Welsh Government traffic officer

Welsh Government traffic officers (Welsh: Swyddog Traffig y Llywodraeth Cymru) are civilian staff employed by the trunk road agents on behalf of the Welsh Government as a means to ease traffic congestion on major trunk roads in Wales.

Officers must follow the directions of a police constable,[1] and to exercise their powers, must be on duty and in uniform.

[6] This is briefly explained in the Highway Code: Traffic Officers have powers to stop vehicles on most motorways and some 'A' class roads.

If traffic officers in uniform want to stop your vehicle on safety grounds (e.g. an insecure load) they will, where possible, attract your attention by You MUST then pull over and stop as soon as it is safe to do so.

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