Matt G
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was driving down an industrial road abt 1/2 a mile long and as i got abt 1/2 way down it i saw a flash of light. thought to my self here we go so looked at speed n was doing abt 37-38 ish so i turned around. saw a speed camara sign on that side of the road (driving back toward where id came from) and then i saw the camara. looked to see if there was a yellow side of it and there wasnt. i drove to the end of the road and slowly came back up, looking to see a sign telling me about speed camara's and there wasnt 1 on this side of the road.
what is the actual law of speed camaras?
ive been told that there has to be a sign telling you of the camara, there has to be a bright yellow side on the camara.
and also how do i go about apealing against the points/fine if i can get out of it.
any help would be great. Thanks
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Tom J
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were u driving towards it or away from it when it flashed? what type of camera was it gatso/truvelo?
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Matt G
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it was facing to the other side of the road not sure what type it was i got a pic tho ill load it up
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Matt G
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Tom J
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the pic you posted is one of thos traffic light cameras mate. so were u driving towards it or away from it when it flashed you?
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Matt G
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as it flashed id gone past it. where i took the pic is the way i saw it as i drove past
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Black Stallion SRi
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dunno which ones those are look like the ones that get you going both ways?
maybe time for a max and paddy style job on it 
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Tom J
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were there any traffic lights there?, doesnt look big enough to be a gatso, but if it is ur fucked 
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Matt G
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nope no lights. also bin told that dummy 1's only flash once and real 1s flash 2 times? this 1 only flashed once.
would i defo have no argument with there not being any sign on my side of the road?
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Tom J
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depends on the camera. wait a few weeks and see if you get an Sp30
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Black Stallion SRi
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http://www.speedcamerasuk.com/speed-camera-types.htm
does look like the traffic light one, says they can also be used as speed cams
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Matt G
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quote:
The traffic light camera was originally used to measure red light offences. Nowadays the camera can also be used in combination with speed measurement, similar to that of a Gatso speed camera. So you could end with a speeding offence as well as a traffic light offence, if you go through a red light camera!
think that still means that if u go thru a red light over 30 u get speeding and red light ticket
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Poundie™
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Im always getting flashed by those bloody things, dont matter if im going the other way or not, they just like flashing at me:@ lol
Bastard thing!
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manchester-lad
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if its speed camera shunt there be lines on road to calculate ya speed??
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Skinz
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Originally posted by manchester-lad
if its speed camera shunt there be lines on road to calculate ya speed??
not all use that
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Cybermonkey
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quote:
Originally posted by Skinz
quote:
Originally posted by manchester-lad
if its speed camera shunt there be lines on road to calculate ya speed??
not all use that
yes most use IR to determine speed
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Skinz
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yes and if they are using IR then it wont need to flash twice
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nickyboy01
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Originally posted by flameredcorsab
the pic you posted is one of thos traffic light cameras mate. so were u driving towards it or away from it when it flashed you?
No its not its a new digital one, needs no film and generates fines automatically.
Forces vary with regards to positioning/visability of cameras.
[Edited on 21-08-2005 by nickyboy01]
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Matt G
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the cam that flashed me was much smaller than that - abt 1/2 its size, didnt have a yellow face and was in leicester
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nickyboy01
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And??
Didnt say that was in Leicester
Caption says on "tall" post
And i said different forces have different guidelines concerning visability
What i posted is what you took a pic of
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jmacd
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doesnt sound too hopeful but wait and see what happens. It may be addressed incorrectly in which ase you an send it back and say not known at this address.
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Matt G
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quote:
Originally posted by nickyboy01
And??
Didnt say that was in Leicester
Caption says on "tall" post
And i said different forces have different guidelines concerning visability
What i posted is what you took a pic of
and??
im saying teh cam that flashed me didnt look like this 1 at all
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nickyboy01
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What you took a pic of is a Monitron digital Gatso which can be mounted on poles upto 6 metres high
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nickyboy01
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Oops double post
[Edited on 21-08-2005 by nickyboy01]
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p4uls corsa
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all cameras have to be have signs to let u no they are there or it wont hold up in court the only way u can get done without is if a police officer pulled u over for it
they tend to put sings up a few months before cameras to let u no that there gonna be there
even if its a van parked on the side of the road it has to be signed as speed cameras on that road
its the same with trafic light cameras there have to be signed
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