Police reveal number of speeding drivers they caught in Northampton...and the 'expletive-deleteds' they received in the process

Northants Safer Roads team say abuse is unnecessary and pointless - they will carry on regardless
By Reporter
Published 12th May 2020, 17:20 BST
Updated 12th May 2020, 17:32 BST
Picture: twitter.com/northants_SRTPicture: twitter.com/northants_SRT
Picture: twitter.com/northants_SRT

Road safety police have highlighted the number of offences they picked up during a recent road check in Northampton...and the level of abuse they received.

The Northamptonshire Police Safer Roads Team posted on Twitter that they had carried out enforcement outside Moulton Way fire station on Monday.

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"35 Speeding 1 No seatbelt 1 No front number plate. I also had a lot of people heckling me. 'Get a real job', '******', 'Not essential work', 'Go home', 'Idiot' - all unneccesary and pointless because we will continue regardless," they tweeted.

The post on @Northants_SRT received 260 likes and more than 30 comments.