The very Old Bill

Perched on their wooden stools in high-visibility jackets, these pensioners are the latest recruits in the war against speeding motorists.

On the right is 80-year-old Marian Coates wielding a speed camera, on the left her husband Bob, 84, clutching a clipboard. Standing with them is a police community support officer.



The elderly volunteers have been brought in as part of a community team aimed at cracking down on drivers who flout the law. The man behind the scheme is a long-time fan of speed cameras, the Chief Constable of North Wales Richard Brunstrom, nicknamed the Mad Mullah of the Traffic Taliban.

Mr and Mrs Coates were spotted pointing speed cameras at passing cars in Colwyn Bay. If a vehicle is found to be over the limit a note of the registration is taken and the details of the car are then passed to the police and an advisory letter is sent to the owner of the car. No fine or penalty points are issued.