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The journal of "The Institute Of Post Office Electrical Engineers" (IPOEE) certainly featured articles describing the equipment in the vans and how it worked. A portable detector was used in blocks of flats. The Post Office Gazette also ran adverts for staff to do a stint manning the vans. Applicants had to have a driving licence, be able to demonstrate the equipment to the media and be prepared to give evidence in court. The vans were regularly parked in local Telephone Engineering Centres (TECs) during the day and ventured out in the evenings at peak viewing times.

It could have been an elaborate hoax, but I doubt it.