Naas road.

I'd say its the replacement for the 9 year old van that used to operate around here until very recently.

As for the bike, was it a marked unit?

it was before the citywest exit today, which i thought was strange, no it wasn't marked, but was right up to the front of the can, so had something to do with it.

donvito99

Drummerboy08 wrote: »

As for the bike, was it a marked unit?

Maybe the guards ahve an unmarked bike? I doubt it very much though.

Marked and Unmarked police bike in the UK;

Sids Not

donvito99 wrote: »

Marked and Unmarked police bike in the UK;

Seriously....? cant imagine those indicators are a "legal" size