robpet wrote:
The highways officers have limited powers with regard to the control of traffic on A roads and motorways. However some of these officers are actually retired police officers and are employed because of their knowledge of main road safety,traffic control etc. This means that even tho they may have no authority over cars parked up near the main roads they can be very well connected, their control will have a direct link to the local police.
The Highways Agency are there for their own titilation. In fact, they're only supposed to 'patrol' the trunk road and main A roads where they act as a 'support' for the police at accident scenes and all that.
They have no powers whatsoever, similarly, they have no responsibilities either. If you see them touring a dogging site, get the reg number of the vehicle and complain to the Highways Agency control.