The mobile speed camera lay-by on Leeds Hill is at last being used. Who decides when it is used is not known, and whether it is only mointoring traffic in one direction is also not known. Nobody has told us anything about it.
When the van is in place it does have an impact upon traffic speeds, vehicles can be seen decelerating rapidly when the drivers realise that the van is there. Perhaps this could be a solution in itself - buy a cheap van, mark it up as a Police van, and just leave it parked there all day?
It is to be hoped that the van is used at times other than those witnessed by the writer, one Friday evening around 6.30pm, and one Monday evening around 8.30pm, when the traffic volumes, and overall problem is lessened. Time will tell, if monitoring at these times will lead the police to claim that there isn't really a problem ............ as they have done in the past.
