Police say an 'error was made by a new technician' after a picture of a speed camera van parked on double yellow went viral on social media. The van was parked on Market Street in Bacup yesterday (January 3) with images quickly posted on local Facebook groups.
Concerns were raised that the van, which is not an emergency vehicle, was blocking a significant part of a lane and should not have been parked there. A statement from Lancashire Police conceded that the van should not have been parked there and that the vehicle was being controlled by a new technician who made an 'error'.
Police further explained that the vans are operated by the Safer Roads Unit (SRU) which is based at HQ and are not staffed by police officers, LancsLive reports. The statement added that the technician in question has been 'spoken to' and will be 'dealt with accordingly'.
