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      02-19-2021, 06:46 AM   #1
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London has new cameras around, what are they?

Hey guys, I have now seen quite a few of these around London. They are not just at traffic light but on regular roads too. What are they for? Speed?Red Light?
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they face the opposite direction like if was a red light camera
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ANPR for Ulez.
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thank you
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and probably programmed to check what people with the vaccine are doing, according to the anti vaxxers!
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and probably programmed to check what people with the vaccine are doing, according to the anti vaxxers!
Wrong. They use RFID scanners embedded in the pavements for that
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I saw Bill Gates installing them..with a ladder and hard hat.

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They also note which phones have 5G disabled in mobile data settings and report back to the big golf balls outside Harrogate.
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And I'm sure they'll take them down post covid seeing as they would have served their purpose...
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They also note which phones have 5G disabled in mobile data settings and report back to the big golf balls outside Harrogate.
RAF Menwith Hill does not exist and is not run by the No Such Agency....got it....oh dam.
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I saw Bill Gates installing them..with a ladder and hard hat.
They'll be needing weekly security updates forever then.
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Hey guys, I have now seen quite a few of these around London. They are not just at traffic light but on regular roads too. What are they for? Speed?Red Light?
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