All go on Lordship Lane..

[thfc2001]

Was planning to come on here to ask if anyone might know which celeb/royal came through Lordship Lane yesterday - was on my way up to Spurs, on bus at the roundabout by the EDT when some whistling police cyclists pulled the traffic to the side of the road to allow a biggish range rover to shoot past, on the way up towards Dog Kennel Hill. Could only make out two, maybe middle-aged, men in the front before it passed. Mildly hysterical lady on pavement was laughing/screeching with her friend that they were desperately trying to find out who it was.

Had more reason to post after this lunchtime's experience. Had just got to bus stop opposite the M&S by the station when some mini cooper thing bombed through the traffic, swerving across to cut up another car to get up the hill, before two or three police cars followed about 20 seconds behind. Said mini cooper thing then reappeared coming the other way, beeping its horn to get other cars out the way before it bombed up what I think was Elsie Road, with police cars now on both sides of the road by Maxin trying to stop traffic getting in the way/half the speeding car. Bit more than I had bargained for when I set out/want in local area!

Stay careful out there folks, this place is getting scarier...

[Dulwichway]

47 minutes ago, thfc2001 said:

this place is getting scarier...

It certainly is! no surprise though with the wet wipes that have been running (down) our country over the last 30+ years. 

[Sue]

54 minutes ago, thfc2001 said:

Was planning to come on here to ask if anyone might know which celeb/royal came through Lordship Lane yesterday - was on my way up to Spurs, on bus at the roundabout by the EDT when some whistling police cyclists pulled the traffic to the side of the road to allow a biggish range rover to shoot past, on the way up towards Dog Kennel Hill. Could only make out two, maybe middle-aged, men in the front before it passed. Mildly hysterical lady on pavement was laughing/screeching with her friend that they were desperately trying to find out who it was.

Had more reason to post after this lunchtime's experience. Had just got to bus stop opposite the M&S by the station when some mini cooper thing bombed through the traffic, swerving across to cut up another car to get up the hill, before two or three police cars followed about 20 seconds behind. Said mini cooper thing then reappeared coming the other way, beeping its horn to get other cars out the way before it bombed up what I think was Elsie Road, with police cars now on both sides of the road by Maxin trying to stop traffic getting in the way/half the speeding car. Bit more than I had bargained for when I set out/want in local area!

Stay careful out there folks, this place is getting scarier...

How come you are always there when these things happen?! 🤣

More seriously, someone posted on here the other day that they are practices. Who knows? 

Edited 3 hours ago by Sue

[HeadNun]

What my friend saw yesterday wasn't a drill, as has been suggested. She's a met police officer, so I think she'd know the difference. I even checked the court circular - saddo that I am - and it wasn't for a royal. Still intrigued...

Sounds like the mini today was a police chase? 

 

[NewWave]

1 hour ago, thfc2001 said:

Was planning to come on here to ask if anyone might know which celeb/royal came through Lordship Lane yesterday - was on my way up to Spurs, on bus at the roundabout by the EDT when some whistling police cyclists pulled the traffic to the side of the road to allow a biggish range rover to shoot past, on the way up towards Dog Kennel Hill. Could only make out two, maybe middle-aged, men in the front before it passed. Mildly hysterical lady on pavement was laughing/screeching with her friend that they were desperately trying to find out who it was.

Had more reason to post after this lunchtime's experience. Had just got to bus stop opposite the M&S by the station when some mini cooper thing bombed through the traffic, swerving across to cut up another car to get up the hill, before two or three police cars followed about 20 seconds behind. Said mini cooper thing then reappeared coming the other way, beeping its horn to get other cars out the way before it bombed up what I think was Elsie Road, with police cars now on both sides of the road by Maxin trying to stop traffic getting in the way/half the speeding car. Bit more than I had bargained for when I set out/want in local area!

Stay careful out there folks, this place is getting scarier...

I witnessed the Mini cooper going at about 100mph down LL towards Goose green, then it shot accross the roundabout a solitary police car a fair way behind..then this was followed by police cars going both ways sirens going.

Anyone crossing the road would have been a gonner because the mini was ignoring red lights etc.

No idea if they got them or what it was about but it was like something out of the Italian job.

[Spartacus]

Yesterday, that was me on the way to sainsburys 

Can't let the Romans catch me now can I 

Edited 2 hours ago by Spartacus

[Sue]

2 hours ago, NewWave said:

I witnessed the Mini cooper going at about 100mph down LL towards Goose green, then it shot accross the roundabout a solitary police car a fair way behind..then this was followed by police cars going both ways sirens going.

Anyone crossing the road would have been a gonner because the mini was ignoring red lights etc.

No idea if they got them or what it was about but it was like something out of the Italian job.

I completely misread the previous post, sorry.

For some reason I thought the mini cooper was also a police vehicle, DUH.