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Traffic Dept.

Traffic Department:

Surrey as one of the ‘Home Counties’ has always had to evolve its policing in-line with pressures imposed on being adjacent to the capital. This has been true in relation to the pressures imposed on the counties' roads as the leafy lanes of Surrey came under increasing road traffic pressure. As a consequence the Constabulary’s roads policing became increasingly formalised with more and more skills being developed by the department. The police driving manual became the manual of excellence and officers had to demonstrate the best driving skills on their patrols daily as an example to others. Not only were top driving skills developed, (both in cars and on motorbikes), but skills in accident investigation and prevention, in depth knowledge of traffic laws to include such things as HGV regulations and tachographs and the difficulties of patrolling and dealing with incidents on the busy motorways were just part of the daily life of a ‘traffic officer’. They were also called on to deal with specialist escorts such as abnormal loads, high value loads, and VIP escorts. The arrival of the M25 and the M3 through Surrey brought additional pressures to the department and it was soon demonstrated that life saving skills, (for the officers as well as the public), had to be developed rapidly along with the appropriate equipment for such a demanding task. All this as well as catching criminals using the network to 'nip' into Surrey from the London area. So it was then, that the Constabulary developed dedicated traffic centres at Burpham, Chertsey and Godstone, (the old ones at Farnham and Dorking having closed in the early 70’s when Godstone was developed).

Tony May and Norman Lampard

VASCAR

PC Trevor Bilton

Thatcher - Jackson - Towers

For an in-depth history of the Traffic Dept. click on the motorcyclists photo.

Clive Cutts & Dave Bristow

Surrey Constabulary

'For those who served'

1851 - 1992

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