Colin
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dual carriageway road, spotted the fixed camera miles away, went through needle sitting just above 70 & whap whap - 2 flashes.
Circumstances -
I was on the outside lane nose clear of the markings on the road.....so leaving the cams view?
There was a Audi in the inside lane doing a similar speed but maybe a car or 2's width behind me....still within the road markings!!
Wont loose any sleep but i'll not be too amused if I get points
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gavin18787
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was it a 70 limit? very harsh if it has done anything 
Drives supercharged Tec with torque  
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x14xe sport
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why not slow down then if you saw the camera well in advance!! they do work you know
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Colin
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Yeah 70 limit.
I was doing 71/72 maybe max.
Speedo's are usually out by a few mph anyway & you can sit just above?
Put it this way theres about 20 cameras along that road & I went through them all the same.
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barter
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quote:
Originally posted by x14xe sport
why not slow down then if you saw the camera well in advance!! they do work you know
how to spot which way a corsa sport topic is gonna go  3pages of banter with 2sides???
i would of done the same colin,be very pissed if you get some points etc,but they say points mean prizes
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JonnyJ
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Very harsh if you were doing 1/2mph over. I would have thought you could probably challenge that
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Colin
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How long does it usually take to come through....couple days?
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gavin18787
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Couldn't have picked up something going the other way? or is there a big central reservation?
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Colin
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Cant even remember tbh, I think it was quite a wide strip inbetween lanes.
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Colin
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I drew you guys a picture -
At what point on those road markings do they usually go off?
[Edited on 13-12-2009 by Colin]
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Graeme
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quote:
Originally posted by JonnyJ
Very harsh if you were doing 1/2mph over. I would have thought you could probably challenge that
you can try but 99% likely to loose, plus fine being more in court!
I always go a few mph under as u say speedo's can b out and could be out by under reading as much as it could be over reading!
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AlunJ
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never know, might not have had film in it  I would have thought the audi had triggered it based on the diagram, but i'm no expert
[Edited on 13-12-2009 by AlunJ]
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John
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Speedo's can't under read unless they are broken.
[Edited on 13-12-2009 by John]
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smcGSI16V
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I can't see the lines or the pic.
If it's a gatso, the lines are used as a fixed reference to calculate speed over a set distance using time for the manual operator who checks after receiving the film. The can go off at any time along them lines.
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Colin
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Ah well as I said im not going to worry about it. Ive been quite lucky when it comes to things like this up to now so hopefully it continues.
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RS6
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great pic
that will be the audi who gets done, he must have been speeding up to you and got done
i wouldn't worry
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RS6
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3 weeks i think to wait
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Colin
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Ah well as I said im not going to worry about it. Ive been quite lucky when it comes to things like this up to now so hopefully it continues.
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gavin18787
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worse comes to worse its only 3 points or an awareness course and a fine.
But I think you will be alright anyway if you say you know you were doing 70ish. Wouldnt have thought they would be calibrated for anything less then 78-80
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RS6
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normally they flash right when your under it or just passed it, to get the plate etc it looks like you were just coming out of range, looks more like the audi from what im seeing
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RS6
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speedo will always under read, you weren't bombing over the limit so can't be you that triggered it
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Colin
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Lets hope so
3 weeks you say to issue a nip? Ithought it was like a week max?
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RS6
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yeah i think its up to 3 weeks
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Jordan C
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Camera just after Dundee?
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richc
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quote:
Originally posted by John
Speedo's can't under read unless they are broken.
[Edited on 13-12-2009 by John]
Unless you have put stupidly big tyres on them (like my off roader )
TBH colin it would of flash you twice, so would of flash you like half way through the lines, and then at the end to calculate your speed, so i would assume it is the audi
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