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A DRIVER has been hailed as an "absolute legend" for blocking a police speed camera.

The man camped out on top of his grey Nissan in front of the camera, meaning anyone breaking the speed limit may not be picked up.

A MAN has been hailed an “absolute legend” after for sitting on top of a car directly in front of a speed camera van
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A MAN has been hailed an “absolute legend” after for sitting on top of a car directly in front of a speed camera vanCredit: Deadline

And he even waved at drivers going past him on Sunday in Maidstone, Kent.

Roofer Dennis Richardson filmed the scene and the moment the man gave a thumbs-up as he drove past.

He captioned the video: "This dude just casually sat in front of the police speed camera today in Maidstone."

The recognisable white police van is shown just a foot away from where the car and the man are positioned - blocking cars from getting snapped and given speeding fines.

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Dennis said today: “I was literally driving up the road with my son and he was there, parked in front of the speed camera so we turned back round and had to film it.

“God knows how long he was there.

“I laughed, I thought, ‘that’s brilliant’.

“I’ve heard about people parking their cars, vans and lorries in front of them but he was just sitting on the roof quite happy waving at everybody as they passed.”

Dennis posted the video on  TikTok on Monday where it has been viewed more than 65,000 times.

More than 2,000 people have liked the clip, while hundreds left comments praising the man's efforts.

One said: “Deserves a medal.”

Another added: “He saved someone's life doing that, someone who only had £100 left in the bank.”

A third replied: “Not all heroes wear capes.”

A fourth commented: “Well done, keep up the good work.”

A fifth wrote: “Doing the Lord's work.”

While one viewer said: "Absolute LEGEND."

In 2021 Jack Cureton, 63, was given a £400 fine after blocking a speed camera van twelve times.

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The mobility scooter user claimed that vans were illegally obstructing his access to pavements.

He then took it upon himself to use walking sticks to block mobile speed cameras.

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