0:00:02 > 0:00:04'Never before have so many on-the-spot fines
0:00:04 > 0:00:05'been issued in Britain.
0:00:05 > 0:00:08'We're going to be following the men and women who hand out
0:00:08 > 0:00:12'over £30 million worth of tickets every month...'
0:00:12 > 0:00:13Oops.
0:00:13 > 0:00:15Round here, they are an absolute blight.
0:00:15 > 0:00:17- I'm up to 104 now.- Wow!
0:00:17 > 0:00:19That is disgusting.
0:00:19 > 0:00:20Just walk away.
0:00:20 > 0:00:23'..for behaviour that's downright dangerous...'
0:00:23 > 0:00:25That was stupid for these sort of conditions, wasn't it?
0:00:25 > 0:00:27'..simply selfish...'
0:00:27 > 0:00:29Look at the mess you've created in the street!
0:00:29 > 0:00:30How's that our fault?
0:00:30 > 0:00:31'..or just...'
0:00:31 > 0:00:33What is he doing?
0:00:33 > 0:00:35'..well, plain silly.'
0:00:35 > 0:00:36What a doughnut.
0:00:36 > 0:00:39We'll be revealing the cost of their bad behaviour.
0:00:39 > 0:00:41£100 fine.
0:00:41 > 0:00:43- Pays £260.- Ouch!
0:00:43 > 0:00:45'And how this could affect you.'
0:00:45 > 0:00:48- I'll give him a punch. - Do you want to see me kick off?
0:00:48 > 0:00:50'The police are on it...'
0:00:50 > 0:00:52- What the...?- Sir!
0:00:52 > 0:00:53'..the parking wardens are on it...'
0:00:53 > 0:00:55They should be thanking us for being here.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57'..and I'm on it.'
0:00:57 > 0:00:58Careful, it's a 30mph limit here!
0:00:58 > 0:01:00'I'm Dom Littlewood,
0:01:00 > 0:01:02'and I'm on the spot.
0:01:04 > 0:01:06'This time, I'm on the spot...'
0:01:06 > 0:01:08That was a bit stupid of him, wasn't it?
0:01:08 > 0:01:09'..spotting the speeders.'
0:01:09 > 0:01:12What must be going through his mind right now? "Oops."
0:01:12 > 0:01:16'Just who is going to pay the penalty in Lancashire?'
0:01:16 > 0:01:19He had a sheet over his head and he emptied the bin there.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22Have you ever driven over the speed limit,
0:01:22 > 0:01:25forgot to MOT your car or not bothered with your seatbelt?
0:01:25 > 0:01:28You might think it's harmless,
0:01:28 > 0:01:31but they're all criminal offences and if you don't play by the rules,
0:01:31 > 0:01:34the police can hit you with a hefty fine, or more.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41I'm riding shotgun with Sergeant Warren Knight.
0:01:44 > 0:01:48The weekend is nearly over, and for traffic cops that means one thing...
0:01:50 > 0:01:52..dangerous drivers.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55So, Warren, a slightly wet Sunday afternoon in Wiltshire.
0:01:55 > 0:02:00A damp one, yeah. A damp start which is typically not what was forecast.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02What's it now? So, it's 3.40 now,
0:02:02 > 0:02:06we're on with you most of the night, what are you likely to expect?
0:02:06 > 0:02:11The plan for tonight is to go up and join colleagues on the motorway.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13We usually find the M4,
0:02:13 > 0:02:15because there are people going back towards London,
0:02:15 > 0:02:17it gets quite busy,
0:02:17 > 0:02:20and we usually have quite a lot of late-evening collisions.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22But also, as the traffic thins out,
0:02:22 > 0:02:25we then get the people that have left it quite late
0:02:25 > 0:02:27and they'll start increasing their speeds.
0:02:27 > 0:02:31Would it be fair to say that the majority of the RTCs
0:02:31 > 0:02:34that you see now would be as a result of people speeding?
0:02:34 > 0:02:35They're not all for speeding.
0:02:35 > 0:02:39A lot of inattention is the main cause, I would say.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41A combination of inattention,
0:02:41 > 0:02:44inappropriate speed or inappropriate driving.
0:02:44 > 0:02:48So that could mean that they're distracted by mobile phones,
0:02:48 > 0:02:50they're distracted by talking.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53I think people's lives are so busy now,
0:02:53 > 0:02:56they're such in a rush that they just don't think ahead,
0:02:56 > 0:02:59they're just thinking about, "I've got to get home,
0:02:59 > 0:03:00"I've got to get the kids to bed,"
0:03:00 > 0:03:02or, "I've got to get ready for work,"
0:03:02 > 0:03:05so they're not focusing on the job in hand, which is driving.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10You must see some horrific things.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13I've been a traffic sergeant for ten years and
0:03:13 > 0:03:16I've seen a multitude of people that have died
0:03:16 > 0:03:18as a result of road traffic collisions.
0:03:18 > 0:03:22Do any of those scenes or sounds you might hear, anything at all,
0:03:22 > 0:03:25- does that haunt you afterwards... - Erm...- ..or are you able to
0:03:25 > 0:03:26distance yourself from that?
0:03:26 > 0:03:30They do for a while and you just hope, in time, that your mind
0:03:30 > 0:03:32can process it in the right way.
0:03:34 > 0:03:35It's the job of these guys to try
0:03:35 > 0:03:38and eliminate road traffic collisions.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41One way to focus drivers on the rules of the road
0:03:41 > 0:03:43is an on-the-spot fine.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45We haven't even made it onto the motorway
0:03:45 > 0:03:48before getting caught up in a dangerous manoeuvre.
0:03:48 > 0:03:52I can understand their frustrations but that is partly some of our job.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54We are catching, erm...
0:03:54 > 0:03:57- Just got to deal with this.- Yep.
0:03:59 > 0:04:04The driver in front has just overtaken us at an excessive speed.
0:04:04 > 0:04:05He's going to regret that,
0:04:05 > 0:04:08especially if he ends up with a £100 on-the-spot fine.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12- That was a bit stupid of him, wasn't it?- Well, the road's clear,
0:04:12 > 0:04:14it's just a question of his speed
0:04:14 > 0:04:16and whether his speed is appropriate.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18We're in a 60 limit. Whilst he's overtaken,
0:04:18 > 0:04:19he hasn't eased off.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21The speed's now 73mph
0:04:21 > 0:04:25and we'll just monitor his speed as we go round the bend.
0:04:25 > 0:04:30It's a question of whether he does reduce his speed or he carries on
0:04:30 > 0:04:33and that allows me to gauge how I might deal with it.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38Unfortunately for this bloke, he's still breaking the speed limit.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42The gap between us hasn't really changed
0:04:42 > 0:04:44and we're still doing 70mph in a 60.
0:04:44 > 0:04:48What's your instincts right now, what are you thinking?
0:04:48 > 0:04:50I think we'll have a word with him.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53- Well, he's got no chance of overtaking that...- No.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56He's going to be stuck now. So he hasn't really achieved a lot,
0:04:56 > 0:04:59because he's been stuck behind that car.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01But we'll get the driver and just have a quick chat with him.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03SIREN WAILS
0:05:03 > 0:05:06I reckon the penny must have dropped by now.
0:05:07 > 0:05:12What must be going through his mind right now? "Oops."
0:05:12 > 0:05:15He's probably thinking, "Am I going to get a fine for this?"
0:05:21 > 0:05:23- Hiya.- Afternoon. - You all right?- Yeah.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26- Do you know why I've stopped you? - Speeding, I'm guessing.
0:05:26 > 0:05:27Yeah, it is speeding.
0:05:27 > 0:05:31'This is pretty serious - there are kids in the back.'
0:05:31 > 0:05:33Do have any points on your licence at the moment?
0:05:33 > 0:05:36- I don't think so, I can't remember. - Do you have your licence on you?
0:05:36 > 0:05:39- Lovely. Cor, your licence has seen better days, hasn't it?- Yeah.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42All right, I'll just do some checks. Sit tight.
0:05:42 > 0:05:44'Sergeant Knight needs to check to see if there are
0:05:44 > 0:05:46'any other issues with this vehicle.
0:05:46 > 0:05:50'If so, the driver could be in line for more than one fine.'
0:05:50 > 0:05:51- What's your name?- Tom.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54Tom. OK, you obviously didn't realise you overtook us.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57Yeah, I realised it as soon as he put his lights on.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59Yeah. What did you think when that happened?
0:05:59 > 0:06:01I thought, "Not again."
0:06:01 > 0:06:03Not again?!
0:06:03 > 0:06:06I got stopped along this road about ten years ago.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09- Right.- By a very similar grey BMW. - Yeah.
0:06:10 > 0:06:14Oscar 074, if you could do me the vehicle check first
0:06:14 > 0:06:16and then the DL.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19They say lightning doesn't strike twice,
0:06:19 > 0:06:21but I'd say it has for this fella -
0:06:21 > 0:06:25caught speeding AND whilst overtaking an unmarked police car.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28But is he going to get an on-the-spot fine?
0:06:28 > 0:06:31He could be facing £100 and three points.
0:06:31 > 0:06:32It's the moment of truth.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37So, what will it be?
0:06:45 > 0:06:46All right.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49Right, just ease off your speed, all right?
0:06:49 > 0:06:51- I apologise, I know. - It's...you know...
0:06:51 > 0:06:53- It was overtaking...- I know,
0:06:53 > 0:06:55you were frustrated by the line of traffic.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57Yeah...
0:06:57 > 0:07:00In your defence, at least you didn't accelerate any more
0:07:00 > 0:07:02because I think if you had,
0:07:02 > 0:07:05you and me would be having a different conversation, all right?
0:07:05 > 0:07:07- Just think about your kids and that.- Yeah, I know, the children...
0:07:07 > 0:07:10Yeah, but, you know, try and enjoy the rest of the day.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13- All right?- Thank you very much.- OK, good day to you.- That's very kind.
0:07:13 > 0:07:17It's a slap on the wrists this time, no fine for this driver.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20- He's let you off with a verbal warning, hasn't he?- Yeah.
0:07:20 > 0:07:22Which I think is very nice of him. You're obviously relieved?
0:07:22 > 0:07:24I'm extremely relieved, yeah.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26- Honest truth - will it change your driving?- Yeah, definitely.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29Yeah. I think it's probably worth saying, isn't it, you know?
0:07:29 > 0:07:32- Especially as you've got two young kids in the back.- Yeah.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35- It's foolish.- Yeah, you know it, you said it yourself, didn't you?
0:07:35 > 0:07:38- Absolutely.- Well, I'm really, really pleased that you didn't end up
0:07:38 > 0:07:40getting a ticket because it would've been painful
0:07:40 > 0:07:42and, you know, a nasty Sunday for you, wouldn't it?
0:07:42 > 0:07:45- Yeah, I'm very pleased myself. - Tom, take care.
0:07:45 > 0:07:46- Thank you, Dominic.- Thanks.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48Warren, can I ask why you took the decision then
0:07:48 > 0:07:50not to issue a penalty notice?
0:07:50 > 0:07:52That's the good thing about doing the job we do,
0:07:52 > 0:07:53that we can use common sense.
0:07:53 > 0:07:57- Yes.- The chap hasn't accelerated away, he's shown some restraint,
0:07:57 > 0:08:00so he's done his overtake and he's been sensible.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02I think that is the balance for me.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05- It's not about just giving tickets out.- Yeah.
0:08:05 > 0:08:09Because it's important that people understand the risks and, yes,
0:08:09 > 0:08:12he's gone away with a positive attitude, he's gone away thinking...
0:08:12 > 0:08:14And his kids have also gone away with a positive attitude.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16- They haven't seen Daddy get a ticket.- Yeah.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19I'm a dad myself and, you know, he's had a good day with his kids.
0:08:19 > 0:08:23- Yeah.- He doesn't want a police officer spoiling it
0:08:23 > 0:08:25by giving him three points and a £100 fine.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28I tell you what, he wants to go and buy himself a lottery ticket now,
0:08:28 > 0:08:29cos it's his lucky day, doesn't he?
0:08:29 > 0:08:31I would, I'd go and have a lucky dip right now.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36In Pendle, Lancashire,
0:08:36 > 0:08:39Lesley Brooks is an environmental crime officer
0:08:39 > 0:08:40with the local council.
0:08:42 > 0:08:46Her job is to investigate crimes like fly-tipping and littering,
0:08:46 > 0:08:49and hand out on-the-spot fines to the culprits.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54She's had a report from a concerned resident.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56We're going to an area in Nelson
0:08:56 > 0:09:00where there's a problem with waste in the back streets.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02I don't really know much about it.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04I've seen a photograph, it looks a mess,
0:09:04 > 0:09:07so we'll just see what it is when we get there.
0:09:13 > 0:09:17It looks like someone's just emptied their recycle bin.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21The bin vandal has created an eyesore
0:09:21 > 0:09:23and with rotting rubbish on the street,
0:09:23 > 0:09:25the vermin won't be far behind.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28It's up to Lesley to track down the culprit
0:09:28 > 0:09:31and whoever it is could face a £400 fine.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35It could well have all been in that bin
0:09:35 > 0:09:37and someone else has taken it out.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39Because the bags aren't sealed, we can't...
0:09:39 > 0:09:42Whatever rubbish is here, we wouldn't be able to implicate them
0:09:42 > 0:09:46in regard to fly-tipping because we don't know where it's come from.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48I mean, if it comes from this property,
0:09:48 > 0:09:49they might have put the bags out,
0:09:49 > 0:09:53obviously they've put incorrect waste in that bin,
0:09:53 > 0:09:56because that's a recycle bin, as opposed to a proper bin.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58So I'm going to look where it's come from anyway.
0:09:58 > 0:09:59I'm presuming it's come from here
0:09:59 > 0:10:04and I'm going to give them a knock and ask them what's gone on.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07It's a bit of a mystery to Lesley, but a neighbour might be able
0:10:07 > 0:10:10to shed some light on who could be responsible.
0:10:10 > 0:10:14- He had a sheet over his head and he emptied the bin there...- Right, OK.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16- ..went through everything, took what he wanted...- Right.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19..then moved down a street.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22When he got to the few bins down there,
0:10:22 > 0:10:26he started emptying the bins down there.
0:10:24 > 0:10:26Right, thank you very much. Thank you.
0:10:29 > 0:10:31The sheet is down there, what he said, so maybe his story is true.
0:10:31 > 0:10:33I'm still going to knock on the door.
0:10:33 > 0:10:35The plot thickens.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37But however the mess was created,
0:10:37 > 0:10:40Lesley needs to make sure that it gets cleaned up.
0:10:40 > 0:10:42She's going to have a word with the resident of the house
0:10:42 > 0:10:43the bin belongs to.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48I'm an environmental crime officer for Pendle Borough Council.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51All through your back alley, have you seen...?
0:10:51 > 0:10:53No, you go... I'll see you at the other side.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55All right, thank you.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58I'm a bit... I don't know whether we've already got issues with her
0:10:58 > 0:11:01because if you look at the front garden, I didn't want to be...
0:11:01 > 0:11:04We might already be trying to get it a 215 because there's bin bags
0:11:04 > 0:11:06and mattresses in the front garden so...
0:11:06 > 0:11:09I'll just speak to her about this round the back.
0:11:10 > 0:11:15A section 215 order can be used by the council to make untidy residents
0:11:15 > 0:11:19clean up their mess or face a £1,000 fine.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21But at the moment, Lesley is more concerned
0:11:21 > 0:11:23about the rubbish round the back.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25It was bin day yesterday, wasn't it?
0:11:25 > 0:11:28- Yeah.- The rubbish obviously is your rubbish.
0:11:28 > 0:11:30Erm...
0:11:30 > 0:11:32When did you put your bin bags out?
0:11:32 > 0:11:36It turns out the bin tipper isn't the only one at fault here.
0:11:36 > 0:11:40Sunday, right. But it's bin day on Tuesday.
0:11:40 > 0:11:44I'm led to believe that some homeless guy has come here
0:11:44 > 0:11:48with a sheet over his head and gone through all your rubbish,
0:11:48 > 0:11:49hence this mess.
0:11:49 > 0:11:54But what's caused that is the fact you've put your bins out too early.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56If you'd put your bins out on the correct day
0:11:56 > 0:11:59in the correct receptacle, then this would've been avoided.
0:11:59 > 0:12:04But you need to recycle as well. If that's your recycle bin...
0:12:04 > 0:12:07See, the stuff that's in there is not all recycling either.
0:12:07 > 0:12:09So you're going to have to sort that out, all right?
0:12:11 > 0:12:13So let's take a look at the facts of this case.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15An overturned bin in the back alley,
0:12:15 > 0:12:18a mystery hooded homeless person
0:12:18 > 0:12:22and unsorted rubbish put out on the wrong day.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25Is it going to be a fine and, if so, for who?
0:12:25 > 0:12:28The stuff here, some of it's recycling and it should be in there.
0:12:28 > 0:12:33You need to split it or you're going to end up fined for not doing that.
0:12:33 > 0:12:35It's no fine.
0:12:35 > 0:12:39Lesley is giving this woman a chance to sort out the mess.
0:12:39 > 0:12:43The mystery homeless guy gets another chance, too.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46I know you're not responsible for this mess because I have a witness
0:12:46 > 0:12:49who's just told me about this guy in a sheet
0:12:49 > 0:12:50rifling through your rubbish,
0:12:50 > 0:12:53but if you'd put your bins out on the correct day,
0:12:53 > 0:12:56in the correct receptacle, then this would've been avoided.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59Erm, you're going to have...
0:12:59 > 0:13:02You're going to have to, er, clear it up,
0:13:02 > 0:13:05get some bin bags and get this mess cleared up, and put it back out.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07It's going to be a fortnight.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09All right? It will be double checked.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12You could end up with an order on you. Right, OK.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14Thank you. Thanks, bye.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20It seems this resident has got her work cut out.
0:13:20 > 0:13:22She'll now need to clean up this mess.
0:13:22 > 0:13:26If she doesn't, the council will do it for her and send her the bill.
0:13:34 > 0:13:36Now, I don't know about you,
0:13:36 > 0:13:39but round my way there are lots of different parking rules.
0:13:39 > 0:13:44Single yellows, double yellows, loading, no loading,
0:13:44 > 0:13:46you can't park here but you can park here,
0:13:46 > 0:13:48but only when there's an R in the month.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52It's all very confusing.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54So I'm in Havering on the spot
0:13:54 > 0:13:56with parking enforcement officer Kam
0:13:56 > 0:14:00for a masterclass in parking regulation basics.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02To combat the illegal parking,
0:14:02 > 0:14:06the council gave out 40,000 penalty notices last year.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09I really, really hope that is not a zigzag.
0:14:09 > 0:14:11Ridiculous, look at that.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13You're on the footway, boss. You're not allowed to be there.
0:14:13 > 0:14:15- I'm moving.- Thank you.
0:14:15 > 0:14:17And after two years on the beat,
0:14:17 > 0:14:23Kam has given out her fair share of fines of up to £130 a pop
0:14:23 > 0:14:26and that doesn't make her very popular round here.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28In your job, you're never, ever going to have anybody to say to you,
0:14:28 > 0:14:30"Thanks for doing a good job.
0:14:30 > 0:14:34"You're keeping the streets safe and parking well..."
0:14:34 > 0:14:37- No-one's ever going to say... - It's very rare.- How rare?
0:14:37 > 0:14:40It does happen, I'm not going to say that it's never happened.
0:14:40 > 0:14:44It has happened but in six years, I reckon, maybe five or six times.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47Once a year, it comes like Christmas and it goes like Christmas as well!
0:14:47 > 0:14:50- In and out, gone. - That's when people compliment you?
0:14:50 > 0:14:54- Yeah.- So...- It will normally be after we've sort of...
0:14:54 > 0:14:57- responded to a complaint for a dropped kerb...- Yeah.
0:14:57 > 0:15:04..or a resident opposite a school, but it will come where we're needed.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07It's not long before Kam spots her first offender.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11- That one's staring you in the face, isn't it?- Yeah...
0:15:11 > 0:15:14'There's a delivery lorry banged to rights on double yellow lines.'
0:15:14 > 0:15:16So many people think that putting your hazards on
0:15:16 > 0:15:18means you can give them a ticket, doesn't it?
0:15:18 > 0:15:21Yeah. No, that doesn't help, it really doesn't.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25Let's see. No, the driver's gone as well.
0:15:25 > 0:15:26Nowhere to be seen.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29So a lorry parked on double yellow lines
0:15:29 > 0:15:33directly in front of a "no loading" sign.
0:15:33 > 0:15:37Not sure those hazard lights are going to get him out of a fine.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40And just as Kam's about to issue a ticket...
0:15:40 > 0:15:41Is that you?
0:15:41 > 0:15:44Boss, you can't park there. Come on, you know that.
0:15:46 > 0:15:47Right.
0:15:49 > 0:15:50So what happens now?
0:15:50 > 0:15:54'An on-the-spot fine of £130 could be on its way.'
0:15:54 > 0:15:57Now he says he's just waiting to open the door.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01Sir, you can't wait here.
0:16:01 > 0:16:05Are you not able to just go into the loading bay and then wait there?
0:16:05 > 0:16:08So it's his lucky day now, is it? He doesn't get a ticket?
0:16:08 > 0:16:09Yes, very lucky day.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12The driver escapes without a fine.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14That's exactly what the kerb marks and everything mean.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17No waiting, no loading.
0:16:17 > 0:16:21He's about a metre away from them...from the sign as well so...
0:16:21 > 0:16:24When they say, "I'm just loading or I'm just waiting,"
0:16:24 > 0:16:26but that's exactly what you're not allowed to do here.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28Well, in fairness, there are two loading bays
0:16:28 > 0:16:30about 20 metres up there.
0:16:30 > 0:16:35Yeah, so I can understand if there's really no other alternative.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38'The first fine of the day has been narrowly avoided,
0:16:38 > 0:16:41'all down to the compassion of Kam.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44'Who said parking attendants couldn't be reasonable?
0:16:44 > 0:16:48'But this next car might not be so lucky.
0:16:48 > 0:16:50'It's parked on a single yellow line
0:16:50 > 0:16:54'where parking is restricted between 8.30 and 6.30.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57'And guess what? It's just turned 8.30.
0:16:57 > 0:17:02'This could be an on-the-spot £130 fine.'
0:17:02 > 0:17:04Where's the signs, then, that tells him...?
0:17:04 > 0:17:07Whenever there's a yellow line, somewhere along the stretch...
0:17:07 > 0:17:09If you see over there, that says,
0:17:09 > 0:17:11- "Monday to Saturday 8.30am to 6.30pm."- Ah, right, OK.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14Having said that, every vehicle does get its ten minutes grace now.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17- So if...- If they've nipped to the lavvy,
0:17:17 > 0:17:20- they've got half a chance of not getting a ticket?- Yep, basically.
0:17:20 > 0:17:22Let's hope they come back within ten minutes.
0:17:22 > 0:17:24If this person's unlucky and gets a ticket in a minute,
0:17:24 > 0:17:28- how much will it be?- It will be 65, if it's paid within 14 days.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31- 130 if not.- Yep.- It's a lot of money, isn't it?
0:17:31 > 0:17:34'So now we play the waiting game.'
0:17:34 > 0:17:37I sort of feel like I want to shout out
0:17:37 > 0:17:39or press a foghorn or something to warn the driver and say,
0:17:39 > 0:17:41"Come and collect your car, you've got ten minutes."
0:17:41 > 0:17:43Well, probably about eight now.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46That's not going to make someone's day, is it?
0:17:46 > 0:17:48'Tick tock, the clock is ticking.'
0:17:48 > 0:17:50If the driver does manage to come back within the next ten minutes,
0:17:50 > 0:17:52we'll be all right. Unfortunately...
0:17:52 > 0:17:56- It's an awful lot of standing around.- Yes.- And walking.- Yes.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58Don't you fancy bringing a little Thermos flask along
0:17:58 > 0:18:00and having a coffee and sitting down
0:18:00 > 0:18:03- and dunking your biscuit in it? - It's a lot to carry as well.
0:18:03 > 0:18:04I mean, during a day of patrolling,
0:18:04 > 0:18:07you can go through so many drinks and snacks,
0:18:07 > 0:18:09painkillers in case I get a headache,
0:18:09 > 0:18:12- you know, things like that. - When you say get headaches,
0:18:12 > 0:18:14- is that because people are having a go at you?- Yeah.
0:18:14 > 0:18:15- Really?- Definitely.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18After a while, you do need to take a moment and think,
0:18:18 > 0:18:19"Oh, my God, my head's hurting.
0:18:19 > 0:18:21"I'm going to go and have a coffee and..."
0:18:21 > 0:18:23There's someone coming down the street now.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26- I wonder if this is the guy. - It might be.
0:18:26 > 0:18:28He seems to be twiddling with his phone.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37- No.- We get that a lot as well.
0:18:37 > 0:18:41- How much longer have they got? - Got another...about 30 seconds.
0:18:41 > 0:18:43Right, and then that's it, bish, bash, bosh.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45- Yep.- Talk about the dosh.
0:18:45 > 0:18:46SHE LAUGHS
0:18:46 > 0:18:50'It's not looking good, the time is up.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52'Surely this is an open-and-shut case.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55'The car is parked up on a single yellow line,
0:18:55 > 0:18:57'it's not displaying a blue badge,
0:18:57 > 0:19:00'so there's no lawful reason for it to be there.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04'Kam's given the driver ten minutes' grace
0:19:04 > 0:19:07'but now they could be looking at a hefty fine of...
0:19:07 > 0:19:10'you've guessed it, £130.'
0:19:10 > 0:19:12Well, in fairness, they had ten minutes' grace.
0:19:12 > 0:19:16Yeah, so if the driver does come back, they can't say,
0:19:16 > 0:19:18"Oh, you've given me a ticket as soon as enforcement starts,"
0:19:18 > 0:19:21because enforcement starts at half past eight,
0:19:21 > 0:19:24we've obviously been here for ten minutes now so
0:19:24 > 0:19:26I would be very annoyed if the driver came back
0:19:26 > 0:19:29and gave me abuse and said, "I've only been here two minutes."
0:19:29 > 0:19:34'Yep, it's a fine - a painful 130 smackers.'
0:19:36 > 0:19:39- First one of the day, yeah?- Yep.
0:19:39 > 0:19:43'Now Kam's heading off to her next hot spot in the centre of town,
0:19:43 > 0:19:45'where drivers have to pay and display.'
0:19:48 > 0:19:50Romford High Street, not market day
0:19:50 > 0:19:52cos they have market day here I think three times a week,
0:19:52 > 0:19:55which means that this whole street normally would be full of stalls.
0:19:55 > 0:19:57But now it's used as a car park.
0:19:57 > 0:19:59So what Kam's doing, she's going round,
0:19:59 > 0:20:01she's checking if people have bought a ticket.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04If they haven't, they've got about ten minutes', or so, grace.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06What she's doing now is, she's going round,
0:20:06 > 0:20:10she's logging the cars that don't have tickets showing, walking round.
0:20:10 > 0:20:12By the time they come back, if they haven't got one,
0:20:12 > 0:20:15that's it, ticket time. It's all going quite well, actually.
0:20:15 > 0:20:17So far we've been up and down the high street a couple of times
0:20:17 > 0:20:21and not one ticket issued. A good day for the motorists.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24A good day for Kam, really - less paperwork.
0:20:24 > 0:20:25Are you all right there, mam?
0:20:28 > 0:20:29OK.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33This car's driver has left the car,
0:20:33 > 0:20:36but claims her husband has gone to get a ticket.
0:20:36 > 0:20:38If he doesn't come back with one in ten minutes,
0:20:38 > 0:20:42she could be the proud recipient of a £130 fine.
0:20:42 > 0:20:45- You've just put that vehicle under observation, yeah?- Mm-hm.
0:20:45 > 0:20:47Explain to me exactly what's going to happen now, then.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50I'm going to go back and check whatever other vehicles
0:20:50 > 0:20:52I've logged in this car park, because it is a big car park.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55I think I've logged about five, six vehicles.
0:20:55 > 0:20:57By the time we come back,
0:20:57 > 0:21:00her observation will be up as well and then obviously if she's...
0:21:00 > 0:21:02She'll either have bought a ticket or we'll move her on.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05If neither happens, then we'll give her a ticket.
0:21:08 > 0:21:12Kam checks out other vehicles while giving the woman her grace period.
0:21:12 > 0:21:13But when Kam returns,
0:21:13 > 0:21:18the women's husband is in the driving seat but still no ticket.
0:21:18 > 0:21:21In fact, now he claims his wife has gone for the ticket.
0:21:23 > 0:21:25Hey there, sir, do you have a ticket?
0:21:28 > 0:21:29All right because...
0:21:29 > 0:21:31I'm sure it's the same vehicle.
0:21:33 > 0:21:37Yeah, I logged this vehicle 15 minutes ago, sir, and...
0:21:37 > 0:21:39Right, she said that you were gone to get a ticket.
0:21:39 > 0:21:40Can you not have a go at me?
0:21:40 > 0:21:42I logged you 15 minutes ago and now you're back,
0:21:42 > 0:21:45now you're back and now you're telling me she's getting the ticket.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47- Could you go and get a ticket please, sir?- OK.- Yeah?
0:21:47 > 0:21:51You've been here for 15 minutes and now you're having a go at me.
0:21:52 > 0:21:54You just... You were about to have a go at me
0:21:54 > 0:21:57until I made it very clear to you that you've already had 15 minutes.
0:21:57 > 0:21:59It's 9.20 now.
0:21:59 > 0:22:03You were logged at 9.05 and at that time, the lady who was sitting here
0:22:03 > 0:22:06said to me that you had gone to get a ticket.
0:22:06 > 0:22:08That is really annoying because he's tried having a go at me,
0:22:08 > 0:22:11claiming that, "Yeah, I'm waiting for her to go and get a ticket."
0:22:11 > 0:22:12But, I'm sorry, 15 minutes ago,
0:22:12 > 0:22:16YOU were going to get the ticket and she was in the driver's seat.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18So don't lie to me and don't raise your voice to me.
0:22:18 > 0:22:20That is just disgusting.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22It looks like this guy's pushing his luck.
0:22:22 > 0:22:26Kam is within her rights to slap a £130 fine on his windscreen.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28It's not looking good for him.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31This driver has been sat in the car park
0:22:31 > 0:22:34without a ticket for 15 minutes.
0:22:34 > 0:22:36He claims his partner has gone to get change
0:22:36 > 0:22:40but that story is rapidly wearing thin with Kam.
0:22:40 > 0:22:44So will she give him an instant fine or let him off with a warning?
0:22:44 > 0:22:45Right, can you go and get a ticket, sir?
0:22:47 > 0:22:51Right, clearly there is no ticket process here.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53They're not getting change because
0:22:53 > 0:22:55he just told me she was going to get a ticket
0:22:55 > 0:22:59and now he's just jumped out with a note saying I need to get change
0:22:59 > 0:23:02and that's after 15 minutes of an observation.
0:23:02 > 0:23:03I'm very tempted to just tell him...
0:23:03 > 0:23:05- Give me a minute? - No, I can't give you a minute.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08You're either going to drive off or you're going to get a ticket, sir.
0:23:08 > 0:23:11You've had about 17 minutes now.
0:23:11 > 0:23:13'He's chosen to leave the car park.
0:23:16 > 0:23:21'Another driver escapes a fine, but Kam's not happy.'
0:23:21 > 0:23:22See, that has really annoyed me now.
0:23:22 > 0:23:25Clearly, neither of them have any intention of buying a ticket.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28So if that's really annoyed you and he's well over his stay,
0:23:28 > 0:23:30why didn't you issue a ticket?
0:23:30 > 0:23:32Because, erm...
0:23:32 > 0:23:34A, it would've just escalated the situation.
0:23:34 > 0:23:35If he had refused to move on,
0:23:35 > 0:23:38then I would've given him a ticket straight away.
0:23:38 > 0:23:40But, to be honest, like I said,
0:23:40 > 0:23:42the ticket is supposed to be the last resort.
0:23:42 > 0:23:43If I had given him a ticket,
0:23:43 > 0:23:46it would've purely been because I've let my annoyance get to me.
0:23:46 > 0:23:48We don't do the job personally.
0:23:48 > 0:23:50Personally, I would've loved to have given him a ticket.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52I think he deserved it...
0:23:52 > 0:23:54because was just taking the mick.
0:23:56 > 0:23:57After a morning on patrol,
0:23:57 > 0:24:02Kam's hot under the collar and I'm hot on top.
0:24:02 > 0:24:04One of the hazards of the job.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07I don't want to end up going home looking like a Swan Vesta match.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10- I've put too much on now, haven't I? - Yeah, you have.- Good Lord!
0:24:10 > 0:24:13- Do you want some of this?- No, not off the top of your head, no!
0:24:13 > 0:24:16Oh. Nothing wrong with the top of my head.
0:24:16 > 0:24:17'It's for your own good, Kam.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19'If I burn my bonce, you'll never hear the end of it.'
0:24:24 > 0:24:29In Wiltshire, traffic cop Jay Clifton is on patrol.
0:24:30 > 0:24:34He's stationed on a raised police ramp on the side of the busy M4.
0:24:35 > 0:24:37It's an observation platform,
0:24:37 > 0:24:39so from here we can carry out speed checks,
0:24:39 > 0:24:42I can look at vehicles, I can see the drivers.
0:24:42 > 0:24:44So I can see if people are wearing their seatbelts,
0:24:44 > 0:24:45I can see if the vehicle's...
0:24:45 > 0:24:47or get an idea if a vehicle is overweight.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51It's a good place to sit up and watch the world go by, really.
0:24:51 > 0:24:55Today, he's on the lookout for speeding motorists.
0:24:55 > 0:25:00If he catches any, he can issue them with a £100 on-the-spot fine
0:25:00 > 0:25:02or even a court summons.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05And it's not long before he spots what he's looking for.
0:25:05 > 0:25:07That'll do. We'll have him.
0:25:14 > 0:25:18So this driver was clocked at 97mph,
0:25:18 > 0:25:22but maybe he's finally spotted the cop car in his rear-view mirror.
0:25:23 > 0:25:25Slowed down a lot now.
0:25:28 > 0:25:31What I'm going to do is take the vehicle off the motorway
0:25:31 > 0:25:34and have a chat with the driver in relation to his speed.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41Just get in front of him and use the "follow me".
0:25:41 > 0:25:44Well, that got the driver's attention.
0:25:44 > 0:25:46Could he be about to get a hefty fine?
0:25:46 > 0:25:49I need to have a quick chat with you about your speed.
0:25:49 > 0:25:51I can see you were travelling faster than the other vehicles
0:25:51 > 0:25:54on the carriageway and so I formulated the opinion
0:25:54 > 0:25:56that you were travelling in excess of the 70mph speed limit
0:25:56 > 0:25:58for the motorway. Inside here is a little red dot,
0:25:58 > 0:26:00I put it on the front of your car, pulled the trigger,
0:26:00 > 0:26:02lasers out at one end to the other,
0:26:02 > 0:26:03at which point it tells me that -
0:26:03 > 0:26:08that you were doing 97mph and that you were 502.6 metres away from me.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10Is there any lawful reason you can give me
0:26:10 > 0:26:13as to why you are travelling at the speed today?
0:26:18 > 0:26:19He's in Exeter?
0:26:19 > 0:26:22It's about 100 miles to Exeter!
0:26:22 > 0:26:24That's a lot of miles at a dangerous speed.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27Do you think you were going to drive all the way to Exeter at that speed?
0:26:29 > 0:26:31It's a bit much, isn't it?
0:26:31 > 0:26:34The problem is, I've never met you before.
0:26:35 > 0:26:37I can't validate that story at the moment, can I?
0:26:37 > 0:26:41- I can obviously make a few calls if I need to.- It's the truth.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44But if you've got to get to Exeter,
0:26:44 > 0:26:46you want to get there and see your dad.
0:26:46 > 0:26:50What you don't want to do is hit another car at that speed
0:26:50 > 0:26:53- and end up killing somebody else. - No, I agree with you.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56Do you have your licence with you at all?
0:26:56 > 0:26:58Take a seat there for me. I'm just going to shut these doors
0:26:58 > 0:27:00so we can have a chat.
0:27:05 > 0:27:09Let's take a look at Jay's options here.
0:27:09 > 0:27:13The man was definitely speeding and, at 97mph,
0:27:13 > 0:27:16Jay does have the option to issue the man with a court summons,
0:27:16 > 0:27:18meaning he could lose his licence.
0:27:18 > 0:27:22But he claims he was on the way to hospital in an emergency.
0:27:22 > 0:27:28On this occasion, I'm probably going to take it in the ear for it...
0:27:28 > 0:27:30His story checks out and Jay has decided
0:27:30 > 0:27:33to give him the benefit of the doubt.
0:27:33 > 0:27:35On this occasion, I'm going to let you go
0:27:35 > 0:27:37and that's just me showing a bit of compassion,
0:27:37 > 0:27:40but I need you to be honest with me and make sure you get there safely.
0:27:40 > 0:27:42Do you understand that?
0:27:45 > 0:27:50So there's no fine for this driver - just a firm warning.
0:27:51 > 0:27:56Something tells me the rest of his journey will be at a sensible 70mph.
0:27:56 > 0:27:58It's a tough job, but someone's got to do it.
0:27:58 > 0:28:01Join us next time for Dom On The Spot.