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[Carruthers]

Originally Posted by Gravdigr

A. What, pray tell, is a "roads policing group"? Are they cops, or, not cops?

B. Someone saw the amount of tread on a moving tire attached to a moving car?

C: They saw the amount of tread on a traveling tire, but, failed to notice the sheep in the back seat until the car stopped?

I fear something is rotten in North Yorkshire...

Re A: Roads Policing Group is part of the North Yorkshire Police which deals with traffic offences, accidents etc.

The Police in the UK do like a bit of self-aggrandisement from time to time. They used to have squads but then moved on to branches, via commands to directorates.
Mind you, I'm not sure where 'groups' fit into that particular hierarchy.

Re B: There was probably more to it than that. Many of the cars are equipped with number plate recognition cameras which can interrogate vehicle and driver licensing records and also police systems where the car might be of possible interest to them. They probably stopped him for an unstated and unrelated reason.

Re C: I can't help you on that one!