0:00:03 > 0:00:07Never before have so many on-the-spot fines been issued in Britain.
0:00:07 > 0:00:11We're going to be following the men and women who hand out
0:00:11 > 0:00:14over ?30 million worth of tickets every month...
0:00:14 > 0:00:17Oops. Around here, they are an absolute blight.
0:00:17 > 0:00:18I'm at 104 now.
0:00:18 > 0:00:20Wow. That is disgusting.
0:00:20 > 0:00:23Just walk away. Grrr.
0:00:23 > 0:00:25'..for behaviour that's downright dangerous...'
0:00:25 > 0:00:27That was stupid for these sort of conditions, wasn't it?
0:00:27 > 0:00:29'..simply selfish...'
0:00:29 > 0:00:31Look at the mess you've created in this street!
0:00:31 > 0:00:32How is that our fault?
0:00:32 > 0:00:34'..or just, well...' What is he doing?
0:00:34 > 0:00:36'..plain silly.'
0:00:37 > 0:00:38What a doughnut.
0:00:38 > 0:00:41'We'll be revealing the cost of their bad behaviour...'
0:00:41 > 0:00:43?100 fine.
0:00:43 > 0:00:44Pays ?260.
0:00:44 > 0:00:45Ouch.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48'..and how this could affect you.'
0:00:48 > 0:00:51I'll give him a punch. Do you want to see me kick off?
0:00:51 > 0:00:52'The police are on it...'
0:00:52 > 0:00:54What the...? Sir!
0:00:54 > 0:00:56'..the parking wardens are on it...'
0:00:56 > 0:00:58They should be thanking us for being here.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01'..and I'm on it.' Careful, it's a 30mph limit here.
0:01:01 > 0:01:03I'm Dom Littlewood
0:01:03 > 0:01:04and I'm On The Spot.
0:01:06 > 0:01:12Today, we're in stealth mode on the motorway as we pursue motorists risking a fine.
0:01:12 > 0:01:1395mph now.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16It's not going to be his lucky day, is it?
0:01:16 > 0:01:18Do you know why I stopped you? Speeding. Yeah.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21'We meet a farmer who's digging himself into a hole.'
0:01:21 > 0:01:23You say you've cleared it up.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26Yeah. Dug a hole and buried it, yeah.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29'And will it be a fine or a close shave for this driver?'
0:01:29 > 0:01:33Adrian, I've got more on my head than you've got on your tyre.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35If you've ever been caught speeding,
0:01:35 > 0:01:38not wearing a seatbelt or using your phone behind the wheel of a car,
0:01:38 > 0:01:41you won't have had a very good day.
0:01:41 > 0:01:46But if I told you in 2015 there were 23,000 deaths or serious injuries on
0:01:46 > 0:01:50the roads, you might think twice about what you are doing.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53So if you're not behaving behind the wheel of a car,
0:01:53 > 0:01:56you can expect the police to be hot on your tail.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58You were doing 81, average speed.
0:01:58 > 0:01:59Can I see your phone, please?
0:01:59 > 0:02:02Who were you on the phone to? I wasn't, I was holding that then.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04You've got a child in the front passenger seat.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07Why would it be your preference for her to sit in the front?
0:02:11 > 0:02:15Drivers beware, traffic cop PC Shelley Holloway is on the case.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19I think he just dropped it, under his shoulder.
0:02:19 > 0:02:23We're on speed patrol in Gloucestershire and I'm along for the ride.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25SIREN BLARES
0:02:27 > 0:02:33When us Brits hit the motorway, a whopping 46% of us break the limit.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36But PC Shelley Holloway and PC Oli Buxton
0:02:36 > 0:02:39have a stealth approach to catching speeders.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41This morning we're on the M5,
0:02:41 > 0:02:44we're in an unmarked car today,
0:02:44 > 0:02:48which I think is going to make quite a difference to what happens.
0:02:48 > 0:02:49'If you're caught speeding,
0:02:49 > 0:02:53'you could be looking at an on-the-spot ?100 fine,
0:02:53 > 0:02:55'points on your licence or even a driving ban.'
0:02:57 > 0:03:00There's a Jaguar just about to overtake us, we'll try him.
0:03:00 > 0:03:05'This speed demon has no idea he's being tailed.'
0:03:05 > 0:03:08What's he doing at the moment? It's 89.
0:03:12 > 0:03:13Just do another one.
0:03:13 > 0:03:17He appears to have picked up speed so we're running it again.
0:03:17 > 0:03:23'His speed is rising well over the 70mph limit and he still doesn't know he's being clocked.'
0:03:23 > 0:03:2495mph now.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27It's not going to be his lucky day, is it?
0:03:27 > 0:03:30Well, not really, given that we're doing over 90 ourselves.
0:03:30 > 0:03:34We're having to put the lights on at the back to stop people overtaking us.
0:03:34 > 0:03:38'A ?100 fine might stop this speeder in his tracks.'
0:03:38 > 0:03:40This is obviously an endorsable offence
0:03:40 > 0:03:43but I suppose it's in his favour that he's keeping it below 100,
0:03:43 > 0:03:46because that would be a lot more serious, wouldn't it?
0:03:46 > 0:03:49Yeah, certainly. Anything over 100mph is...
0:03:49 > 0:03:51We're unable to give a traffic-offence report for it,
0:03:51 > 0:03:54he would have to be reported for summons to court.
0:03:56 > 0:04:00'This driver may have just narrowly avoided a court summons but he's
0:04:00 > 0:04:03'highly unlikely to get off scot-free.'
0:04:03 > 0:04:04Do you know why we've stopped you?
0:04:04 > 0:04:06You were travelling in excess of the speed limit.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08The speed limit is...
0:04:08 > 0:04:10'The driver confirms they are well aware that
0:04:10 > 0:04:13'the speed limit on the motorway is 70mph.'
0:04:13 > 0:04:16We did three speed checks on you.
0:04:16 > 0:04:21The first one was 89, the second was 95 and the third was 92mph,
0:04:21 > 0:04:23average, over a set distance.
0:04:23 > 0:04:28So it is unacceptable, unfortunately, to travel that fast.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31'Is PC Holloway about to pull out the penalty notice book?'
0:04:31 > 0:04:33Have you got points on your licence?
0:04:33 > 0:04:37'The driver confirms that she already has six points on her licence,
0:04:37 > 0:04:39'for speeding.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41'Oh, dear. That's not a good start.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44'The driver is asked to come and sit in the back of the police car for
0:04:44 > 0:04:47'further questioning but she's not happy.'
0:04:47 > 0:04:49There is nowhere to go. I'm not...
0:04:49 > 0:04:52No, there isn't, we've just passed it.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54OK? No.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57'The driver says she doesn't feel safe being on the hard shoulder.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02'Reluctantly, she makes her way to the police car.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04'Now I'm in a safe position on the hard shoulder,
0:05:04 > 0:05:06'let's see what's going on.'
0:05:06 > 0:05:10Now, Shelley has asked the motorist if she would step into her car,
0:05:10 > 0:05:13one, for safety, and also it's going to be a lot quieter for her,
0:05:13 > 0:05:15she's got all of her documentation in there.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18She's going to explain to her now what's happened about the fact
0:05:18 > 0:05:21that she's been followed for quite a few miles, and discuss her speed.
0:05:21 > 0:05:25There's also evidence on video, which if the woman is going to dispute anything,
0:05:25 > 0:05:27she can have a chance to have a look at it,
0:05:27 > 0:05:30which will hopefully free up the courts if anybody wants to argue their point.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33As to what happens after them, that's at Shelley's discretion,
0:05:33 > 0:05:36whether the woman gets a ticket or not I don't know.
0:05:36 > 0:05:41I suspect probably so, because she was doing in excess of 90 for quite a while.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44I'll just check your driving-licence status.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47'But she's still complaining. Is this going to take a nasty turn?'
0:05:47 > 0:05:50If you weren't speeding, we wouldn't have had to stop you.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53I've heard your point but let's get on with this
0:05:53 > 0:05:56and then we don't have to spend too long on the hard shoulder.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59Standing on the hard shoulder, we all know, is very, very dangerous.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02Now, that woman in the car at the moment is saying to Shelley
0:06:02 > 0:06:06she's worried about her own safety from getting out from her car into this car
0:06:06 > 0:06:09but the irony of that is, if she wasn't doing 90-plus miles per hour
0:06:09 > 0:06:11down the motorway she wouldn't have had to.
0:06:11 > 0:06:12Oli?
0:06:12 > 0:06:15Can you grab the lady's handbag out of the car, please?
0:06:15 > 0:06:16She needs her phone... Yes.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19There's no insurance showing on the database.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21'If the driver isn't insured,
0:06:21 > 0:06:25'her car will be seized and she will be handed a ?300 fine.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27'This isn't looking promising at all.
0:06:27 > 0:06:31'The speedy motorist was going well over the limit on the motorway.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34'She's already got six points on her licence
0:06:34 > 0:06:36'and now it seems she might not be insured.'
0:06:36 > 0:06:38But if we look at this and how it could go,
0:06:38 > 0:06:41you might have had a woman there doing 95mph in the outside lane,
0:06:41 > 0:06:43quite close to motorists in front...
0:06:43 > 0:06:48Yeah, yeah. Potentially with no insurance. Potentially without insurance as well. You know...
0:06:48 > 0:06:50That's pretty naughty. It is very naughty, it is very naughty.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53And in fact, whilst I've been stood there watching other traffic go by,
0:06:53 > 0:06:56there's people committing offences left, right and centre.
0:06:56 > 0:06:58People on their phones, speeding,
0:06:58 > 0:07:00you can see the brake lights go on, so, yeah,
0:07:00 > 0:07:03I think there's always more work than we can cope with,
0:07:03 > 0:07:05put it that way, so... Yeah, definitely.
0:07:05 > 0:07:09Because it's such a huge company they don't actually have to be put on there,
0:07:09 > 0:07:14so it's unfortunate but I would just advise her to ask her boss for documents in the vehicle
0:07:14 > 0:07:17to prove that she's part of the company... Yeah.
0:07:17 > 0:07:21'So it turns out the driver is insured through a company policy.'
0:07:21 > 0:07:22OK, that's great. Thanks ever so much.
0:07:22 > 0:07:26'But how is PC Holloway going to deal with the speeding offence?'
0:07:26 > 0:07:28So, you've got six points on your licence currently.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31Have they all been on the motorway? No, clearly not.
0:07:31 > 0:07:35SP30 isn't the motorway, so you are quite close now to losing your licence.
0:07:35 > 0:07:39'Could the driver be looking at a ?100 fine and three points
0:07:39 > 0:07:40'or even a driving ban?'
0:07:40 > 0:07:44OK, so you've just been reported for one speeding offence.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46I'll let you get on your way now.
0:07:46 > 0:07:47'It's a ?100 fine...
0:07:49 > 0:07:52'..and three more points on her licence.'
0:07:52 > 0:07:55Fly-tipping, or illegally dumping your rubbish,
0:07:55 > 0:07:57is a pretty disgusting thing to do.
0:07:57 > 0:07:59But it doesn't just affect the appearance of an area,
0:07:59 > 0:08:02it can also be downright dangerous.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04It can encourage vermin, spread disease
0:08:04 > 0:08:06and be an added danger to your children.
0:08:06 > 0:08:11But anybody who illegally dumps their rubbish can face a hefty fine,
0:08:11 > 0:08:14criminal record and, in some cases, prison.
0:08:16 > 0:08:20But fly-tipping doesn't just affect urban areas.
0:08:21 > 0:08:25Because amongst Lancashire's delightful rolling hills
0:08:25 > 0:08:27there's a blot on the landscape.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32Scrap and litter dumped.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35Fly-tipping is a huge problem across the country.
0:08:35 > 0:08:40There were 900,000 cases last year and it cost taxpayers like you and me
0:08:40 > 0:08:43?50 million to clear it all up.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47But the penalties if you're caught fly-tipping are severe.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49It could land you with a court appearance,
0:08:49 > 0:08:53a fine of up to ?50,000 and even a prison sentence.
0:08:53 > 0:08:57Did you have nightmares about that rat last night?
0:08:57 > 0:08:58I did a bit, yeah.
0:08:58 > 0:09:02Jon is an enforcement officer with Pendle Borough Council.
0:09:02 > 0:09:05He's joined today by his colleague Matty and they're heading out
0:09:05 > 0:09:09into the Lancashire countryside to follow up a lead.
0:09:09 > 0:09:14This morning, a farmer rang up. A fly-tip's been reported by him.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17He reckons it's about five to six black bin bags and then he said that that was
0:09:17 > 0:09:22reported some days ago and that since then another set's been put there.
0:09:26 > 0:09:30They may be able to issue massive fines for fly-tipping...
0:09:30 > 0:09:33Initially, it looks to me like maybe a shed or garage.
0:09:33 > 0:09:38..but these guys can't give it out unless they find the culprit first.
0:09:38 > 0:09:39Here we go.
0:09:39 > 0:09:44The irony of it is...made with household waste saved from landfill,
0:09:44 > 0:09:45and it's been fly-tipped!
0:09:46 > 0:09:49I think of it like an environmental autopsy.
0:09:49 > 0:09:50You know, you see these...Dr G,
0:09:50 > 0:09:54she's chopping bodies up to find out how they died, you know.
0:09:54 > 0:09:59I find this is like the same kind of thing, we find out how it got there and who put it there.
0:09:59 > 0:10:03CSI: Lancashire? Hmm, not quite as glamorous as Miami.
0:10:05 > 0:10:11I just need a name or some kind of inkling as to how it got here.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15Clever.
0:10:15 > 0:10:19Clever people. Not only did this person have the intention of coming out here
0:10:19 > 0:10:24and illegally dumping this waste but they've also made sure that they got rid of the name.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27I'm disappointed that this person has got away with this.
0:10:29 > 0:10:31The trail in this case has gone cold
0:10:31 > 0:10:34but Jon has spotted another just around the corner.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41They've stumbled across a massive illegal dump.
0:10:41 > 0:10:45Whoever's been fly-tipping here has been doing it for a long time.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49This case is so extreme,
0:10:49 > 0:10:52Jon's called out his boss David to see it for himself.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55It's all of it, the whole lot, the whole mound.
0:10:55 > 0:10:59And all this waste isn't just making the place look untidy.
0:10:59 > 0:11:03If it's eaten by animals it can sadly have fatal consequences.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06Here's your carcass in here.
0:11:06 > 0:11:07There's the wool.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11And there's the ribcage.
0:11:12 > 0:11:14It's a bit like Silence Of The Lambs, isn't it?
0:11:14 > 0:11:18It's like that guy who goes out and skins all them people, he just can't stop.
0:11:20 > 0:11:24It'll just be a matter of having a look through and
0:11:24 > 0:11:26see if we can find any evidence.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29It's frustrating because it's building waste
0:11:29 > 0:11:32so it's very unlikely to find anything, and that's why they do it.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39It's an eerie crime scene but super-sleuth Jon is determined to find a way
0:11:39 > 0:11:41to bring the offender to justice.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46This is serious stuff,
0:11:46 > 0:11:49as whoever's responsible for the fly-tipping
0:11:49 > 0:11:52could be facing that massive fine of up to ?50,000.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58Hang on, what's this?
0:11:58 > 0:12:01David... It's an invoice, isn't it? To make a payment by direct debit.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04It's a calling card by the looks of things.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07At last, the team may have a lead.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10A name and address pulled from the rubbish might be that of the offender.
0:12:10 > 0:12:14It could be an innocent party but this is what we've got to find out.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17It'll be done through council-tax checks,
0:12:17 > 0:12:20who's living at the property at the moment, who owns the property,
0:12:20 > 0:12:23have they had any work done on it, so, yeah,
0:12:23 > 0:12:26there's still quite a bit of digging to be done.
0:12:27 > 0:12:31The next step for David is to find the farmer who owns the land
0:12:31 > 0:12:33and see if he's aware of the problem.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38If it turns out the farmer has allowed fly-tippers to dump on his land,
0:12:38 > 0:12:40he could be facing some hefty fines too.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44Hello, Mr Parker?
0:12:44 > 0:12:46Yes, yes. Good morning.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48Good morning, yeah. We need to have a chat with you.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51Right. A few days ago, we were up on Cobb Lane.
0:12:51 > 0:12:57Oh, yeah. It looks as though somebody's coming in to the field and fly-tipping or... That's what...
0:12:57 > 0:12:58They come in at the top...
0:12:58 > 0:13:01Yeah. That's what they were doing, yeah.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03Do you know who that person... I don't know who it is, no.
0:13:03 > 0:13:08You don't know? And they've not been doing it with your permission or anything? No, no. Right.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10But you say you cleared it up.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13Yeah. So where have you taken the stuff to?
0:13:13 > 0:13:18Right, yeah. We've buried it, dug a hole and buried it, yeah.
0:13:18 > 0:13:20Righty-ho. Is that OK?
0:13:20 > 0:13:23You can't be doing that on your land.
0:13:23 > 0:13:28Right, right. You've got to either have a permit to use your land for tipping... Right.
0:13:28 > 0:13:32..otherwise you'll get in trouble with the... I didn't know that. ..Environment Agency.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35But we'll go up and see what you've done with it.
0:13:35 > 0:13:36Yeah. I'll just...
0:13:39 > 0:13:41David and Jon need to see this for themselves.
0:13:43 > 0:13:48By doing that now, what he's done is contaminated that land,
0:13:48 > 0:13:52because we don't actually know the full extent of the fly-tip that was there.
0:13:52 > 0:13:58We've got to go and have a look to see exactly how good a job he's buried it.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03What's he done? He's just... Yeah.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05He's not really dug a hole, has he?
0:14:05 > 0:14:08He's just... No. ..made it into a big mound.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11He's just, like, compacted it.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17It's not the thorough clean-up that David was hoping for.
0:14:17 > 0:14:22The fly-tippers may be long gone but it's the farmer who's responsible for clearing up the mess.
0:14:24 > 0:14:28A huge mound of hazardous waste has been sitting on his land for months.
0:14:30 > 0:14:34Details of the suspected fly-tipper have been found amongst the rubble.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36Even if the tippers can't be found,
0:14:36 > 0:14:39the farmer needs to make sure the waste is removed.
0:14:39 > 0:14:43If he doesn't, he could be looking at a hefty fine.
0:14:43 > 0:14:45So, how will David deal with it?
0:14:45 > 0:14:47Erm...
0:14:47 > 0:14:50Yeah, it's not fully tidied up, is it?
0:14:50 > 0:14:52Not bad though, is it? Ooh...
0:14:52 > 0:14:54No, it's not good enough to...
0:14:54 > 0:14:59I mean, you've got a load of wrought-iron bedsprings...
0:14:59 > 0:15:01Yeah, they want moving, I know.
0:15:01 > 0:15:06This time, it's some friendly advice and a promise from the farmer to remove all the waste.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08I mean, have you got a tractor with a...?
0:15:08 > 0:15:10A loader... ..with a shovel on? Yes, yes.
0:15:10 > 0:15:14Are you happy if we find out who has been tipping on your land?
0:15:14 > 0:15:17Right... ..and prosecute them? Right, I see.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19Are you? Wow... HE LAUGHS
0:15:19 > 0:15:21Right, blooming heck. I can...
0:15:21 > 0:15:25We've got someone to trace back to where the stuff has come from.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28Right. And we might find out who it is.
0:15:28 > 0:15:29Who it is, right.
0:15:29 > 0:15:33We will then see them but obviously because it's your land,
0:15:33 > 0:15:37it is not public land... Right. ..I need your consent to say
0:15:37 > 0:15:42that, erm, nobody had permission to dump anything on your land.
0:15:42 > 0:15:43Right, right.
0:15:43 > 0:15:44Would you be happy to give that statement?
0:15:44 > 0:15:47Right, I see. Heck.
0:15:48 > 0:15:49That's a...
0:15:49 > 0:15:52Well, I'll let you have a think about it. Yeah, that's right, yeah.
0:15:52 > 0:15:54I've got your details. Erm...
0:15:54 > 0:15:56because obviously, we've got to stop this
0:15:56 > 0:15:59because otherwise it's just going to continue dumping.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01OK, thank you for your time... Yeah... ..thank you for your time.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04And I'll be in touch with you in a couple of days
0:16:04 > 0:16:06to let you know what's going on, then, OK? Yeah, that's all right.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08Right, thank you. Right.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10Well, you've done nowt wrong, have you?
0:16:10 > 0:16:12No, well, no. All right, speak to you again.
0:16:14 > 0:16:19He wasn't too happy about getting involved in giving statements or anything, so...
0:16:20 > 0:16:23I don't know how... Even if we track who it is,
0:16:23 > 0:16:28if we don't get his cooperation, we won't be able to prosecute.
0:16:28 > 0:16:29So, they've hit a dead end.
0:16:29 > 0:16:32Without the farmer's permission to pursue the tippers,
0:16:32 > 0:16:35it looks like this case will be closed.
0:16:41 > 0:16:43What would we do if we didn't have traffic wardens?
0:16:43 > 0:16:47Yeah, we need 'em. Could you imagine what it would be like if they weren't there?
0:16:47 > 0:16:50Oh, it would be ridiculous, yeah. Yeah, it would be.
0:16:50 > 0:16:52Well, you need traffic wardens to...
0:16:52 > 0:16:55Or you'll have a deadlock, won't you, in the street?
0:16:55 > 0:16:59Sometimes I think they are just out there just to get the tickets
0:16:59 > 0:17:03and to get their commission and their money, so, no, I don't.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06Especially when you're running back to your car and they're still there,
0:17:06 > 0:17:09writing and they see you and they see you
0:17:09 > 0:17:11and they still give you a ticket.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13What do you think of traffic wardens?
0:17:13 > 0:17:16I don't like them. Does anybody like them?
0:17:16 > 0:17:18Bit of jobsworths sometimes, I'm afraid.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21That's the most hated, like, job ever.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23I would never want to have a job like that. Yeah.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25It's a nuisance.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27I've been caught by a couple of traffic wardens in the past,
0:17:27 > 0:17:30and when I have been, I haven't appreciated them, but, saying that,
0:17:30 > 0:17:34when I'm around town and I'm trying to get somewhere, yeah,
0:17:34 > 0:17:37they keep the traffic moving, I suppose. Erm...
0:17:37 > 0:17:39I don't know, jury's out on that one.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42I'm not a fan but I do defend the traffic warden,
0:17:42 > 0:17:44they are doing their job, so...
0:17:44 > 0:17:46Whatever you think of traffic wardens,
0:17:46 > 0:17:49without them, the roads would be like the Wild West.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54And in Havering, north-east London,
0:17:54 > 0:17:57problem parking is worse now than ever before.
0:18:01 > 0:18:03In the past 20 years,
0:18:03 > 0:18:07the number of cars on the roads has ballooned by 10 million.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09The parking space hasn't.
0:18:11 > 0:18:15Kam Paul is the CEO, Civil Enforcement Officer,
0:18:15 > 0:18:17pitched against many machines.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20Today, I just want the day to go peacefully.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23A traffic warden on the front line.
0:18:23 > 0:18:24I'll see how the day goes.
0:18:27 > 0:18:31Kam's tooling up, armed to the teeth with tickets.
0:18:31 > 0:18:32No day goes as expected.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34And she's going to need them.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39She can dish out fines of up to ?130 a pop.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44She's heading to a part of town that always keeps her busy.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46We've had quite a few incidents there,
0:18:46 > 0:18:50so when I found out yesterday that I was going to be coming here,
0:18:50 > 0:18:53I wasn't really looking forward to it.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56But it's...
0:18:56 > 0:18:57it's a part of the job.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04Working in one of the country's most unloved professions,
0:19:04 > 0:19:07Kam will need to keep her wits about her today.
0:19:08 > 0:19:10You do frequently get incidents
0:19:10 > 0:19:14where you will go through severe abuse,
0:19:14 > 0:19:18and you've got a few youths up the road, screaming, "Jobsworth".
0:19:18 > 0:19:20Boo.
0:19:20 > 0:19:22Boo. Oh, just a "boo" then, yeah?
0:19:22 > 0:19:26OK. The heckling won't put Kam off the job.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28Could this be her first fine of the day?
0:19:28 > 0:19:31Expired at 13.34, it's now 13.50,
0:19:31 > 0:19:35so they've had, they've had more than their, er...
0:19:35 > 0:19:38grace time, we call it. They get ten minutes' grace.
0:19:38 > 0:19:42So why is the owner of this car in the danger zone?
0:19:43 > 0:19:46They're 15 minutes overtime.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49She waited, but tick-tock, it's a fair cop.
0:19:52 > 0:19:56But now the owner of the car is back and he's not happy.
0:19:56 > 0:20:00Well, it's saying that it's expired at 13.34.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03The driver claims the machine spat out the wrong ticket.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08I'm not saying that what you're saying is false,
0:20:08 > 0:20:09it could be that it's a machine error,
0:20:09 > 0:20:13what you'd need to do is appeal the ticket now, because I've already issued it.
0:20:13 > 0:20:16Once the fine is issued, there's no going back.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19Unfortunately, we're not allowed to take any tickets back,
0:20:19 > 0:20:23because then it can look at it like we're taking a bribe or something.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25He will need to appeal the ticket
0:20:25 > 0:20:28and obviously it will have to be investigated.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33You're always a bit concerned about the driver coming back,
0:20:33 > 0:20:36you'd rather not get into confrontation.
0:20:36 > 0:20:38When you're giving a ticket,
0:20:38 > 0:20:41you'd rather just get through the ticket and walk away,
0:20:41 > 0:20:43rather than being confronted by the driver,
0:20:43 > 0:20:46cos they're obviously not going to be happy about it.
0:20:55 > 0:20:59OK, this driver wants to just ignore and not face me,
0:20:59 > 0:21:02so I'm just going to log him and walk off.
0:21:02 > 0:21:06With no ticket and nothing to say, he could face a ?60 fine.
0:21:07 > 0:21:09If he's still there...
0:21:09 > 0:21:11in five minutes, we'll have him moved on.
0:21:11 > 0:21:15Hang on, it seems Kam's finally caught the driver's eye.
0:21:15 > 0:21:17Do you have a ticket, sir?
0:21:17 > 0:21:20No, you need to get one, it's a pay-and-display.
0:21:21 > 0:21:23He's still not going to get out.
0:21:23 > 0:21:25So, I've logged him, anyway.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30The silent driver is getting five minutes to either drive off,
0:21:30 > 0:21:32or buy a ticket.
0:21:32 > 0:21:34Their observation is up, I'm just going to take a picture,
0:21:34 > 0:21:37so we can leave him to do what he wants to,
0:21:37 > 0:21:40cos in five minutes, he's going to get a ticket regardless.
0:21:40 > 0:21:42Obviously, he's in the car or not,
0:21:42 > 0:21:45if he hasn't bought a ticket, he will be getting one.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51But with Kam on the brink of issuing a ticket...
0:21:51 > 0:21:57the driver decides to make a sharp exit. No fine...this time.
0:21:57 > 0:22:01Every single pay-and-display here gives you a half-hour free ticket.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03All you've got to do is key in your registration.
0:22:03 > 0:22:07I don't understand why someone would not use that facility, it's free.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10It's a free half-hour's parking.
0:22:12 > 0:22:14It seems drivers just aren't reading the signs.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18You'd be telling every driver individually
0:22:18 > 0:22:20how to work the machines.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22You do go through days
0:22:22 > 0:22:24where you'll end up repeating yourself
0:22:24 > 0:22:26millions of times throughout the day.
0:22:26 > 0:22:30Get a half-hour free ticket, it is free, it doesn't cost anything.
0:22:30 > 0:22:32It's down to Kam to put the message out.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35You still need to go over to the machine and get a free ticket.
0:22:35 > 0:22:37It's like Groundhog Day.
0:22:41 > 0:22:42To get that half-hour free ticket,
0:22:42 > 0:22:45you would need to key in your registration in the machine.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48Right, it's a half-hour free ticket, it's not going to cost anything.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51Your vehicle is in a pay-and-display, right? OK.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54You would still need to buy a ticket.
0:22:54 > 0:22:56I can understand if the person can't read,
0:22:56 > 0:22:59you do get people who would much rather just hear it from your mouth,
0:22:59 > 0:23:02although the instructions are there, quite clearly.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07But it's OK, I can talk for the world.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12On the high street, there are more issues.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15The driver's left a child in the vehicle.
0:23:15 > 0:23:17It's a disabled bay, ma'am.
0:23:17 > 0:23:20Oh, just... It's a disabled bay.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23It's not about "just", no parking in a disabled bay.
0:23:23 > 0:23:24INDISTINCT
0:23:24 > 0:23:26Right, ma'am, it's not about just,
0:23:26 > 0:23:28you are in a disabled bay without a blue badge,
0:23:28 > 0:23:31you're not allowed to be in this bay.
0:23:31 > 0:23:33Even just. Yeah.
0:23:33 > 0:23:34Thank you.
0:23:34 > 0:23:36This lady is breaking the law.
0:23:38 > 0:23:39Kam's snapped it, too.
0:23:41 > 0:23:45Parking in a restricted bay with no ticket,
0:23:45 > 0:23:48she could slap on a penalty charge notice of ?60.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54She doesn't have a blue badge,
0:23:54 > 0:23:57she's pretty capable of parking anywhere else,
0:23:57 > 0:24:01that bay is there for people who are unfortunate enough to not be able to
0:24:01 > 0:24:05be as mobile and flexible as us so her saying, "Oh, I'm just..."
0:24:05 > 0:24:10There's no "just" about it, that is just for disabled people.
0:24:10 > 0:24:14Will Kam report the motorist, or is she feeling lenient?
0:24:14 > 0:24:18Because there was a child in the car as well and she was right by the
0:24:18 > 0:24:21vehicle, she didn't actually leave the vehicle and go in and start shopping,
0:24:21 > 0:24:23she was just talking to someone outside
0:24:23 > 0:24:25and she was very polite about it.
0:24:25 > 0:24:27Had she been a bit abusive,
0:24:27 > 0:24:29I probably would have, because I do have the picture,
0:24:29 > 0:24:32the photographic evidence, but...
0:24:32 > 0:24:34we don't want to do the job in a mean way.
0:24:34 > 0:24:38So, lucky for that woman, no abuse equals no fine.
0:24:38 > 0:24:40But it was oh, so close.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45It's been a busy day. A lot of confrontation,
0:24:45 > 0:24:49a lot of friction with some of the drivers, obviously.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52I'm going back in one piece and that's the main thing.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55Some people think that giving traffic wardens grief
0:24:55 > 0:24:57will encourage them to cancel their tickets,
0:24:57 > 0:24:59but it just won't help.
0:24:59 > 0:25:04The only real chance you have of not paying up is to appeal.
0:25:04 > 0:25:09Today, I've come to the Environment and Traffic Adjudicators tribunal
0:25:09 > 0:25:11in London to meet biker Elizabetha.
0:25:11 > 0:25:15She's disputing an ?80 parking fine that she believes wasn't served
0:25:15 > 0:25:20correctly, but will her fine be upheld by head adjudicator Caroline?
0:25:20 > 0:25:22Elizabeth, have you ever used this service before?
0:25:22 > 0:25:24Once. Oh, and how did it go?
0:25:24 > 0:25:27Very well. OK, so you won that appeal? Yes.
0:25:27 > 0:25:31So obviously you are feeling hopeful today that the fine's going to be squashed. Yes.
0:25:31 > 0:25:33How much is it if it doesn't go through?
0:25:33 > 0:25:37Er, something like ?190, or something like that.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40Yes. So, it's now more than triple. And look...
0:25:40 > 0:25:45And look. All this paper, yeah? Trees I've killed for this, yeah?
0:25:45 > 0:25:47So that's my other thing.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50If you don't win, it's going to be an expensive day.
0:25:50 > 0:25:51It's going to be an expensive day, yes.
0:25:51 > 0:25:55If you do, you've saved yourself 170, 180-odd pounds.
0:25:55 > 0:25:57Yes. All right, I'll keep my fingers crossed for you.
0:25:57 > 0:25:59Yes, please. THEY LAUGH
0:25:59 > 0:26:04It's up to head adjudicator Caroline Hamilton to decide whether or not
0:26:04 > 0:26:06Elizabetha will have to cough up the readies.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11Thank you. Hello, good morning. Have a seat.
0:26:13 > 0:26:14I've got your case details up in the screen.
0:26:14 > 0:26:17We'll look at it together and obviously you'll have every
0:26:17 > 0:26:20opportunity of telling me why it is you disagree with their decision.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22What they're saying, essentially,
0:26:22 > 0:26:25is on the 9th of September of 2015 at 15.41,
0:26:25 > 0:26:27your vehicle was seen in Highbury Station Road,
0:26:27 > 0:26:30and it says that you were parked at a meter,
0:26:30 > 0:26:33pay-and-display or voucher bay, but you hadn't made a payment.
0:26:33 > 0:26:35It says you've appealed on the grounds that the contravention
0:26:35 > 0:26:38didn't occur, but they've got evidence from the enforcement officer
0:26:38 > 0:26:41demonstrating your vehicle was parked without clearly displaying
0:26:41 > 0:26:44a valid pay-and-display ticket or voucher at Highbury Station Road.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47So, it is true that I put my motorbike there. It is true...
0:26:47 > 0:26:50Do you accept that it's in a bay where you're supposed to park?
0:26:50 > 0:26:52Yes. Right. And did you park?
0:26:52 > 0:26:54OK, this is the thing,
0:26:54 > 0:26:57on a motorbike, differently from a car,
0:26:57 > 0:27:01you can't put the four indicators on to say that you are just stationary
0:27:01 > 0:27:03for a minute or something, do you know what I mean?
0:27:03 > 0:27:06Did you pay to park? No, no, no. You didn't pay to park? No.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09Why not? Because I was checking if the...
0:27:09 > 0:27:13I was leaving the bike there rather than leaving it in the middle of the
0:27:13 > 0:27:17road, of the main road, to check if the shop up there
0:27:17 > 0:27:21could repair my phone, so it was just about going in.
0:27:21 > 0:27:24So you parked, you didn't make a payment, you went into a shop...
0:27:24 > 0:27:26Yes. ..to check if they could mend your phone?
0:27:26 > 0:27:28Yes, and then came back. Right.
0:27:28 > 0:27:30And where was the shop? Just across the road.
0:27:30 > 0:27:32And...
0:27:32 > 0:27:36A diagram is always useful, but I'm not sure it's going to help in this case.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39Still, it's worth a shot.
0:27:39 > 0:27:40Is this your vehicle? Yes.
0:27:41 > 0:27:44You said that with such affection.
0:27:44 > 0:27:46Nice bike. Right, so you say...
0:27:46 > 0:27:48And rather than parking it here,
0:27:48 > 0:27:51because here it is actually very trafficky.
0:27:51 > 0:27:53Right. And it would've been in the middle of the road.
0:27:53 > 0:27:55Yes. How long do you think you were away from your bike?
0:27:55 > 0:27:57Three minutes, four minutes max,
0:27:57 > 0:27:59but I remember even seeing the officer after,
0:27:59 > 0:28:02that's why I was hoping it was going to be here.
0:28:02 > 0:28:06Why is it that you think you were entitled to leave your bike there
0:28:06 > 0:28:09without making a payment? Because I've always read about five minutes' grace.
0:28:09 > 0:28:13It's a common misconception that there's always a grace period
0:28:13 > 0:28:15before you're hit with a ticket.
0:28:15 > 0:28:18It's not always the case, every council has different rules
0:28:18 > 0:28:21and, unfortunately, that mistake has cost Elizabetha.
0:28:21 > 0:28:23I understand what you're saying,
0:28:23 > 0:28:27I think you are mistaken in your belief that you are entitled to a period of grace,
0:28:27 > 0:28:30but on this occasion, here, he's logged your vehicle, he's taken...
0:28:30 > 0:28:33Can you see that I have even got stuff in my box,
0:28:33 > 0:28:36I was so sure that I was coming back in a second?
0:28:36 > 0:28:40I'm sure you are quite right, I'm sure you were coming back in a second.
0:28:40 > 0:28:44But I tried to have a conversation with the officer because I saw him going away.
0:28:44 > 0:28:45And I said, "Come on, mate."
0:28:45 > 0:28:48I actually said it. What, you were walking after him?
0:28:48 > 0:28:49Yes. I said, "Come on, mate..."
0:28:49 > 0:28:52I see. I was there only for four minutes or two minutes.
0:28:52 > 0:28:55Right. But the ticket had been issued at that point. Yes.
0:28:55 > 0:28:59So Elizabetha parked her bike in a pay-and-display space when
0:28:59 > 0:29:03she nipped into a shop, but she didn't buy a ticket.
0:29:03 > 0:29:06She was only gone a few minutes and thinks the fine is unfair.
0:29:06 > 0:29:11So will Caroline side with her or uphold the council's decision?
0:29:11 > 0:29:13This idea that you have got that if you leave your bike on,
0:29:13 > 0:29:15you can nip off and do things...
0:29:15 > 0:29:16No...
0:29:16 > 0:29:18Because I heard...
0:29:18 > 0:29:22No. You're wrong about that. I heard that if you put your light on... No.
0:29:22 > 0:29:24..you are not, basically, parked.
0:29:24 > 0:29:27I understand what you are saying, I understand why you are here,
0:29:27 > 0:29:30unfortunately you haven't got a ground of appeal,
0:29:30 > 0:29:33you weren't allowed to be there, they were entitled to issue you a ticket.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36When you park, even if you are in a motorbike, you're like any other motorist,
0:29:36 > 0:29:38if you park in a pay-and-display bay, you have to pay.
0:29:38 > 0:29:41You're not allowed to park to go off and make inquiries in shops,
0:29:41 > 0:29:44it doesn't work like that, you weren't entitled to be there.
0:29:44 > 0:29:47I'm not going to be able to allow your appeal, as I said,
0:29:47 > 0:29:50and the penalty amount is now ?80 and essentially the law is not on your side.
0:29:50 > 0:29:54All right, thank you very much for coming. Thank you.
0:29:54 > 0:29:56So it is an ?80 fine,
0:29:56 > 0:29:58less than she thought it might be,
0:29:58 > 0:30:02but I get the feeling Elizabetha's not exactly celebrating.
0:30:02 > 0:30:06Elizabetha, I suspect you're not very happy right now. No.
0:30:06 > 0:30:09I saw the traffic warden, I told him, "Mate, come on,
0:30:09 > 0:30:11"I was there for two minutes."
0:30:11 > 0:30:13He didn't even turn his back.
0:30:13 > 0:30:16I think this is unfair. I told the judge,
0:30:16 > 0:30:19she made her decision based on whatever the evidences were,
0:30:19 > 0:30:23which is fair enough. If I still have the right to appeal, I will.
0:30:23 > 0:30:27And, unfortunately, on a motorbike, you can't indicate.
0:30:27 > 0:30:29Your hazard lights on. The hazard lights.
0:30:29 > 0:30:30I ride a motorbike,
0:30:30 > 0:30:34so I know what you are saying and you don't have hazard lights
0:30:34 > 0:30:37on most bikes, you know, especially older bikes as well.
0:30:37 > 0:30:38What I can tell you, you know,
0:30:38 > 0:30:41obviously the decision has been made now,
0:30:41 > 0:30:43is that anywhere in the country,
0:30:43 > 0:30:47having your hazard lights on does not allow you to park technically unlawfully.
0:30:47 > 0:30:52But it does give you an indication that I'm there for just a minute
0:30:52 > 0:30:55so you might want to wait for the...
0:30:55 > 0:30:57It's for them to observe...
0:30:57 > 0:30:59To observe, yes. ..medical conditions or if there is a problem.
0:30:59 > 0:31:02Yeah, for three minutes. Three minutes, come on, man.
0:31:11 > 0:31:15Amongst the unspoiled country lanes and green fields of Suffolk...
0:31:16 > 0:31:19..there's an unpleasant problem.
0:31:19 > 0:31:21Because when you look a bit closer,
0:31:21 > 0:31:24the grassy verges of the A14 are full of...
0:31:24 > 0:31:27waste.
0:31:27 > 0:31:30A popular thing here is human waste.
0:31:30 > 0:31:32You might call it toilet tipping.
0:31:34 > 0:31:36That's urine again.
0:31:36 > 0:31:39Somebody has not been able to hold themselves
0:31:39 > 0:31:42and filled the container and thrown it out.
0:31:42 > 0:31:45Whatever happened to crossing your legs?
0:31:45 > 0:31:46Disgusting.
0:31:46 > 0:31:49Chucking waste out of your car, human or otherwise,
0:31:49 > 0:31:52can net you a fine of ?80.
0:31:52 > 0:31:55But these litter louts are long gone.
0:31:55 > 0:31:56It's a big problem,
0:31:56 > 0:32:02200,000 sacks of rubbish are collected from England's roads every year.
0:32:02 > 0:32:03These areas often
0:32:03 > 0:32:08result in what we call fly-tips as well. We end up with all sorts.
0:32:08 > 0:32:10If you are caught fly-tipping,
0:32:10 > 0:32:14you could face a court appearance and a fine of up to ?50,000.
0:32:15 > 0:32:19John Buckingham is the operations manager at Mid Suffolk Council.
0:32:19 > 0:32:23He's a man on a mission to track down the culprits of fly-tipping.
0:32:23 > 0:32:26I'm terrible, if I go on holiday, I can't help but look at the verges.
0:32:26 > 0:32:29My wife tells me off. I say, "Look at the state of that!"
0:32:29 > 0:32:34But some litter the team find definitely wasn't thrown out of a car window.
0:32:34 > 0:32:36We found a chest freezer,
0:32:36 > 0:32:41a large chest freezer fly-tipped, so someone has gone to an awful lot of
0:32:41 > 0:32:45effort to stop at this lay-by and fly-tip a freezer.
0:32:45 > 0:32:47If John can track down this tipper,
0:32:47 > 0:32:51he can send them to court to face a fine of up to ?50,000.
0:32:51 > 0:32:54But will he find enough evidence to catch the offender?
0:32:55 > 0:32:58Perhaps there is a name stuck to the side.
0:32:59 > 0:33:03No. Sadly, this time, there is no clue of who dumped it.
0:33:03 > 0:33:07So all that can be done is to dispose of the freezer properly.
0:33:07 > 0:33:10Just like the tipper should have done in the first place.
0:33:10 > 0:33:12We can smell it from here so
0:33:12 > 0:33:14there's probably some waste in it now,
0:33:14 > 0:33:17so good job we have picked it up, really.
0:33:19 > 0:33:24Councils collect 7,500 tonnes of litter from our roads every year.
0:33:24 > 0:33:28It seems some people don't give a monkey's about the mess they are creating.
0:33:28 > 0:33:30This is a particularly dirty area again,
0:33:30 > 0:33:33one of our hot spots, as we call them.
0:33:33 > 0:33:35And not only is littering bad for the environment,
0:33:35 > 0:33:37it's a problem for our pockets, too.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40We mop it up with two-and-a-half guys full time,
0:33:40 > 0:33:42so it comes to a lot of money.
0:33:44 > 0:33:46And working at the sides of busy,
0:33:46 > 0:33:51dangerous roads isn't exactly a walk in the park for these guys either.
0:33:54 > 0:33:57You're right beside the traffic and obviously we do it as safely
0:33:57 > 0:34:01as we can. You've got lorries going past, you've got wind,
0:34:01 > 0:34:05we've got wind blast and obviously it can be pretty bad at times, yeah.
0:34:08 > 0:34:11There have even been serious injuries in the line of duty.
0:34:11 > 0:34:14This is the most dangerous job we do in the council.
0:34:14 > 0:34:18If people kept their waste, you know, within their vehicles somehow,
0:34:18 > 0:34:22it would save all this work and all this effort by this team.
0:34:22 > 0:34:26Every bag of litter they fill costs taxpayers ?40.
0:34:26 > 0:34:29We've had it before where people actually throw stuff while we are
0:34:29 > 0:34:30actually litter picking,
0:34:30 > 0:34:33which is really disheartening, but we just get on with the job.
0:34:33 > 0:34:35It's a hard job, but we just get on with it, you know,
0:34:35 > 0:34:36and do what we can.
0:34:36 > 0:34:40For the council, having to clean all this up really is pants.
0:34:42 > 0:34:46I think the 5p bag tax has made a bit of difference.
0:34:46 > 0:34:48We are not getting the carrier bags we did,
0:34:48 > 0:34:50but fly-tipping doesn't seem to go down,
0:34:50 > 0:34:52it just seems to increase.
0:34:52 > 0:34:55It's not surprising that Britain's one of the most named and shamed
0:34:55 > 0:34:57litter-blighted countries in Europe.
0:34:58 > 0:35:02I think the more that we can get the message out there that, you know,
0:35:02 > 0:35:04this is taxpayers' money at the end of the day,
0:35:04 > 0:35:07and whether it be a small part or not,
0:35:07 > 0:35:09it's money that we wouldn't have to spend if we didn't have to be
0:35:09 > 0:35:11continually picking up litter.
0:35:17 > 0:35:20Right, it's just gone nine o'clock in the morning and I'm going out on
0:35:20 > 0:35:23motorway patrol with Jay, in his unmarked Beemer.
0:35:24 > 0:35:26Let's see what today brings.
0:35:32 > 0:35:33QJ1563...
0:35:33 > 0:35:37I'm heading into the rural back roads in a stealth police car
0:35:37 > 0:35:39with PC Jay Clifton.
0:35:40 > 0:35:46It's an effective way to catch naughty motorists in the act.
0:35:46 > 0:35:49Jay, this is the earliest in the morning I have been out with you guys,
0:35:49 > 0:35:52what have we got in store today, what are we likely to expect?
0:35:52 > 0:35:53We can expect absolutely anything.
0:35:53 > 0:35:56Anything can happen. We're going to stay rural for a while.
0:35:56 > 0:36:00People who try to avoid the police tend to take the back roads,
0:36:00 > 0:36:03thinking that we only do major roads.
0:36:04 > 0:36:08It's on these quieter B-roads that crooks and traffic offenders
0:36:08 > 0:36:11often think they are safe from the long arm of the law.
0:36:11 > 0:36:13But not today.
0:36:13 > 0:36:16So what sort of things will people be trying to avoid?
0:36:16 > 0:36:18So probably drink-driving, I'm assuming.
0:36:18 > 0:36:20Drink-driving. Yeah. No insurance.
0:36:21 > 0:36:24Petty crime as well, if they commit petty crime and they want to get from
0:36:24 > 0:36:26A to B, use the back roads.
0:36:26 > 0:36:30Anyone caught by Jay is looking at a ?100 on-the-spot fine.
0:36:32 > 0:36:35So let's see if we can get alongside.
0:36:35 > 0:36:39A motorist has been spotted on their mobile phone while driving.
0:36:42 > 0:36:44But even when Jay turns on his lights,
0:36:44 > 0:36:47the lady is so distracted by her phone,
0:36:47 > 0:36:49she doesn't spot she's being pulled over.
0:36:50 > 0:36:55Nearly a quarter of all road fatalities caused by distractions
0:36:55 > 0:36:57involved mobile-phone use.
0:36:57 > 0:37:00She's been caught in the act, she is still on her phone.
0:37:00 > 0:37:02Jay is not happy.
0:37:04 > 0:37:05HORN BEEPS
0:37:05 > 0:37:07You, pull over.
0:37:10 > 0:37:11Follow me.
0:37:13 > 0:37:16Well, she was on that a long while, wasn't she?
0:37:16 > 0:37:19Yeah. All the way. I don't know if you noticed that she had an earpiece in.
0:37:19 > 0:37:22Yeah. She's going to say that she wasn't using a hand-held phone,
0:37:22 > 0:37:25she was using a hands-free because her earpiece was in.
0:37:25 > 0:37:28We could see that she had the phone in her hand...
0:37:28 > 0:37:32Yep. Therefore, she was... She was using the phone.
0:37:32 > 0:37:36And I actually saw the thumb moving across the screen there as well.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39So I think...
0:37:39 > 0:37:44She may be on a bit of a sticky wicket on this one.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47Do you want to come over here? OK, the reason I have stopped you is...
0:37:47 > 0:37:50As I have come past you, you have got your mobile phone in your hand,
0:37:50 > 0:37:53chatting away, your thumb is going across the screen.
0:37:53 > 0:37:56It is an offence to drive a motor vehicle whilst using a hand-held mobile device.
0:37:56 > 0:37:57In relation to that,
0:37:57 > 0:38:00you don't have to say anything but it may harm your defence if you do not mention now something
0:38:00 > 0:38:03you later rely on in court and anything you do say may be given in evidence.
0:38:03 > 0:38:07Is there any lawful reason that you can give me as to why you are using your phone?
0:38:07 > 0:38:09The lady says that she is lost and was using the maps
0:38:09 > 0:38:11on her phone to find her way to work.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14Is that a good enough excuse or is she heading for an on-the-spot fine?
0:38:14 > 0:38:19The lady has just told us that she would rather not be on camera
0:38:19 > 0:38:23and the reason for that is because what she has done will be rather
0:38:23 > 0:38:26embarrassing for her in the job that she is in, and obviously we are not
0:38:26 > 0:38:28going to tell you what sort of job that is
0:38:28 > 0:38:30in case people recognise her.
0:38:30 > 0:38:31But for that reason,
0:38:31 > 0:38:36even more so, don't use your phone when you are driving around.
0:38:36 > 0:38:38So what are this driver's chances?
0:38:38 > 0:38:42She was witnessed using a hand-held mobile phone behind the wheel.
0:38:42 > 0:38:47But will Jay give her a ?100 fine or let her off with a caution?
0:38:47 > 0:38:49Jump in that side for me.
0:38:51 > 0:38:52It's not looking hopeful.
0:38:52 > 0:38:56Is Jay about to throw the book at her?
0:38:56 > 0:38:59Points stay on your licence for four years,
0:38:59 > 0:39:01but they are only valid for three.
0:39:01 > 0:39:05It's a fine and a painful three penalty points on her licence.
0:39:05 > 0:39:08Maybe that driver will think twice
0:39:08 > 0:39:11before using a phone again behind the wheel.
0:39:11 > 0:39:13What was that lady's defence?
0:39:13 > 0:39:15That she was using her phone as a mapping system
0:39:15 > 0:39:18and I think she was also using it as a mobile phone because we could see
0:39:18 > 0:39:20the earpiece hanging out of the ear.
0:39:20 > 0:39:23So really, I mean, as far as distraction is concerned,
0:39:23 > 0:39:25that was like double bad, wasn't it?
0:39:25 > 0:39:28Oh, massively. If she was chatting away and having an in-depth
0:39:28 > 0:39:30conversation about where she is going
0:39:30 > 0:39:32and also she is trying to use the mapping system
0:39:32 > 0:39:34so she is not concentrating on the road,
0:39:34 > 0:39:37her mind is elsewhere, it's a double whammy.
0:39:37 > 0:39:38That's just asking for trouble.
0:39:40 > 0:39:44Back on the road, Jay is setting up his secret weapon.
0:39:44 > 0:39:48The stealth car is fitted with a clever bit of kit called an ANPR.
0:39:48 > 0:39:52It scans car number plates and checks them against a police database.
0:39:52 > 0:39:55That car has caught your attention. Why?
0:39:55 > 0:39:58As it has come through, I have just done a quick check on it on my system
0:39:58 > 0:40:01and it's showing that insurance is not being held on it,
0:40:01 > 0:40:04so we are going to stop it and have a quick chat with the driver.
0:40:04 > 0:40:05Oh, he's pulling off.
0:40:05 > 0:40:07Might make it a bit easier for us.
0:40:07 > 0:40:11If it turns out this guy has been driving without insurance,
0:40:11 > 0:40:15he could be looking at a ?300 fine and six points on his licence.
0:40:15 > 0:40:17Do you want to step over here for me, fella?
0:40:17 > 0:40:20The reason I have stopped you is you have come past,
0:40:20 > 0:40:22my car has had a quick scan of your car...
0:40:22 > 0:40:24Yeah. It tells me that it hasn't got any insurance.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26That's cool, that's not a problem.
0:40:26 > 0:40:28I've just got a temporary car insurance.
0:40:28 > 0:40:30Well timed. Looks like this guy has come prepared.
0:40:30 > 0:40:31That's all right.
0:40:31 > 0:40:33Do you want to just dig out the information?
0:40:33 > 0:40:36Yeah. That would be very good. And you got it yesterday?
0:40:36 > 0:40:38Adrian, you have just been pulled over. Yes.
0:40:38 > 0:40:40The officer thought you had no insurance.
0:40:40 > 0:40:42I have, I've got temporary for the last...
0:40:42 > 0:40:45For the next week. So it is your lucky day, really,
0:40:45 > 0:40:47isn't it? It is, yes. How do you feel about being pulled over?
0:40:47 > 0:40:51I suppose the police are just doing their job and he's got to do his job
0:40:51 > 0:40:52so fair play to him, I suppose.
0:40:52 > 0:40:54Yeah? You have no grief, no...
0:40:54 > 0:40:57No, no, safety first, isn't it? Yeah, exactly.
0:40:57 > 0:41:00It's my life and everyone else's life so...
0:41:00 > 0:41:04Well, obviously you are a sensible driver, aren't you? Insurance is important, make sure you get some.
0:41:04 > 0:41:05He is doing an advert for insurance now!
0:41:05 > 0:41:07Everything else with the car is all good? Yeah.
0:41:07 > 0:41:11So as far as you're concerned, he's doing a good job, you should be on your way soon.
0:41:11 > 0:41:12Everything is great, yeah.
0:41:12 > 0:41:14Actually, it might not be.
0:41:14 > 0:41:16Has Jay spotted a problem?
0:41:16 > 0:41:18All the way, as far as you can.
0:41:21 > 0:41:24This guy's front tyre is almost balder than an eagle.
0:41:25 > 0:41:29Right. Now this could be a fine.
0:41:29 > 0:41:31You are getting beyond low, OK?
0:41:31 > 0:41:34Yeah. You can see that line here.
0:41:34 > 0:41:36That one? Yeah, OK, that is...
0:41:36 > 0:41:40You can see the edge. Right, I'll make sure I will get them next week before...
0:41:40 > 0:41:43I'll have a quick look at the other one.
0:41:43 > 0:41:46Yes, sure. Because that is really, really, really low.
0:41:48 > 0:41:52He avoided stumping up for driving without insurance, but driving
0:41:52 > 0:41:55with a bald tyre carries an on-the-spot fine of ?100
0:41:55 > 0:41:58and three penalty points.
0:41:58 > 0:42:00So, what's it to be, Jay?
0:42:00 > 0:42:03That's good. The tyres just scrape the legal limit.
0:42:03 > 0:42:07It really is this driver's lucky day as he narrowly avoids another fine.
0:42:07 > 0:42:09I reckon, give it a week or so,
0:42:09 > 0:42:11you're going to have cord showing through, which you don't want.
0:42:11 > 0:42:15No. OK? So my advice is get it sorted out, other than that you are good.
0:42:15 > 0:42:17OK, thanks very much. No, thank you for your time.
0:42:17 > 0:42:20Adrian, I have got more on my head than you have got on your tyre.
0:42:20 > 0:42:21I'm joining you!
0:42:23 > 0:42:25This is the first time I have actually been pulled over,
0:42:25 > 0:42:28and it's been quite a good experience,
0:42:28 > 0:42:31rather than a bad experience, as sometimes it can be a little bit hairy,
0:42:31 > 0:42:35you never know, you can be intimidated maybe, you know?
0:42:35 > 0:42:37Yeah? But you felt it was all good?
0:42:37 > 0:42:40Yeah. There you go. Thumbs up, Jay.
0:42:40 > 0:42:43I like that. Thumbs up from me. Thank you, Officer. Cheers, Adrian.
0:42:43 > 0:42:45Cheers, Adrian, drive safely.
0:42:45 > 0:42:47Nice to see a happy customer.
0:42:47 > 0:42:49He had better get that tyre looked at, though.
0:42:51 > 0:42:54That's all for today. Join me next time, when I'll be out with the men
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