Massive Epa/highway Patrol Bust Across Melbourne Today!

[Iron Mike]

So the story goes, I was on the way to work today driving through Templestowe and noticed traffic was much heavier than usual at 8.30 in the morning. Started getting flashed by on-coming cars on Porter St and I just thought it was a booze bus (yes, strangely at 8.30 am on a tuesday morning ). As I drove past I saw the havoc, cops directing cars into a nearby carpark to get defected and sent for EPA. Lovely. A mate of mine called me at lunch to ask me if I'd gotten through ok and told me the very same thing was happening on Plenty Rd at the same time - morning to Early arvo. I heard that it was also going down in the Western suburbs later on in the afternoon. Who saw it and who got d!cked by the po po?

Edited October 16, 2012 by Iron Mike

[KyuubiGTR]

lucky i bought a daily on the weekend haha

[Count Grantleyish]

That explains why I was 'randomly' pulled over yesterday morning (after midnight as I'm shift worker), only told to raise the car up, no fines, no canary but wouldn't be surprised if I get a mail from EPA.

It wasn't a HWP but a Commodore divvy van though.

[dkbcleaner]

fu@ rat f's!

[xALmoN]

your government is hard up for kesh

[enka]

That explains why I was 'randomly' pulled over yesterday morning (after midnight as I'm shift worker), only told to raise the car up, no fines, no canary but wouldn't be surprised if I get a mail from EPA.

It wasn't a HWP but a Commodore divvy van though.

same case, pulled over but got fine cos of too low fuufufufuufuf

+_+

[Sunkist]

It's been going for a little while, they are setting up shop in random suburbs on main roads for morning rush to pass through, it's not originally set up for defect and EPA, it's more for warrants and unpaid fines. You'll see a whole bunch of clamped cars there. Basically asking to pay the fine immediately or clamped. They are just adding by defecting and EPA lol

[R31Nismoid]

They've been doing bulk EPA/Police/Sherrif/Immigration operations for years.

Nothing new here.

[Downforce]

Chadstone carpark is popular with the Sherrif's... been seeing them hunting cars in the CBD lately as well, Russell st and Lonsdale st in particular. Always fresh lots of clamped cars I see coming to/from work.

[KURAUN]

They've been doing bulk EPA/Police/Sherrif/Immigration operations for years.

Nothing new here.

This, Just happens more coming into warmer months as more people are out driving and such

[R31Nismoid]

Chadstone carpark is popular with the Sherrif's... been seeing them hunting cars in the CBD lately as well, Russell st and Lonsdale st in particular. Always fresh lots of clamped cars I see coming to/from work.

lol

They've been doing that for YEARS as well. But they love our end of town because a of immigration and so on, it's easy pickings for those not-so-well off.

What they do in the CBD & inner burbs is they have a car with a rego plate scanner. They have a "scout" car that just drives around all day scanning rego's. Soon as they find someone with outstanding warrants in a car park (could just be a outstanding parking fine of $60) - they flag it and 10mins later it's got a clamp on it.

It's absolutely farked.

[Fattony]

It just doesnt pay to be drivin around in an unroadworthy vehicle. Kinda takes the fun out of it too when your constantly keepin an eye out for the next cop to hand u a canary.

[Skylineman34]

i've seen this happen a lot latley aswel down footscray rd and at the same time dynan Rd. just under the freeway. they block the right lane and make u pull into the gravel bit. there sometimes a booze bus there too but mainly the sherrifs and epa etc. farkerz.

i got thru fine a couple of times. got waived on. mainly coz my car is not loud.

[SMOKEYV35]

They set up a booze bus outbound on dandenong rd tonight. At 5pm. Traffic was royally f'd. Unbelievable. Seriously, who is drunk at 5pm on their way home from work on a Wednesday. Waste of resources and money by Vic Pol.

[gdogzgtr]

There will be lots more out and about in next few months as I know we are running number of TAC funded overtime shifts. Simply adding 20 or so extra units tasked for traffic duties.

[SMOKEYV35]

So powerskids are off the table......?

[xALmoN]

good job on vic pol, i'm sure our streets will be safer.

[topher_]

good job on vic pol, i'm sure our streets will be safer.

Hahahahah! Made me spit out my coffee you bastard

[_Ryan_]

good job on vic pol, i'm sure our streets will be safer.

Yes, because Victorian Police make the decision, not the politicians and bean counters?

[scr33]

I was being driven to the airport on Monday morning to catch a flight, when I heard on the radio a summary of the weekend fatalities/crashes and that how in Victoria we are 7 up on road death compared to 2011; I then saw in the space of a about 5 k's a booze/drug bus, a couple of speed detector cars and 2 separate police vehicles pulling over drivers.

Clearly the extra deaths are prompting the cops to have more road presence so I'm pretty sure busts like this will be more common leading up to the end of the year.

Mental note to self; ease up on right foot!