Driver hurls abuse at speed camera van and waves homemade sign warning other motorists about it before telling police he was ‘exercising’
- The 30-year-old man was found on the A4500 near Ecton in Northamptonshire
- He had a big sign that said ‘speed camera!’ in spray paint and waved it in the air
- Police have said the man was reported for breaching the Covid-19 regulations
A driver who hurled abuse at a speed camera van was caught waving a homemade sign warning other motorists about it before telling police he was ‘exercising’.
Police were monitoring speed on the A4500 near Ecton in Northamptonshire when a 30-year-old man stopped to shout abuse and swear at them at around 11am on Thursday.
He then took out a sign that said ‘speed camera!’ in spray paint, waving it in the air to warn other motorists of its presence.
A driver in Northamptonshire who hurled abuse at a speed camera van was caught waving a homemade sign warning other motorists about it before telling police he was ‘exercising’
The man took out a sign (pictured) that said ‘speed camera!’ in spray paint, waving it in the air to warn other motorists of its presence
When police came out to speak to him he claimed he was getting his daily dose of exercise, which the government has allowed during the coronavirus pandemic.
Footage shows the man wandering around holding the sign above his head so others can see it.
On Twitter PC Dave Lee from the Safer Roads Team said: ‘Male who drove by the enforcement van shouting and swearing abuse is further down the road waving this sign about.
Police said the man’s black Ford Fiesta was not insured and so it was taken away on the back of a lorry after the incident
Footage shows the man wandering around holding the sign above his head so others can see it
‘As I’m in an unmarked car he showed me as well, not realising who I was. Apparently he is out exercising.’
A police spokesman said the man was reported for breaching the Covid-19 regulations.
Police said the man’s black Ford Fiesta was not insured and so it was taken away on the back of a lorry after the incident
Under current lockdown rules people are only allowed to leave their homes for one form of exercise a day, to buy essential food or get medical supplies.
However there was trouble over the Easter weekend when there was good weather, with some flouting the rules designed to save lives.