Drivers are using birdwatching code to share the locations of police speed camera vans
DRIVERS are using bird code to share locations of police speed camera vans. Their posts on a private Facebook page refer to the mobile traps as birds such as blue tits and buzzards. They hatched the twitcher tip-off plan when police increased camera units from six to 13. Their group, based in Harrogate, North Yorks, […]
DRIVERS are using bird code to share locations of police speed camera vans.
Their posts on a private Facebook page refer to the mobile traps as birds such as blue tits and buzzards.
They hatched the twitcher tip-off plan when police increased camera units from six to 13.
Their group, based in Harrogate, North Yorks, now has 3,000 followers and is updated daily with locations and times.
One member declared: “Greater spotted tit in Killinghall, fluttering towards Ripley.”
Another wrote: “Bird box facing towards west park roundabout.”
Other warnings included: “12.30. Buzzard nesting near Melmerby. Beak pointing to A1.”
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Some even referred to the North Yorkshire Police van crews as “twitchers with telephoto lens”.
One member said: “If you warn other motorists by flashing headlights or revealing the mobile unit’s location online you are liable to a £1,000 fine for obstructing the police.
“So a lot of drivers have started bird watching instead. I for one love my new hobby.”
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