Faulty Speed Camera on the M1
Discussion
Good afternoon all, I'm looking for some advice and direction please.
I was driving on the northbound M1 at 1am this morning,about 5 miles from junction 13 when I saw some flashes coming from the camera gantry about a quarter of a mile ahead. The only traffic passing underneath was lorries, which therefore could not have been doing more than 60. I had the cruise control set to 70, but I slowed immediately to 50. Nevertheless as I passed under the gantry the flash went off. At no point before, or after the gantry were there any reduced limits on display, nor were any lanes closed, which leads me to believe there was some sort of fault. With that in mind, is there any way out the NIP if it comes through, and is it worth my while contacting the Highways Agency and explaining what happened?
Thanks in advance.
I was driving on the northbound M1 at 1am this morning,about 5 miles from junction 13 when I saw some flashes coming from the camera gantry about a quarter of a mile ahead. The only traffic passing underneath was lorries, which therefore could not have been doing more than 60. I had the cruise control set to 70, but I slowed immediately to 50. Nevertheless as I passed under the gantry the flash went off. At no point before, or after the gantry were there any reduced limits on display, nor were any lanes closed, which leads me to believe there was some sort of fault. With that in mind, is there any way out the NIP if it comes through, and is it worth my while contacting the Highways Agency and explaining what happened?
Thanks in advance.
I had something similar on the M25 recently near the Clacket Lane services, one one of those gantry cameras.
I went through the gantry (no alternative limit shown) at a GPS speed of 70 (cruise control) and got flashed.
Went by a week later and got flashed again - and so did most of the people going past at the same time.
No NIP luckily!
I went through the gantry (no alternative limit shown) at a GPS speed of 70 (cruise control) and got flashed.
Went by a week later and got flashed again - and so did most of the people going past at the same time.
No NIP luckily!
red997 said:
same with me last night -I was going a touch more than the NSL though - it was the only camera to flash on my entire 150 mile tourney down the M1
I got flashed on my M1 northbound journey to MK last night. I think its the same camera and yep, it was the only one to 'pop off'.Pdelamare said:
Ah, these posts make me happy. J13 M1 just at the top of the hill before the junction, I got flashed late at night dec 28th travelling at the same speed as the rest of the journey, a bit above the NSL, so I'll ignore this one.
Yep, thats the one. I will post back if I get a NIP.Gassing Station | Speed, Plod & the Law | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff