steph69
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Registered: 8th Apr 03
Location: Oswestry
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my dad works for bt so gets notified with pretty much everything!! this is one of his recent emails!!:::
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Below may be of interest to you if you use above motorways.
Speed camera information for drivers on the M6, M56, M60 and M62.
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> The new electronic signs on the M6 were switched on this Tuesday. The bad
> news is that they are rigged with the SPECS speed cameras.
> This probably applies to all the new signs being installed on the M62,
> M60 and M56. SPECS is a computer-camera based system.
> As you go past the sign a digital camera reads your number plate. When
> you go past the next sign your number plate is read again.
> The computer 'knows' how far apart the signs are so it can work out your
> average speed between the two, or three or four.
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> The system is fully automatic and will issue a ticket without any form of
> human intervention. It does this for every single vehicle that passes.
> You will not know you have been caught as the cameras don't flash. They
> work 24/7, 365 days a year, and theoretically, there's absolutely no limit
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> on the number of tickets that the system can issue.
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> The whole section of the M6 between Knutsford and Preston is wired, both
> ways. The system is set to trigger a ticket at 78MPH. (Don't take this as
> a guarantee)
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> Radar detectors will be of no use as SPECS is entirely passive, there is
> no laser beam to detect.
> Be warned and spread the news!
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MarkM
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Registered: 11th Apr 01
Location: Liverpool
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Not good if its true...
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paul_spurrell
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Registered: 14th Sep 01
Location: Bath Avon
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exactly the same email i've seen but the M6 had the M4 written instead
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Dom
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Registered: 13th Sep 03
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its fake....loads peope have had this and the AA has stated that its fake and this hasnt been setup on the motorways in question. 
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Craig6682
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Registered: 8th Apr 03
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Stick to the limit, it's the only way 
I've been a good boy today and stuck to the limit
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
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The mail is fake.
Why is 'knows' in quotes? It either knows or it doesn't?
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groom
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Registered: 19th Apr 03
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been on here before
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steph69
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Registered: 8th Apr 03
Location: Oswestry
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The email only states that the M6 has them in operation the other ones are just possibilities
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jrsteeve
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Registered: 3rd Apr 02
Location: Manchester
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hoax
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Phil321
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Registered: 10th Mar 01
Location: Manchester
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Totally fake. Spoke to a working law enforcement officer about it. Total nonsense 
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nickyboy01
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Registered: 10th Sep 03
Location: Oxford-ish
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quote:
Originally posted by paul_spurrell
exactly the same email i've seen but the M6 had the M4 written instead
And the M56 and the M3 and the M27
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Richie
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Registered: 3rd Dec 02
Location: Newport, Wales
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Here is the statement confirming its fake:
http://www.blackspot.com/specs.htm
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