During every TT, road users are often keen to record their trips round the course and on other roads. Police are keen to remind them of the potential implications of doing so.
 
Inspector Derek Flint said:
 
“By now, people will aware that we use unmarked cars and bikes to gather evidence of poor and antisocial driving and riding. There is a growing trend for the offenders to actually do this for us. Just last evening I was reviewing some footage on Youtube that had been taken, which clearly identified some really poor behaviour on our roads.
 
We want to send a very clear message to people that this just isn’t on. Where we can, we will capture this footage and use it as we would our own, to deal with the driver or rider. During TT, I redeploy as a Road Death Senior Investigating Officer. In that role, I can think of several occasions where footage recovered directly from vehicle mounted cameras has been played in Coroners Court to demonstrate exactly what was going on. I don’t want to have to do that over the coming days.
 
The Public side of TT is very much about respecting our roads, and if you record images of you doing otherwise, then be prepared to accept the consequences.”