M25 speed cameras clockwise from J10

M25 speed cameras clockwise from J10

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Wdk1866

Original Poster:

207 posts

118 months

Wednesday 3rd December 2014
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Hi, I drive this stretch of road every night. Tonight the variable limit was 50 with a clear road. I went through stupidly at 70 and got flashed!!! Gutted! It's my fault but was surprised by the fact that I even got flashed...this has never happened before.
Has anyone else been flashed? Also a bit wishful but are they fully operational?

Thanks for the responses

Landshark

2,117 posts

180 months

Wednesday 3rd December 2014
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I've been flashed recently but haven't heard anything wink

I've seen them flashing every now and then, but not yet heard of anyone getting a ticket!

14 day wait I'm afraid if you are the registered keeper.


ETA: my flash was when nothing was displayed and NSL was speed limit.

Wdk1866

Original Poster:

207 posts

118 months

Wednesday 3rd December 2014
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Thanks fingers crossed for me

FurryExocet

3,011 posts

180 months

Wednesday 3rd December 2014
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Was traveling along 9 to 10 the other day, sat at 70 when a Saab passed me at around 90 and was flashed

sday12

5,053 posts

210 months

Wednesday 3rd December 2014
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R8VBV

348 posts

114 months

Wednesday 3rd December 2014
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The variable speed limits are a joke. They are over used and half the time at 50 when there is no traffic. Makes you question if it's just a money make scam.

Zedboy1200

814 posts

210 months

Thursday 4th December 2014
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New cameras being fitted 8-10 as we type..... Beware!

Wdk1866

Original Poster:

207 posts

118 months

Thursday 4th December 2014
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The more I think about it the more I fully expect a letter will be coming through me door in the next 14 days. I understand and accept the limit is the limit but it's crazy when the road is clear and the sign suggests incident but no incident was on the road....

EU_Foreigner

2,833 posts

225 months

Thursday 4th December 2014
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Cry wolf indeed with those non relevant signs that warn of events / incidents etc on the road when there is nothing there (i.e. you can see the beginning of the reduced limit and the next sign in the distance is the end but not even a hint that anyone has even been there or cleared anything up).

covboy

2,573 posts

173 months

Thursday 4th December 2014
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EU_Foreigner said:
Cry wolf indeed with those non relevant signs that warn of events / incidents etc on the road when there is nothing there (i.e. you can see the beginning of the reduced limit and the next sign in the distance is the end but not even a hint that anyone has even been there or cleared anything up).
Explanation towards the end of the post here




http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

EU_Foreigner

2,833 posts

225 months

Thursday 4th December 2014
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Thanks, that was a useful post to read - had not seen it.

My (wrong) impression was that they were monitoring the motorway through the cameras and were just slow. With the amount of cameras about it gives the impression that the entire road is covered and no requirement to rely on (false) information from the general public.


Landshark

2,117 posts

180 months

Friday 5th December 2014
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The camera coverage isn't great and isn't the greatest quality, there are also so blind spots (even on the busiest strectch of the M25!).

The signs can be manually set if someone calls stuff in, but then there is also MIDAS, which is the automatic system which uses loops in the road to detect traffic flow, the system is designed to stop the phantom traffic jams created by the piss poor drivers who feel the need to comfort break for no reason which starts a ripple effect in heavy traffic. The system slows approaching traffic far enough out before the pinch point and then raises the speed on the other side of it, meaning if you don't stop, it's done its job.

Unfortuantly it has its capacity, and most mornings it exceeds this and with all the will in the world it couldn't keep the M25 moving!!!!

FurryExocet

3,011 posts

180 months

Sunday 7th December 2014
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Landshark said:
The camera coverage isn't great and isn't the greatest quality, there are also so blind spots (even on the busiest strectch of the M25!).

The signs can be manually set if someone calls stuff in, but then there is also MIDAS, which is the automatic system which uses loops in the road to detect traffic flow, the system is designed to stop the phantom traffic jams created by the piss poor drivers who feel the need to comfort break for no reason which starts a ripple effect in heavy traffic. The system slows approaching traffic far enough out before the pinch point and then raises the speed on the other side of it, meaning if you don't stop, it's done its job.

Unfortuantly it has its capacity, and most mornings it exceeds this and with all the will in the world it couldn't keep the M25 moving!!!!
It could be 20 lanes wide each side and still you'd sit in a jam for most the day biggrin

supermono

7,368 posts

247 months

Monday 8th December 2014
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A way improve average speed of motorways especially the four lane M25 is to educate and punish the L2 and L3 hoggers. Many times I've wafted my way past in L1 a bit of rolling roadblock occupying 4, 3 and 2 only to discover a moron at the head of it failing to keep left.

But I guess it's hard to prosecute these idiots, far easier to raise invoices on those driving safely and courteously while displaying the wrong number on the speedo and crowing falsely about how it's a service to mankind,

supermono

7,368 posts

247 months

Monday 8th December 2014
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sday12 said:
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With no citation you could have created this yourself.

anonymous-user

53 months

Monday 8th December 2014
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The local source is agtlaw. He got it from somewhere. Agtlaw is an echt and couthy expert real life motoring lawyer.

allergictocheese

1,290 posts

112 months

Monday 8th December 2014
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Could be wrong, but I believe it's ACPO guidance (although I'm unsure of the status of ACPO/ this guidance at the moment/ near future)?

Wdk1866

Original Poster:

207 posts

118 months

Wednesday 17th December 2014
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14 days has passed as of today so guess I am in the clear. I don't expect the cameras will just be flashing for long I am sure tickets will follow soon!

shep1001

4,599 posts

188 months

Thursday 18th December 2014
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Wdk1866 said:
14 days has passed as of today so guess I am in the clear. I don't expect the cameras will just be flashing for long I am sure tickets will follow soon!
So long as the vehicle is registered to you and (a) you have not made any changes with the DVLA recently like address or ownership. (b) Its a company/hire car registered to somebody else.

eybic

9,212 posts

173 months

Thursday 18th December 2014
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I thought it had to be posted in 14 days not received so you've still got a few days to wait imho.